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RCN slams NHS Improvement's safe staffing resource for not being a 'binding...
NHS Improvement's draft resource on safe staffing in emergency care fails to recommend...
08 Nov 2017
Norfolk trust leads the way in creating emergency department for older people
The NHS's first emergency department for older people is being set up to meet the needs of...
06 Nov 2017
Public Health England deputy chief nurse honoured for work in nursing
Joanne Bosanquet has received an honorary doctorate in recognition of her 'distinction in...
03 Nov 2017
Nurse academics to ask commuters if they are sitting comfortably
Results of new research into pressure ulcers are to be demonstrated at a Manchester train...
02 Nov 2017
End of life care delays are stopping inpatients from dying at home
Fast-track Continuing Healthcare framework is not fast enough.
01 Nov 2017
Nurses’ hardship charity easily beats fundraising target
A charity that supports working and retired nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants who...
01 Nov 2017
Community nursing leaders recognised at QNI awards
Nursing ‘icon’ Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, Public Health England deputy chief nurse Joanne...
31 Oct 2017
Gap in nurses' knowledge of sickle cell disease 'unacceptable'...
Sickle cell disease not covered properly at undergraduate level, say nurse leaders.
31 Oct 2017
Fall in nursing applicants 'linked to end of NHS bursary'...
Poor workforce planning causing instability across the NHS, report states.
30 Oct 2017
Government should cover cost of pay rise rather than ‘overstretched’ NHS trusts, says...
Institute for Public Policy Research report says government would recoup almost half the...
30 Oct 2017
NHS in Essex may rent spare rooms in local homes to tackle delayed discharges
Patients recovering from operations could be sent from hospital to nearby homes where they...
26 Oct 2017
Dementia care framework aims to make hospital stays better
Nurse leader researches and designs framework for improving care of inpatients with dementia.
25 Oct 2017
Nurse educator named one of Britain’s most influential black people
Professor of nursing Laura Serrant has been placed on the 2018 Powerlist of people of...
24 Oct 2017
Exclusive: ‘Foreign recruitment risks the destruction of health systems,’ warns ICN...
International Council of Nurses chief executive says developed countries should focus on...
24 Oct 2017
Nurses need 5% pay increase to reach 2010 standard of living, study reveals
Four in ten nurses are living in households where earnings are below what is considered...
23 Oct 2017