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RCN issues revised guidance on assisted suicide requests
Updated advice covers legal position for nurses and healthcare assistants, as well as how to...
21 Dec 2016
Study finds ‘calculable’ link between nurse staffing levels and patient outcomes
A study has found a ‘calculable’ link between nurse staffing levels and patient outcomes.
20 Dec 2016
Brexit and ageing population could force nurse recruitment ‘past the point of no return’
Brexit and an ageing population could worsen the existing shortage of nurses in England,...
20 Dec 2016
Deadline looms for RCN mentorship scheme
A pioneering nurse whose recycling project saved £50,000 is urging others to put their ideas...
20 Dec 2016
‘Drastic’ fall in nursing degree applications since bursary cut
Nursing leaders voice concern about reduction since the government withdrew funding for...
20 Dec 2016
Big rise in number of nurses seeking charity aid
The Cavell Nurses Trust has revealed it expects to have received 2,000 enquiries for help by...
20 Dec 2016
NHS in England ‘buckling’ under spending controls, think tank warns
The NHS in England is ‘buckling’, a think tank has warned, with levels of funding failing to...
20 Dec 2016
Lack of nurses causes temporary closure of inpatient ward
Ten inpatient beds at a community hospital in Somerset have been temporarily moved to...
19 Dec 2016
Surprise starring role for NHS nurses' choir in Michael McIntyre Christmas special
A nurses' choir were in for a surprise when they landed a starring role in a festive TV...
19 Dec 2016
People who drink too much should be sent for liver scans, says NICE
Scans could detect early liver diseases, according to new draft guidance from the National...
19 Dec 2016
Those at risk of developing schizophrenia more likely to try cannabis, new research...
People who have a greater risk of developing schizophrenia are more likely to try cannabis,...
19 Dec 2016
Provide more resources to tackle suicide, say ministers
More support for public mental health and early intervention services is needed if the...
19 Dec 2016
University of Gloucestershire gets green light to offer nursing degrees in 2017
The University of Gloucestershire has been given the green light to offer a new nursing...
16 Dec 2016
Concerns remain for nurse staffing and training levels at troubled NHS trust
The CQC has said clinical governance and leadership at an NHS trust have improved but nurse...
16 Dec 2016
Social care funding plan 'a short term fix' warns the RCN
Health organisations have raised concerns over the government’s decision to allow local...
16 Dec 2016
Nurses offered free woodland workshops
NHS staff are being offered the chance to relax in woodland as part of workshops to ease...
16 Dec 2016
Fears for quality of nursing care on ‘overwhelmed’ wards this winter
Pressures on hospital beds is so severe that the equivalent of seven extra hospitals had to...
16 Dec 2016
Student graduates as nurse after donor helps pay for her studies
A student has realised her childhood dream of becoming a nurse thanks to a donor-funded...
15 Dec 2016