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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...

Scottish nurses to receive 3% pay rise

Scottish finance secretary Derek Mackay outlines increase in pay for public sector workers...

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...

NHS in England to publish statistics on avoidable deaths

The NHS in England will become the first health system to publish figures on avoidable...

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...

'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...

BME nurses remain unrepresented at senior level

NHS England Workforce Race Equality Standard report shows continuous but slow progress in...

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...

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...

Code Red film explains trauma team's work...

Short film offers insight into working at Royal London Hospital – Europe's biggest trauma...

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.

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...

Kate Garraway champions nursing in new film

The TV star and ambassador for the RCNi Nurse Awards is shining a light on nursing

UK snow: Nurses defy weather to get to work

Some 'walked for hours' in freezing temperatures to get to patients

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...

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...

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...

RCN governing body elect new chair and vice-chair

NHS Professionals head of workforce insight Maria Trewern to take over RCN council chair in...

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