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Shift changes ‘may compromise safety on dementia ward’
Independent Federation of Nursing says proposed longer breaks for nurses on Glasgow hospital...
28 Feb 2017
Mental health nursing should retain its specialty undergraduate course
Mental health nursing should retain its specialty undergraduate course, an independent...
28 Feb 2017
Exclusive: CNO pledges to improve image of nursing
England's chief nurse to embark on new project
27 Feb 2017
Birmingham Jobs Fair offers chance to join city’s outstanding children’s hospital
Delegates have opportunity to join organisation that has received an outstanding Care...
27 Feb 2017
Charity tells of supporting nurses struggling financially after cancer diagnosis
More than one in 10 people who sought support from a nurse hardship charity in the past year...
27 Feb 2017
MPs to debate calls for tougher sanctions on those who assault NHS staff
The RCN has backed calls for tougher sanctions on those who assault clinical staff.
27 Feb 2017
New chief nurse for Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust has appointed Elaine Newell as its chief...
24 Feb 2017
Tough penalties proposed for nursing students who cheat
Government proposes new guidance for universities and penalties for students who use essay...
24 Feb 2017
Royal date for Dame Elizabeth
Dame Elizabeth Anionwu honoured by the Queen at Buckingham Palace
24 Feb 2017
Trust to role out safe staffing app to 6,000 staff
An app which allows nurses to see staff numbers per hospital ward in real time is about to...
23 Feb 2017
‘Beware risk of replacing nurses with nursing associates’
Leading nurse academic’s warning over new nursing associate role.
23 Feb 2017
Nurses key to improving cancer services in Wales, says government report
Six clinical nurse specialists in south west Wales have a key role in improving acute...
23 Feb 2017
Hospitals need to reduce separation of mothers and ill babies, report finds
NHS Improvement has published a resource to help reduce the number of babies admitted to...
23 Feb 2017
New cancer diagnoses the highest on record
Office for National Statistics says the number of new cases in England is equivalent to 822...
23 Feb 2017
Corbyn quotes Nursing Standard Marie Curie survey during PMQs
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn uses Commons questions to highlight findings of Nursing Standard...
22 Feb 2017
Potentially fatal diseases could return if children are not vaccinated, RCN warns
The RCN has joined a raft of healthcare organisations who have re-emphasised the importance...
22 Feb 2017
More patients being sent for emergency care via non-urgent 111 number
The NHS’s non-emergency line is sending a rising proportion of patients for emergency care,...
22 Feb 2017
Exclusive: Nursing Standard-Marie Curie survey results
Two thirds (67%) of nurses think they have too little time to provide high quality care to...
22 Feb 2017