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Health visitor cuts could push caseloads on to nurses with no specialist qualifications
Institute of Health Visiting said cuts at Suffolk County Council are reflected nationwide
NHS spends millions a year on private beds for mental health patients
Investigation finds at least £186 million in costs, with patients sent hundreds of miles away
Council pledges to provide free parking for healthcare staff on home visits
Nursing organisations welcome ‘common-sense’ approach to community roles
UK's first gambling addiction clinic for children set to open
It is estimated there are 55,000 children and young people with a gambling problem
Learning disability nursing: RCN calls for urgent investment to recruit more staff
College says NHS in England has lost 2,309 nurses in the specialty since 2009
Nurses only able to afford a house in 3% of towns in the UK
Nurses are least able to afford a house in the UK compared with other key workers
NHS staff reveal extent of sexual harassment they face at work
Nurses and colleagues put up with harassment, believing bosses won’t take action – Unison
Flexible working in the NHS: we’ve got to make it happen, says chief executive
Simon Stevens tells NHS Confederation the nursing shortage is service’s biggest challenge
Race equality champion disputes claim that diversity on NHS boards is in decline
Yvonne Coghill says figures in NHS Confederation report ‘did not give a true picture’
Reflecting on practice can improve nurses’ well-being and enhance care, NMC says
Joint statement with other regulators gives advice on getting the most out of reflection
One-year extension of nursing bursary isn’t enough, RCN tells ministers in Wales
College criticises Welsh government’s repeated short-term commitments to student funding
Dear next prime minister: RCN members’ open letter to Conservative leadership candidates
Nurse activists’ bid to quiz Tory hopefuls on safe staffing, nurses’ pay, and student bursary