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Scrap the Cap: nurses urged to join day of action
The RCN wants nurses to share their stories on the effects of pay restraint as part of a...
22 Aug 2017
Pedestrian crossings must allow time for old and disabled, says NICE
Councils need to ensure that older and disabled people have enough time to cross the road...
22 Aug 2017
'Worry' at reliance on emergency care for patients with dementia nearing the...
There has been a 'worrying' increase in the reliance on emergency care for patients with...
22 Aug 2017
Punk nursing student has TV makeover to make him look more ‘professional’ to patients
A television makeover crew has helped a nursing student look ‘more professional’ by taming...
21 Aug 2017
Warning of city nurse exodus due to rail fare hike
Unison says nurses who commute could quit
21 Aug 2017
Jeremy Hunt and Stephen Hawking clash over NHS
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has launched a fresh attack on Stephen Hawking for suggesting...
21 Aug 2017
Barcelona attack: nurse describes ‘chaos’ and trying to help the injured
A Spanish nurse has described how he fought to save the life of a little boy who was...
18 Aug 2017
Chief nurse to lead NHS England’s London region
Jane Cummings to take charge of NHS England's London region
18 Aug 2017
Promised extra nursing places offered in A-level clearing
Extra nursing training places promised by the government have been made available for...
17 Aug 2017
Older patients ‘suffer in silence’ when care goes wrong, says ombudsman
Too many older people are ‘suffering in silence’ when things go wrong with their NHS care,...
17 Aug 2017
Japanese fungus: nurse staffing levels in spotlight
Infection prevention experts say there is ‘no evidence’ low nurse numbers played a part in...
16 Aug 2017
Sir Ian McKellen joins healthcare assistants at Pride parade
Healthcare assistants had a brush with stardom when they marched with Sir Ian McKellen at...
16 Aug 2017
Nearly 190,000 care home places needed by 2035, experts warn
Almost 190,000 new care home places will be needed in less than two decades to meet soaring...
16 Aug 2017
Japanese fungus in UK hospitals
More than 200 people have been contaminated or infected with a potentially deadly strain of...
15 Aug 2017
Clinical nurse specialists hailed for role in providing palliative care training
Senior nurses have praised the role of specialist palliative care (SPC) teams in providing...
15 Aug 2017
HCA fined for accessing medical records on family and colleagues
NHS staff are being reminded about the potentially serious consequences of prying into...
15 Aug 2017
House of Common festival offering free tickets to London nurses
Nurses living in London are being offered free tickets to the House of Common music festival...
14 Aug 2017