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Flu jab

England's chief medical officer has added her voice to calls for a debate on whether flu vaccinations should be mandatory for front-line health staff

12 Jan 2018
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Decisive action is needed to address falls in the number of learning disability nurses if ‘catastrophic’ consequences are to be avoided, a consultant nurse ha

12 Jan 2018
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Not satisfied
Increasing nurse numbers could boost patient satisfaction with quality of care
11 Jan 2018
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Paul Smith

Fashion designer lends his expertise to create ‘positive, comforting environment’ for patients and staff at London hospital ward, as part of the Nightingale Project

11 Jan 2018
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Winter pressures

NHS Providers’ chief executive Chris Hopson outlines ‘fragility’ of the wider health service and calls for extra long-term investments in a damning letter to the health and

11 Jan 2018
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An NHS trust struggling to recruit nurses has refuted reports of possible delays to cancer chemotherapy services

10 Jan 2018
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Katie Dutton

More than 100 nursing students have been trained as 'sepsis champions' to spot the signs of the potentially fatal blood poisoning.

10 Jan 2018
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Almost one in ten people have been affected by severe winter pressures in the NHS, new polling shows

10 Jan 2018
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Nurses have helped reduce patient falls by 30% per week through a safety plan initiative

10 Jan 2018
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Maria Caulfield

Conservative MP for Lewes and cancer nurse Maria Caulfield criticised for her stand on abortion after promotion in cabinet reshuffle.

10 Jan 2018
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Housing for nurses

Four out of five homes built by private developers on former NHS land will cost more than nurses can afford, a think tank has warned.

10 Jan 2018
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A hospital is being ordered to improve after an inspection found problems with cleanliness and failings in outpatient and maternity care, including death or h

09 Jan 2018
Jeremy Hunt now also has responsibility for social care
08 Jan 2018
Debate on mandatory vaccinations ‘inevitable’, says NHS England medical director
08 Jan 2018

Anne Milton, a trained nurse could be the next health minister in Theresa May's cabinet reshuffle 

08 Jan 2018

The Centre for Policy Studies urges any inquiry into health services must ‘stand above party’ to outline future remit of NHS

08 Jan 2018

Older people’s care can be ‘significantly’ improved across England through better coordination of services, a leading thinktank has said

05 Jan 2018

Drunk tanks could be rolled out across England to ease pressure on emergency departments and ambulance services, with NHS England studying statistics from the New Year period to assess the viability of widening the schemes

05 Jan 2018

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