Exclusive: Nurses working alone are victims of hundreds of assaults, investigation shows
Hundreds of nurses who work alone in the community have been victims of violence, with...
09 Mar 2018
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One-stop prostate cancer tests cut diagnosis times and prevent unnecessary biopsies
Three London hospitals are offering men mpMRI scans to detect prostate cancer in one-day...
08 Mar 2018
Nurses should know their shifts a year in advance, Hunt tells directors of nursing
Technology should be used to enable nurses to know their shift pattern a year in advance,...
08 Mar 2018
NHS bed stocks reaching 'unsustainably' low levels as norovirus infections...
Almost 75,000 NHS beds in England have been closed due to norovirus over the course of the...
08 Mar 2018
Universities must make use of government funding to boost nursing numbers, says CNO for...
England's chief nursing officer has called on universities to expand the number of nursing...
08 Mar 2018
Informal learning one alternative amid CPD shortfall, chief nurse tells summit
Chief nursing officer acknowledges nurses’ frustration over funding cuts, but says...
08 Mar 2018
England’s chief nurse says NHS ‘trumps every healthcare system in the world’
Jane Cummings used her summit speech to promote a new nursing recruitment campaign
07 Mar 2018
Nursing leader Hilary Chapman collects damehood during ceremony at Buckingham Palace
Nursing leader Hilary Chapman from Barnsley has been made a Dame, Commander of the Order of...
07 Mar 2018
University pensions strike: RCN’s Janet Davies extends message of support
University and College Union members halfway through series of strikes about pension...
07 Mar 2018
Take part in a handwashing survey for nurses
Questionnaire focuses on nurses’ skin care and the effects of repeatedly washing hands
06 Mar 2018
NHS staff survey reveals rise in workplace pressures as well as levels of job and pay...
More than one third of NHS staff in England have experienced work-related stress in the past...
06 Mar 2018
Bank nurses feel ‘cheated’ after missing out on holiday pay
London-based nurses say their right to statutory holiday pay was not made clear by NHS...
06 Mar 2018
Director of nursing Hilary Garratt receives CBE in palace ceremony
NHS England’s director of nursing Hilary Garratt has received a CBE from Prince William in a...
06 Mar 2018
Book explores aspects of belonging through Going to Church
An illustrated book to inform people with learning disabilities about attending church has...
05 Mar 2018
Nursing candidates should not be judged solely on A-level results, says healthcare...
Martin Steggall says ‘the acquisition of A-levels isn’t necessarily a good proxy measure for...
05 Mar 2018
Mental health rehab needs to be closer to home – CQC
Residential mental health rehabilitation is too far from family support for most patients,...
05 Mar 2018
'PJ paralysis' campaign goes nationwide
Drive to improve hospital discharge rates launched
05 Mar 2018
‘More interprofessional working needed in nurse education’
Academic tells RCN Wales leadership summit changes to preregistration education are a start...
05 Mar 2018