Holistic approach enhances dementia services in care homes
More collaboration between professionals, residents and relatives brings benefits.
12 Jul 2017
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NHS organisations reveal thousands of job vacancies – with some unfilled for months
Some NHS hospital organisations have more than 1,000 staff vacancies while others have left...
12 Jul 2017
Nurse struck off after falsely claiming to be a leading surgeon
A nurse who lied to his wife and friends for seven years about being a leading surgeon has...
11 Jul 2017
Nurse's research to help older people live healthier lives...
People may be living longer, but they are not necessarily living healthier, says a leading...
10 Jul 2017
One of the last degree courses to offer bursary gets underway
One of the last pre-registration nursing courses to offer a bursary gets underway at the...
10 Jul 2017
'Summer of protest has only just started'
RCN warning after government insists pay cap will stay
07 Jul 2017
One in four social care services failing on safety, regulator warns
Care Quality Commission report says 23% of care homes, nursing homes and home care services...
06 Jul 2017
Nurse-led intervention helps carers manage medication and cancer pain
A study published today shows the potential benefits of a new nurse-led intervention...
06 Jul 2017
Jeremy Hunt under fire for voting against scrapping pay cap
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has been asked how the government can afford a £1 billion deal...
04 Jul 2017
RCNi seeks new board chair
Nursing Standard publisher RCNi is looking for a new chair to provide the board with clear...
04 Jul 2017
Councils to work with NHS to tackle delayed hospital discharges, says Jeremy Hunt
Measures to tackle delayed discharge in hospitals will see councils working more closely...
04 Jul 2017
Standards for nursing associates to be drawn up by NMC
Professional standards for the work of nursing associates will be drawn up by the Nursing...
04 Jul 2017
Pressure mounting on government to scrap pay cap
The RCN’s summer of protest is set to continue amid mounting pressure on the government to...
03 Jul 2017
Now's the time to nominate exemplary nurses for Kate Granger awards...
Chief nurse urges more nurses to nominate colleagues and teams for Kate Granger...
03 Jul 2017
RCN urges focus on shingles vaccine for older people in London
Office of London Clinical Commissioning Groups launches campaign to promote shingles vaccine.
03 Jul 2017
UK nurse numbers fall for first time in recent history
More nurses and midwives are leaving the Nursing and Midwifery Council register than are...
03 Jul 2017
Patients with long-term conditions 'skip prescriptions due to cost'...
A third of people with long-term conditions such as asthma and arthritis who pay for their...
29 Jun 2017
MP vote on policy amendment to lift nurse pay cap
MPs debated Labour Party amendment to the Queen's Speech to lift the public sector pay cap.
28 Jun 2017