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WHO reinstates chief nurse post after seven-year absence

Cook Islands secretary of state for health Elizabeth Iro has been named the World Health...

'We cannot afford to lose EU nurses too'

Unions urge government to secure EU staff rights

People with learning disabilities are missing out on health checks

Half of people with learning disabilities who have a GP in England do not attend an annual...

Services should recognise people with learning disabilities are living longer

People with learning disabilities are living longer and services need to reflect this,...

'Mindfulness training could help reduce burn out'...

'Mindfulness may reduce staff sickness and even the use of physical restraint'.

'Avoid assumptions about capacity in people with learning disabilities'...

The temptation to ensure people with learning disabilities make the ‘right’ decision...

Cavell Nurses' Trust lays wreath to honour nurse hero...

A commemoration of the life of nursing hero Edith Cavell has taken place in London.

Letters urge nurses to get and promote flu jab

Nurses have received written reminders of the importance of encouraging all their patients...

Abortion clinic nurse welcomes town hall's resolve to protect staff and patients...

Local authority to look at how to stop protesters from making patients and staff feel...

Exhibition shows first world war as seen through the lens of female nurses

A new exhibition of rarely seen photographs featuring – and taken by – nurses serving on the...

Major flu outbreak could see routine operations suspended

Routine operations could 'cease for several months' if NHS hospitals have to deal with a...

Jeremy Hunt to announce £20k 'golden hello' for GPs starting in rural areas...

GPs in training will receive a 'golden hello' of £20,000 if they start their careers in the...

New report highlights fall in number of NHS nurses in England

Staff figure falls for first time on a year-on-year basis since April 2013.

NHS will need more cash for salary rises after pay cap scrapped, ministers warn

Ministers have been warned they will need to find additional funding for the NHS if staff...

Nurses to lobby MPs for tougher sanctions on those who assault NHS staff

Nurses who have been assaulted while at work will lobby MPs next week to push for tougher...

Jeremy Hunt: pay cap has been scrapped

Health secretary made the announcement to MPs

NMC reveals nursing associate draft proficiency standards

Six ‘platforms’ trainees are expected to reach on registration include accountability,...

Care Quality Commission: Future of the NHS is precarious

The NHS is straining at the seams as it juggles problems with staffing shortages, rising...

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