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Japanese fungus in UK hospitals
More than 200 people have been contaminated or infected with a potentially deadly strain of...
15 Aug 2017
Clinical nurse specialists hailed for role in providing palliative care training
Senior nurses have praised the role of specialist palliative care (SPC) teams in providing...
15 Aug 2017
HCA fined for accessing medical records on family and colleagues
NHS staff are being reminded about the potentially serious consequences of prying into...
15 Aug 2017
Children with type 2 diabetes top 600, prompting 'time bomb' obesity fears...
More than 600 children and young people have been treated for type 2 diabetes, prompting...
14 Aug 2017
Grenfell Tower Trauma Service seeking nurses to support fire-hit community
Nurses with backgrounds in mental health services or experience of providing psychological...
14 Aug 2017
House of Common festival offering free tickets to London nurses
Nurses living in London are being offered free tickets to the House of Common music festival...
14 Aug 2017
UK's first Macmillan bereavement nurse starts work...
A hospital in Essex has appointed the UK’s first dedicated Macmillan bereavement nurse.
14 Aug 2017
Think Drink hydration campaign helping patients recover faster from surgery side effects
A hospital's award-winning scheme – which helps patients recover faster from surgery side...
11 Aug 2017
London bus crash nurse tells how she ran to help passengers
A Pulse agency nurse has described the moment she ran to help fellow passengers on a double-...
11 Aug 2017
NMC urges nurses to have their say on education overhaul
Practising nurses are being urged to use their experience to help shape the future of...
11 Aug 2017
Emergency department waiting times target missed every month for last two years
The NHS in England last met its target for emergency department (ED) waiting times two years...
10 Aug 2017
Global campaign to boost profile of nursing
Nurses are too often ‘invisible and taken for granted' says Lord Crisp
10 Aug 2017
Nursing You resource created to help overweight and obese nurses tackle weight issues
A new app has launched with the aim of helping nurses to maintain the same healthy lifestyle...
10 Aug 2017
Healthwatch England: too few care homes getting the basics right
Too many care homes are under so much pressure that they are not 'getting the basics right...
10 Aug 2017
Cavell Nurses' Trust aims to raise £10,000 in one month for nurses in need...
The charity supports nurses experiencing hardship.
09 Aug 2017
Financial hardship is most likely to make carers lonely
Carers in the most financial need experience the worst social isolation according to the...
09 Aug 2017
UK supply of hepatitis B vaccine ‘severely affected’ by global shortages
Global shortages of the hepatitis B vaccine have ‘severely impacted UK supply’, health...
09 Aug 2017