Mental health services 'patchy' but under review, PM says...
The prime minister has admitted mental health services for young people in the UK are ‘...
23 Aug 2017
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Care concerns of prostate cancer specialist nurses ‘being overlooked’
Care concerns raised by prostate cancer specialist nurses are being overlooked by...
23 Aug 2017
Nurses reject claims that fancy dress fundraisers ‘demeaned’ the profession
Nurses have expressed support for fundraisers whose donations were rejected by an NHS trust...
23 Aug 2017
NMC issues advice to nurses on responding to incidents and emergencies
Nurses and midwives are being reminded that they should get themselves to a place of safety...
23 Aug 2017
Nurse creates Game of Stools to separate fantasy from reality on C.difficile
An infection prevention nurse has turned his hand to board game design to help fellow health...
23 Aug 2017
Scrap the Cap: nurses urged to join day of action
The RCN wants nurses to share their stories on the effects of pay restraint as part of a...
22 Aug 2017
Safer test for Down's syndrome to be offered to pregnant women in Wales...
A safer test for Down's syndrome, reducing the risk of miscarriage during the testing...
22 Aug 2017
Clinical nurse specialist recruitment drive to boost youth cancer service in Scotland
The teenage Cancer Trust is launching its nursing and support service across Scotland to...
22 Aug 2017
Targeted support proposed for struggling GP trainees
Struggling GP trainees are to be offered targeted support under proposals confirmed by...
22 Aug 2017
Technician who makes fake wounds for nursing students earns 'scientist' title...
A woman who creates fake wounds, scars and burns to help nursing students prepare for the...
22 Aug 2017
Pedestrian crossings must allow time for old and disabled, says NICE
Councils need to ensure that older and disabled people have enough time to cross the road...
22 Aug 2017
'Worry' at reliance on emergency care for patients with dementia nearing the...
There has been a 'worrying' increase in the reliance on emergency care for patients with...
22 Aug 2017
Punk nursing student has TV makeover to make him look more ‘professional’ to patients
A television makeover crew has helped a nursing student look ‘more professional’ by taming...
21 Aug 2017
Warning of city nurse exodus due to rail fare hike
Unison says nurses who commute could quit
21 Aug 2017
Learning Disability England: charity to be led by people with learning disabilities
Charity Learning Disability England has elected a new representative body of people with...
21 Aug 2017
Almost half of women with breast cancer unsure where to turn once treatment ends
Nearly half of women diagnosed with breast cancer say they were not told how to access...
21 Aug 2017
Jeremy Hunt and Stephen Hawking clash over NHS
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has launched a fresh attack on Stephen Hawking for suggesting...
21 Aug 2017