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Patient safety: over-reliance on temporary nurses heightens risk of ward deaths
Southampton study points to importance of overall make-up of staff
Award-winning app slashes nursing student dropout rate
University’s scheme helps tutors identify placement issues at an early stage
‘Ministers must scrap cruel healthcare surcharge overseas nurses are forced to pay’
RCN urges next UK government to promise an end to the immigration health surcharge for nurses
Hospital car parking: NHS staff in England pay £5m more in fees than last year
Political parties make pre-election promises about controversial charges
Perceptions of nursing: survey paints ‘reductive picture of what the job entails’
Three in five respondents would not consider a career in profession
Asbestos: some nurses face elevated mesothelioma risk through sustained exposure
RCN calls for urgent investment in NHS hospital buildings
Nursing degree funding: ministers would need to act fast to boost 2020 intake – RCN
College tells party leaders what it thinks they must do to boost nurse workforce
Norovirus: stricken nurses urged to stay at home until 48 hours after symptoms pass
Winter vomiting bug causes spike in NHS bed closures as hospitals work to contain its spread
Bed-blocking cost the NHS £587m since last election, charity warns
Age UK blames lack of social care and calls on next government to increase funding
Parties’ migration policies could worsen dire nurse shortages, think tank warns
Nuffield Trust says figures highlight reliance on health and social care staff born outside the UK
Band 7 nurse jailed for defrauding NHS of more than £18,000
Nurse worked agency shifts while off sick from Aneurin Bevan health board
Nurses begin industrial action over NHS pay in Northern Ireland
RCN members work to rule, but their protest is scheduled to escalate to full strike