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Record numbers of NHS staff having flu vaccination, figures reveal
A record number of front-line NHS staff including nurses have received flu vaccinations this...
22 Nov 2016
Children's hospices and palliative care charities struggling amid 'funding...
A report from Together for Short Lives and Hospice UK reveals huge reductions in local...
22 Nov 2016
Hospital inspectors will prioritise experience of carers of patients with dementia – CQC
Chief inspector of England’s hospitals pledges his teams will look at provision for carers...
21 Nov 2016
Hospice choir hoping for Christmas number one
A nurse and a 94-year-old patient are among the singers hoping for a hit single this...
21 Nov 2016
New executive director for Council of Deans of Health
The Council of Deans of Health has announced the appointment of a new executive director.
21 Nov 2016
Contribution of Caribbean and African nurses celebrated in new documentary
New BBC4 documentary tells the story of the thousands of women from the Caribbean and Africa...
21 Nov 2016
Responsibilities of nursing associates revealed by Health Education England
Nursing associates will only be able to administer medicines if suitably trained and...
18 Nov 2016
Trust chief executive reveals racism towards staff following Brexit result
Dame Julie Moore described the situation at her NHS trust post-Brexit to a House of Lords...
18 Nov 2016
Nurse denies dishonestly recording Pauline Cafferkey’s temperature
Nurse who volunteered to fight Ebola in West Africa denies dishonestly recording Pauline...
18 Nov 2016
RCN re-elects Cecilia Anim as president for second term
Ms Anim will remain in post for the next two years following a membership vote.
18 Nov 2016
EXCLUSIVE: Hundreds of district nursing posts lost since 2014
More than half of NHS trusts employing district nurses have seen a fall in their numbers...
18 Nov 2016
Nurse-led medicine monitoring can prevent adverse side effects
Nurse-led monitoring of medicines taken by people with mental health problems can prevent...
17 Nov 2016
More than a third of home care workers have no dementia training
More than a third of home care workers in England have had no training in dementia care –...
17 Nov 2016
Specialist domestic abuse advisors in hospitals 'help nurses support victims'
Introducing specialist domestic abuse advisors in hospitals would help nurses to better...
17 Nov 2016
Former mental health nurse will be next chair of Council of Deans of Health
The Council of Deans of Health, which represents nursing, midwifery and allied health...
17 Nov 2016
Former fisherman set for new nursing role on offshore rigs
Nurse Norman Todd’s years of studying and training have led to role as health and safety...
17 Nov 2016
Child health nurse wins RCN Wales nurse of the year award
Sian Thomas won the prestigious RCN Wales nurse of the year award for ensuring a child with...
17 Nov 2016
Police cells should not be used for people in mental health crisis, charity urges
Mind chief executive Paul Farmer said the government and the Welsh Assembly should ban the...
16 Nov 2016