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Former refugee wins top nursing award
A Rwandan refugee turned mental health nurse academic was among the winners of the Mary...
28 Oct 2016
Study finds link between access to specialist nurses and stroke survival
The number of specialist nurses available to treat patients immediately after a stroke is...
28 Oct 2016
RCN reveals further details of accreditation scheme for nurses working at an advanced...
The RCN has revealed further details of its accreditation scheme for nurses working at an...
27 Oct 2016
Family claim death of retired nurse could have been prevented
The family of a retired nurse who died in a fall from a motorway bridge say her death could...
27 Oct 2016
Cycling nurses raise more than £75,000 for charity
The two nurses completed a gruelling 4,000-mile cycle ride across the US.
27 Oct 2016
Campaign highlights nurses working extra hour
Poster shows extra effort when clocks go back
27 Oct 2016
Bowel cancer patients lacking in emotional support three times more likely to have...
Macmillan Cancer Support and the University of Southampton have surveyed bowel cancer...
27 Oct 2016
NHS staff turning to food banks and payday loans
Hard-pressed health service staff are struggling to make ends meet, according to Unison...
27 Oct 2016
Experimental autism therapy ‘reduces core symptoms in children’
Autism therapy trial that helped parents communicate with their children reports ‘...
26 Oct 2016
Four out five healthcare professionals subjected to bullying, new research reveals
Four out five healthcare professionals have been subjected to bullying, new research reveals.
26 Oct 2016
NMC launches consultation on ‘costly and out of date’ fitness to practise process
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has launched a consultation into proposed changes to its...
25 Oct 2016
Leading nurse collects OBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace
Leading nurse Pauline Watts had a date with royalty today when she collected her OBE from...
25 Oct 2016
NHS promises £130 million to update cancer equipment in England
NHS England has announced £130 million in funding to update or replace more than 100...
25 Oct 2016
RCN centenary walk raises £5,000 for nurses in need
College staff, members and supporters completed an epic 1,500-mile walk.
25 Oct 2016
Northern Irish nurses to receive 1% pay rise after seven-month wait
A pay rise of 1% promised to nurses in Northern Ireland seven months ago will finally appear...
25 Oct 2016
Call to boost life expectancy of those with severe mental illness
Report says life expectancy for these patients is the same as that of the general population...
25 Oct 2016
Nurses at heightened risk of domestic abuse
Nurses are three times more likely than the average person to have experienced domestic...
25 Oct 2016
Exclusive: government must recognise ‘critical importance’ of CPD for nurses
The government must recognise the critical importance of continuing professional development...
24 Oct 2016