Short film focusing on crucial child health visitor role launched
The Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) has launched a new short film highlighting the ‘...
25 Oct 2017
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Dementia care framework aims to make hospital stays better
Nurse leader researches and designs framework for improving care of inpatients with dementia.
25 Oct 2017
RCN raises doubts about proposed law designed to protect nurses
Power to seek blood or saliva samples from anyone who bites or spits at a nurse 'could make...
24 Oct 2017
Nurse educator named one of Britain’s most influential black people
Professor of nursing Laura Serrant has been placed on the 2018 Powerlist of people of...
24 Oct 2017
Exclusive: ‘Foreign recruitment risks the destruction of health systems,’ warns ICN...
International Council of Nurses chief executive says developed countries should focus on...
24 Oct 2017
Nurse accepts award for helping families after Manchester Arena bombing
A bereavement nurse specialist who helped families in the aftermath of the Manchester Arena...
24 Oct 2017
UK experts to speak at Lisbon addictions conference
UK experts on prescription drugs misuse and tobacco addiction are among the speakers at an...
24 Oct 2017
NICE approves novel gene therapy for 'bubble baby syndrome'...
NICE issues draft guidance on therapy for children with very rare condition ADA-SCID.
24 Oct 2017
Nurses need 5% pay increase to reach 2010 standard of living, study reveals
Four in ten nurses are living in households where earnings are below what is considered...
23 Oct 2017
Nurse raises £2,500 for charity bouncing through city streets on a space hopper
Fundraising nurse space hops for 10k through streets of Sheffield city in four hours to...
23 Oct 2017
Travelogue of 'Angel of London Bridge' nurse published
A travelogue written by a 'one in a million' nurse who died in the London Bridge terror...
23 Oct 2017
Nurses to spearhead drive on antibiotics resistance
Nurses are being asked to spearhead a campaign launched by Public Health England to tackle...
23 Oct 2017
Emergency departments urged to use checklist to help ensure safe winter care
Nurses in emergency departments in England are being encouraged to use a new checklist to...
20 Oct 2017
Mary Seacole statue up for top design award
Celebrated African-Caribbean Crimean war nurse Mary Seacole statue shortlisted for...
20 Oct 2017
Florence Nightingale letter found during office tidy-up
A letter by Florence Nightingale expressing her vision for community nursing has been found...
20 Oct 2017
Obesity reaching ‘dangerous levels’ in one in ten young children
Childhood obesity is on the rise, with almost one in ten children aged four and five hitting...
19 Oct 2017