Concerns over future of district nursing workforce
Falling numbers of students on district nursing courses triggers workforce warning.
25 Sep 2017
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Nurse numbers fall, as EU nationals head for the exit
Nurse and health visitor numbers in England fell by 1,071 in a 12-month period, latest data...
22 Sep 2017
NMC to decide whether to release draft standards for nursing associates
The draft version would be sent to sites that are piloting the role.
22 Sep 2017
Miniature donkeys visit community hospital
Miniature donkeys put a smile on the faces of patients and staff alike as they paid a visit...
22 Sep 2017
International Council of Nurses appoints interim chief executive
Senior nurse who developed a national aptitude test for overseas nurses applying to work in...
21 Sep 2017
Failing to scrap pay cap could hamper recruitment and morale, says IFS
Failing to remove the cap on health sector pay increases would increase problems with ‘...
21 Sep 2017
Trusts hope to grow their own nurses
New pathway to help healthcare assistants train to become registered nurses
20 Sep 2017
Time for 'nurse' to be protected title?
Study revealed some trusts call unqualified support staff 'nurses'.
20 Sep 2017
Lib Dems: give nurses and other NHS staff 'a proper pay rise'...
Norman Lamb calls for wage hike at Lib Dem party conference.
19 Sep 2017
Fresh look for Scotland's Flying Start scheme for newly qualified nurses...
A national development programme aimed at newly qualified nurses, midwives and allied health...
19 Sep 2017
Education committee to assess 'value for money' in higher education ...
The qualitiy of university teaching and graduate outcomes are to be examined as part of an...
18 Sep 2017
Exclusive: Nearly 1,400 overseas nurses fail English language tests
Almost 1,400 overseas nurses who applied to work in the UK in the past two years have failed...
18 Sep 2017
Give NHS staff 3.9% pay rise
In a break with tradition, unions have submitted a pay claim directly to the government
15 Sep 2017
Nurse First: graduates to begin new fast-track programme this month
High-achieving graduates will begin path to nursing leadership.
14 Sep 2017
New generation of Nightingale Nurses to be recognised for excellence
A new generation of Nightingale Nurses will be created at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS...
14 Sep 2017
‘Make nurses agents for change’ says NHS England medical director
Nurses should become ‘agents for change’ in the NHS, according to the outgoing medical...
14 Sep 2017
MPs launch inquiry into nursing shortage
The Commons health committee has launched an inquiry into pressures facing the nursing...
14 Sep 2017