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NMC reveals nursing associate draft proficiency standards
Six ‘platforms’ trainees are expected to reach on registration include accountability,...
10 Oct 2017
Care Quality Commission: Future of the NHS is precarious
The NHS is straining at the seams as it juggles problems with staffing shortages, rising...
10 Oct 2017
Study identifies factors linked to dying comfortably for the very old
Improved training for community palliative care should be a priority, in order to make life...
09 Oct 2017
Film aims to help people talk about death and dying
A new film and booklet will help people have conversations about death and dying, and offer...
06 Oct 2017
Trust with 500 nursing vacancies considers filling roles with other staff
A trust with about 500 nursing vacancies has said it is considering filling some nursing...
05 Oct 2017
Carer tells of her 'fight back' against early onset Alzheimer's...
A carer whose husband has early onset Alzheimer’s disease says her 'curriculum' for them...
04 Oct 2017
Care homes may run out of places by 2022, research shows
The care home market may not have enough places to help older people in need by the end of...
04 Oct 2017
Flying Home advice updated to assist seriously ill patients travel abroad
Guidance on helping patients in the advanced stages of serious and terminal illness to...
03 Oct 2017
Preceptorship framework launched for nurses in London
A new preceptorship framework for nurses working in London has been launched by the Capital...
29 Sep 2017
Chief nursing officer’s BME strategic advisory group to set up regional networks
Regional advisory networks for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) issues are to be established...
29 Sep 2017
New guidance for district nurse teams in Wales launched
Eight new guiding principles for establishing district nursing teams have been introduced in...
29 Sep 2017
'I drove home from work sobbing today'
Staff shortages compromising patient care, RCN poll finds
29 Sep 2017
Leading academic says there is 'a lot to do' to grow nurse research as a...
More work is needed to boost the field of nurse research, says the Council of Deans of...
28 Sep 2017
Ballot to be called if pay cap remains in place, RCN warns
The RCN will move towards balloting members on industrial action if the 1% cap on NHS pay is...
28 Sep 2017
Hundreds of nurses and midwives aged over 70, NMC reveals
More than 500 nurses and midwives aged over 70 are practising in the UK, the regulator has...
28 Sep 2017
Public agree government should scrap the cap, survey shows
Around eight in ten members of the public support calls to remove the pay cap and give NHS...
28 Sep 2017