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Infographic: How nursing degree applicant figures have fallen since the loss of the...
See our infographic demonstrating how the number of nursing degree applicants has fallen...
05 Feb 2018
Hundreds of nurses march in rally to protect the NHS
RCN president Cecilia Akrisie Anim calls for urgent action to address the staffing crisis.
03 Feb 2018
Apply now for the Mary Seacole awards to improve health of people from black and...
The awards support ‘outstanding work to improve leadership skills and health outcomes’
02 Feb 2018
Nursing and Midwifery Council expresses unease at voting for chair and members’ pay rise
A pay rise for the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) chair Dame Janet Finch and members...
02 Feb 2018
Staff shortages are preventing nurses from taking breaks
Nursing Standard readers have responded to the Commons health committee report on the...
01 Feb 2018
Nurse education overhaul moves a step closer
Plans to replace nursing student mentors wins support
01 Feb 2018
New survey asks if nurses have enough time for dying patients
Two in three nurses responding to a survey last year felt they had too little time to...
31 Jan 2018
NHS staff to get first chance to buy homes built on surplus land
NHS staff will be given first refusal to buy thousands of affordable homes to be built on...
31 Jan 2018
Guidance on safe nurse staffing aims to improve healthcare services
NHS Improvement says resource will help leaders and staff to deliver effective and...
30 Jan 2018
UK must align with EU medicine rules after Brexit to avoid disruption, health group...
Patients’ access to life-saving medicines and medical devices could be disrupted unless the...
30 Jan 2018
Optimising nutritional intake of people with pressure ulcers
Tips for nursing staff are a reminder of the link between diet and skin viability.
29 Jan 2018
Skills and competencies: new digital career tool for nurses launched to improve job...
Digital career framework tool developed by Health Education England-sponsored Capital Nurse...
29 Jan 2018
Resilience-based clinical supervision model proves successful in helping nurses cope...
A project helping newly qualified nurses to build resilience and cope with the stresses of...
28 Jan 2018
Hundreds have their say in end of life care survey
Nurses and HCAs from all fields and settings urged to share their experiences of caring for...
26 Jan 2018
MPs draw up nurse workforce plan to halt exodus from the register
Commons nursing workforce review highlights pressures stemming from training squeeze,...
26 Jan 2018
UK falls behind rest of the world in nurse numbers, think tank reports
A drop in the number of nurses compared to population size has seen the UK lag behind other...
25 Jan 2018
Rise in mental health detentions shows strains in system, report says
A rise in the number of detentions under the Mental Health Act, due to reasons including...
25 Jan 2018
Older people going hungry in their own homes, report says
More than a million older people could be going hungry in their own homes, says a report...
24 Jan 2018