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Nurses encouraged to have flu vaccination ahead of winter
Infection experts are encouraging nurses to ensure they have a flu vaccination to protect...
15 Dec 2017
Scottish nurses to receive 3% pay rise
Scottish finance secretary Derek Mackay outlines increase in pay for public sector workers...
15 Dec 2017
Health Education England consults on new strategy to address NHS staffing crisis
An expansion of the nursing Return to Practice scheme and a 25% increase in the number of...
15 Dec 2017
NHS in England to publish statistics on avoidable deaths
The NHS in England will become the first health system to publish figures on avoidable...
15 Dec 2017
Roald Dahl nurses get in festive spirit to welcome royal patron
Nurses from Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity helped decorate a Christmas tree to...
15 Dec 2017
'Halt sexual health clinic closures in London until online support is in place...
Pressing ahead with clinics' closures before launch of online service to part-replace them...
13 Dec 2017
BME nurses remain unrepresented at senior level
NHS England Workforce Race Equality Standard report shows continuous but slow progress in...
13 Dec 2017
People living alone more at risk in freezing weather, chief nurse says
Freezing winter weather poses a lethal risk for people who live alone, says England's chief...
13 Dec 2017
More than one thousand people with dementia to spend festive period on a ward
Nurses have revealed fears over the safety of patients with dementia who will be...
13 Dec 2017
Code Red film explains trauma team's work...
Short film offers insight into working at Royal London Hospital – Europe's biggest trauma...
12 Dec 2017
Aftermath of London terror attacks and Grenfell: 89% of nurses involved did not seek...
Survey found staff turned to colleagues rather than seek professional help.
12 Dec 2017
Student with anorexia ‘failed by every NHS body that cared for her’, says ombudsman
Report on death of Averil Hart ‘should be a wake-up call to health leaders’ to make urgent...
12 Dec 2017
Kate Garraway champions nursing in new film
The TV star and ambassador for the RCNi Nurse Awards is shining a light on nursing
12 Dec 2017
UK snow: Nurses defy weather to get to work
Some 'walked for hours' in freezing temperatures to get to patients
11 Dec 2017
Risk of heart attacks, strokes rises after cold snap, NHS England warns
The risk of heart attack and stroke rises immediately after a cold snap, and the number of...
11 Dec 2017
Specialist cancer workforce too stretched to meet future demand, MPs warn
A severe shortage of specialist staff means people with cancer are facing delays in...
08 Dec 2017
Wales to get 161 more nurse training places next year
Nurse training places in Wales will rise by almost 10% next year as part of a £107 million...
08 Dec 2017
RCN governing body elect new chair and vice-chair
NHS Professionals head of workforce insight Maria Trewern to take over RCN council chair in...
08 Dec 2017