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Academic tells RCN Wales leadership summit changes to preregistration education are a start, but further measures are needed to deliver holistic, community-based care
Breastfeeding Friend digital app developed by Start4Life can be activated via Amazon’s Alexa digital assistant device
Philip Graf, a law graduate who has held key roles in the media and government regulation, will succeed Dame Janet Finch as chair of the Nursing and Midwifery
Only 1% more health and social care staff in Scotland feel there is sufficient staffing at their workplace compared to three years ago, a survey has found
Guidelines for suicide prevention have been set out in an attempt to reduce the number of people taking their lives in public spaces and prisons
RCN gives evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee stating that one quarter of nurses had not engaged with the sustainability and transformation partnerships proces
Nurses have battled against the 'beast from the east' and Storm Emma to reach patients over the last few days despite rail and road travel chaos
The number of nurses and health visitors in England has fallen, while senior managerial staff have increased, according to figures from NHS Digital
Dissatisfaction with the NHS increases to its highest level since 2007 according to annual study
A shortage of nurses and a poor culture of reporting incidents is contributing to the low ratings of many children’s services in England, says a report b
The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust says 32% of children diagnosed with retinoblastoma last year had a delay of at least a month from their first visit to a G
Neonatal services in Northern Ireland are overstretched and struggling to provide safe care, according to a report by two charities
Duchess helps launch Nursing Now campaign with a call for more nurses to be trained worldwide.
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Breast Cancer find disparities in care services with only 62% of breast cancers detected early in some areas compared with almost 90% in top-performing areas.
Employers should tackle issues in the NHS that contribute to obesity among nurses, according to a report that says issues needing to be addressed include shift patterns, nurses being unable to leave clinical areas to eat, and access to water
One of the UK’s longest serving nurses has finally called time on her incredible career spanning 66 years
Nurses will join with the Duchess of Cambridge and health leaders from across the world today to launch a global campaign to raise the profile of their profession.
