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RCN launches updated guidance on infusion therapy
Updated guidance on infusion therapy has been published by the RCN.
12 Dec 2016
Concern over capacity for apprentice and associate placements
The RCN says existing registered nurses will face increased pressure due to the volume of...
12 Dec 2016
Bursary to stay in Wales – but nursing students must work in the country for two years...
Bursaries will continue to be available to new nursing students in Wales next year — but...
09 Dec 2016
University sets up £200K fund to help nursing students
A university has set up a £200,000 fund to help nursing students cope with course costs when...
08 Dec 2016
Give older people the gift of safety – and slippers – this Christmas
A Christmas campaign designed to highlight the risk of falls to older people has been...
08 Dec 2016
Sing Christmas carols for lung health, charity urges
A poll by the British Lung Foundation has revealed the top five carols to improve breathing...
07 Dec 2016
Care home prices ‘jump by almost a quarter in a year’, despite declining quality
Average care home prices in England have jumped by almost a quarter in a year despite...
06 Dec 2016
CNO rejects nursing associate claims
Not a 'cheap replacement for nurses', says England's chief nursing officer
05 Dec 2016
Nursing the 'most trusted profession'
Poll finds UK public has faith in nurses' truthfulness
05 Dec 2016
Lonely older people most miss sitting with someone and laughs, survey shows
The Campaign to End Loneliness is calling for a UK-wide strategy for tackling loneliness and...
02 Dec 2016
Four out of five nurses struck off NMC register last year were over the age of 40,...
Four out of five nurses struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) register last...
02 Dec 2016
Apprenticeship degrees a 'drop in the ocean' say health academics
Planned nursing degree apprenticeships will be ‘a drop in the ocean’ and will not solve the...
01 Dec 2016
Second wave of test sites for nursing associate scheme revealed
The second wave of sites for training the next cohort of nursing associates has been...
30 Nov 2016
Only half of stroke services have enough nurses
Patients are missing out on the best possible care due to a critical shortage of nurses and...
30 Nov 2016
Jeremy Hunt unveils details of nursing degree apprenticeships – and calls for...
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has unveiled plans for the new nursing degree apprenticeships.
30 Nov 2016
Nurses should not routinely use personal mobile phones for work, according to new RCN...
Nurses should not use personal mobile phones for work, according to new RCN guidance.
29 Nov 2016
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of nurses considered leaving UK to work overseas in past five years
Thousands of nurses have considered leaving UK to work overseas over the last five years,...
25 Nov 2016