NMC faces backlash after failing to review health and criminal declarations for 18,000+ registrants
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The nursing recruitment crisis is deepening with more vacancies than ever, particularly in areas with high living costs, official figures reveal today.
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Talks on nursing pay and contract reforms have restarted with the RCN suggesting promised NHS funding be used to improve pay structures.
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Researchers suggest government should focus on improving access to GP appointments during normal opening hours rather than extending opening hours
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An animation film have been produced as a part of a campaign to encourage people to visit pharmacies
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Nursing Standard has joined forces with UK charity Marie Curie for a major survey to find out the experiences of nurses and healthcare assistants in cari
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Chief nurse in bid to improve reputation of nursing and midwifery as desirable careers.
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Additional funding aimed at helping the NHS get on a financially sustainable footing has instead been spent on coping with existing pressures, according
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Organising groups for London march are calling for better funding and an end to all privatisation in the health service
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Children at south London schools will create a piece of work for Mary Seacole Trust competition, and winners will become its first young ambassadors
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Half of heart attack survivors are missing out on a potentially life-saving rehabilitation service, the British Heart Foundation say
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The RCN has launched a survey asking nurses for their views on consent for organ and tissue donation in the first review of the college’s position on consent
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RCN says staff shortages, relentless pressure and poor pay forcing nurse leaders to quit.
A London council is considering banning protesters from gathering outside an abortion clinic to prevent the harassment and intimidation of women visiting the clinic
Improved autonomy of 'Buurtzorg' care model impresses staff at leading trust
Emergency department presentations more to do with multiple conditions than shortcomings in GP care, study says
Workforce in England has fallen by 13% since 2009
The RCN and other health unions have written a letter to the government demanding it releases emergency funds for the NHS
Country’s chief nursing officer says overseas recruitment is ‘temporary measure’ while supply of newly qualified nurses increases to cope with demand and ageing workforce
