Hospital parking charges: Norfolk trust staff to protest against ‘swingeing hikes’
Health union warns it could ballot members on industrial action
25 May 2018
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‘Big Ideas’ awards offer bursaries for innovation in care
Awards of up to £3,000 open to healthcare professionals working on projects that benefit...
25 May 2018
Pay more tax or expect less from the NHS
Public will accept tax rises for NHS if their money is not wasted, says Jeremy Hunt
25 May 2018
Scotland publishes new safe staffing bill
No minimum staffing ratio, but care providers must use workload and workforce planning tools
25 May 2018
Flu jab: nurses lag behind doctors in uptake of seasonal vaccine
Healthcare workers at elevated risk of contracting flu
25 May 2018
Chief nurse Jane Cummings to step down
England’s chief nurse Jane Cummings to step down after more than six years
24 May 2018
Suspended: nurse 'out of his depth' at time of Connor Sparrowhawk’s death
Nurse said he was unsuited to his management role
23 May 2018
Campaign aims to close life expectancy gap for people with mental ill health
Equally Well UK campaign hopes to spur on organisations to tackle 'shocking'...
23 May 2018
Nursing and Midwifery Council publishes new proficiency standards
NMC describes standards, to be implemented by 2020, as ‘ambitious’ despite some criticism
22 May 2018
Nurse among seven sentenced for defrauding NHS of £73,000 with false time sheets
Healthcare staff recorded 'ghost shifts' with employment agency
22 May 2018
Long work hours aren’t productive, skills expert says
Being at work longer than required doesn’t help healthcare organisations, a workforce expert...
21 May 2018
Outrage at plan to sell NHS building that offers London nurses affordable housing
Queen Mary's House in upmarket Hampstead, London, currently houses 52 mainly NHS staff...
21 May 2018
How paramedic slashed frequent caller ED attendance with coffee and a chat
Intervention that had remarkable success in Blackpool now being adopted elsewhere
21 May 2018
Community nursing isn't about 'tea and chat' says QNI director...
Queen's Nursing Institute wants national push to encourage nursing students into...
18 May 2018
NHS England thanks nurses who cared for poisoned ex-spy Sergei Skripal
Tributes to nurses who rose to the challenge of caring for patients in nerve agent attack...
18 May 2018
Combined mental and physical healthcare can benefit people with chronic conditions
NHS England ‘whole person’ project cut hospital admissions by 75%
18 May 2018
Longest waits for cancer care are rising, says Labour
Figures highlight pressure on services, but government says most patients are treated within...
18 May 2018
NHS pay – government needs to go further, says Manchester mayor Andy Burnham
Greater Manchester NHS is an example for the rest of the country, says ex-Labour health...
18 May 2018