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Flying Home advice updated to assist seriously ill patients travel abroad
Guidance on helping patients in the advanced stages of serious and terminal illness to...
03 Oct 2017
Nurse killed in Las Vegas shooting saved his wife on wedding anniversary
Tributes have been paid to a nurse who died while protecting his wife from harm during the...
03 Oct 2017
Nurses in Wales urged to get flu jab
Nurses in Wales are being encouraged to be protect themselves this winter with a flu jab.
02 Oct 2017
Volunteering on nature projects boosts mental health, study finds
Research suggests nature volunteering could provide an important ‘non-medical’ service that...
02 Oct 2017
UK government must foot the bill for scrapping the cap or NHS Wales' jobs and...
The £50 million cost of providing pay rises for health professionals in Wales should be...
02 Oct 2017
England and Northern Ireland 'vulnerable' to workforce problems after Brexit...
London, the south east and Northern Ireland could all face huge workforce issues after...
02 Oct 2017
Public need more awareness of serious mental health conditions
Serious mental health conditions are not fully understood by the public, the Royal College...
29 Sep 2017
Preceptorship framework launched for nurses in London
A new preceptorship framework for nurses working in London has been launched by the Capital...
29 Sep 2017
Chief nursing officer’s BME strategic advisory group to set up regional networks
Regional advisory networks for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) issues are to be established...
29 Sep 2017
New guidance for district nurse teams in Wales launched
Eight new guiding principles for establishing district nursing teams have been introduced in...
29 Sep 2017
Nursing student up for an award after 'exceptional commitment' on placement...
Nominee says nursing is about more than just technical skills.
29 Sep 2017
'I drove home from work sobbing today'
Staff shortages compromising patient care, RCN poll finds
29 Sep 2017
Leading academic says there is 'a lot to do' to grow nurse research as a...
More work is needed to boost the field of nurse research, says the Council of Deans of...
28 Sep 2017
Ballot to be called if pay cap remains in place, RCN warns
The RCN will move towards balloting members on industrial action if the 1% cap on NHS pay is...
28 Sep 2017
Hundreds of nurses and midwives aged over 70, NMC reveals
More than 500 nurses and midwives aged over 70 are practising in the UK, the regulator has...
28 Sep 2017
Public agree government should scrap the cap, survey shows
Around eight in ten members of the public support calls to remove the pay cap and give NHS...
28 Sep 2017
Barriers to compassionate care
Report: nurses face major barriers in delivering dedicated and compassionate care
28 Sep 2017
Draft proficiency standards for nursing associates to be published
The standards of proficiency that nursing associates may be expected to meet before they can...
27 Sep 2017