Failing to scrap pay cap could hamper recruitment and morale, says IFS
Failing to remove the cap on health sector pay increases would increase problems with ‘...
21 Sep 2017
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Shortage of nurses contributing to postcode lottery in neonatal care, warns RCN
A shortage of specialist neonatal nurses is being linked by the RCN to the varying regional...
21 Sep 2017
Give new students mindfulness classes to help them settle, report urges
College students should be assigned mentors, offered relaxation and mindfulness classes, and...
21 Sep 2017
Nurses in Wales take CPR campaign to the top of Snowdon
Two nurses aim to raise awareness of sudden cardiac death.
20 Sep 2017
Trusts hope to grow their own nurses
New pathway to help healthcare assistants train to become registered nurses
20 Sep 2017
Stress leave rates among ambulance staff ‘disturbing’, says union
One in eight staff at England’s ten ambulance trusts have taken time off due to stress or...
20 Sep 2017
Children’s nurse and family star in No Place Like Home photography project
A photographic project giving a window into people’s home lives features children’s nurse...
20 Sep 2017
Time for 'nurse' to be protected title?
Study revealed some trusts call unqualified support staff 'nurses'.
20 Sep 2017
Car parking court battle
Three nurses ordered to pay more than £4,000 by Dundee Sheriff Court
19 Sep 2017
Lib Dems: give nurses and other NHS staff 'a proper pay rise'...
Norman Lamb calls for wage hike at Lib Dem party conference.
19 Sep 2017
RCN backs charity’s call to fight lung disease
The RCN has backed a charity’s call to form taskforces to combat a life-limiting lung disease
19 Sep 2017
Theatre nurse and daughter graduate within a week of each other
Mother and daughter collect their degrees at University of Wolverhampton.
19 Sep 2017
Fresh look for Scotland's Flying Start scheme for newly qualified nurses...
A national development programme aimed at newly qualified nurses, midwives and allied health...
19 Sep 2017
‘Passport’ will standardise training for all London cancer nurses
Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) passport scheme will mean all cancer nurses in London...
18 Sep 2017
Nurse-led social media drive boosts communication with young people
The power of social media has been recognised during a week of presentations at a London...
18 Sep 2017
Education committee to assess 'value for money' in higher education ...
The qualitiy of university teaching and graduate outcomes are to be examined as part of an...
18 Sep 2017
Exclusive: Nearly 1,400 overseas nurses fail English language tests
Almost 1,400 overseas nurses who applied to work in the UK in the past two years have failed...
18 Sep 2017
Written complaints about nurses increase, figures show
Nurses received second-highest number of complaints among NHS staff last year.
15 Sep 2017