Nursing assistant and senior care worker jobs should be protected post-Brexit
Migrant Advisory Committee demands increase to healthcare staff salaries
01 Oct 2020
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COVID-19: NHS staff should be tested weekly, says MPs’ report
Health and Social Care Committee calls for routine tests to help prevent coronavirus spread
01 Oct 2020
NHS staff uninformed about asbestos-related risk in workplaces, charity says
Study recommends mesothelioma awareness be added to mandatory staff training
01 Oct 2020
Mary Seacole among black Britons honoured with special post boxes
Special edition post boxes to mark Black History Month honour contributions of black Britons
30 Sep 2020
Delayed graduation: why nursing students face months of clinical placement catch-up
COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on practice learning schedules
29 Sep 2020
RCN’s Beat the Flu campaign warns of double jeopardy with COVID-19 this winter
Campaign urges nurses and healthcare staff to get the flu vaccination as early as possible
29 Sep 2020
QNI’s free online conference will share lessons learned from COVID-19 pandemic
Queen's Nursing Institute also says conference is a thank you to community nurses
29 Sep 2020
Billions of PPE items on order as NHS prepares for second wave of COVID-19
Four-month stockpiles of personal protective equipment will be in place from November
28 Sep 2020
Long-COVID: nurses struggling to recover from coronavirus need support of employers
Call for research into COVID-19’s long-lasting effects among nursing staff
28 Sep 2020
RCN launches phone app for students and newly qualified nurses
Starting Out app offers learning resources, career and financial advice and counselling
28 Sep 2020
NHS figures reveal April peak in nurse sickness absence due to COVID-19
Anxiety, stress and depression also accounted for one quarter of absences in May
25 Sep 2020
Nurse numbers in England up by more than 14,000, according to NHS data
University admissions figures also show record numbers accepting a place to study nursing
25 Sep 2020
SSKIN pressure ulcer song: award for team’s ‘uplifting’ awareness campaign
Community nurse’s rewrite of Pet Shop Boys hit has had thousands of views of YouTube
25 Sep 2020
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24 Sep 2020
Nurses urged to join the 10k challenge and help healthcare colleagues
10k for Nurses and Midwives campaign is run by the Cavell Nurses’ Trust
24 Sep 2020
Report calls for urgent review of impact of 12-hour shifts on nurses
The King’s Fund makes recommendations to improve well-being of staff
23 Sep 2020
Commons committee lacks faith in government workforce planning
DHSC does not know how many nurses are needed or where or in what specialisms, MPs say
23 Sep 2020
COVID-19 tests: nurses among top three groups on government’s priority list
Health and social care secretary outlines criteria for rationing the tests
22 Sep 2020