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Almost all hospitals in England have nurse shortages, data reveals
Hospitals are running wards with a dangerously low number of nurses and are using healthcare...
20 Jan 2017
Pay cap could see nurse pay fall by thousands in real terms by 2020
Trades Union Congress analysis of public sector pay restraint reveals bleak picture for...
19 Jan 2017
More staff are working without breaks, claims RCN
Some nurses working up to 12 hours without a break, food, or even a glass of water
19 Jan 2017
Nurse aiming to make hospital less daunting for people with dementia
Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust Charity has set up an appeal to help patients with...
19 Jan 2017
Older people with HIV face discrimination and ‘fragmented care’
Better training is needed for health and social care staff to improve care for people aged...
19 Jan 2017
Nurses urged to lobby MPs to attend NHS pay debate
A parliamentary debate on scrapping NHS pay caps will take place at the end of this month...
18 Jan 2017
Nurse pay looks set for parliamentary debate
Petition tops 100k signatures after nurses lose 14% in real terms
17 Jan 2017
New dementia clinic helps staff care for their loved ones
Trust establishes dedicated Admiral nurse clinic for staff who are also carers, offering...
17 Jan 2017
Home care system broken, says former government adviser
Supercarers founder Adam Pike says his company is seeing an increase in councils seeking its...
16 Jan 2017
Department of Health backs overhaul of the NMC’s fitness to practise process
Fundamental changes to the NMC’s legal framework could speed up fitness to practise cases.
12 Jan 2017
Age UK enlists nurses’ help to tackle loneliness in older people
Pilot scheme by charity Age UK is helping nurses identify lonely older people and refer them...
11 Jan 2017
Nurses are ‘broken and distressed’ amid winter pressures, says RCN
Staff across the UK are reporting serious concerns about care quality during the worst...
11 Jan 2017
UK faces shortage of 36,000 nurses by 2030, study claims
Research projection shows shortfall of thousands of nurses in the UK.
11 Jan 2017
BME staff less likely to raise concerns in the workplace
Asian and black healthcare staff are significantly less likely to whistleblow than their...
11 Jan 2017
New hospital documentary series puts NHS staff in the spotlight
A new television documentary is promising to portray the full reality of working for the of...
10 Jan 2017
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Deadline extended to enter the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017
Entries for the profession's most prestigious awards accepted until 13 January
09 Jan 2017
Sickness leave halved in six-hour day trial
Assistant nurses at a care home in Sweden who worked reduced hours reported higher rates of...
06 Jan 2017
Trust offering up to £5k relocation package to tempt nurses away from London
Relocation packages worth up to £5,000 are being offered to nurses in London, in an effort...
06 Jan 2017