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Report warns of ‘urgent workforce challenges’ facing NHS in Scotland
Nurses and other NHS staff in Scotland are facing increasing workload pressures due to a...
25 Jul 2017
New data reveals nurse vacancies
Pay restraint and Brexit to blame for falling numbers and rising vacancies, say unions
25 Jul 2017
£16.4 million housing to tempt new nurses
Staff accommodation block to be built at a hospital in Lincolnshire
25 Jul 2017
New guidance to help children cope with trauma
New guidance has been launched to help health visitors support children and families to cope...
25 Jul 2017
UK babies born in 2015 have world's 20th-highest life expectancy...
Babies born in the UK in 2015 have the 20th-highest life expectancy in the world.
25 Jul 2017
Parents in Wales get new advice on preventing childhood obesity
An NHS programme to tackle childhood obesity in Wales has been launched.
24 Jul 2017
Majority of cancer patients have access to a clinical nurse specialist, survey shows
A total of 90% of cancer patients were given the name of a clinical nurse specailist...
24 Jul 2017
Extent of emergency services staff with PTSD revealed
The scale of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychological problems in the...
24 Jul 2017
First adult nursing course in East London
The University of East London hopes that its new adult nursing course will help to address...
21 Jul 2017
Francis Inquiry lessons risk being lost due to staff burnout, charity warns
NHS staff wellbeing is suffering under the strain of increasing service pressures at the...
21 Jul 2017
Eye care firm offers £1m of laser surgery to nurses, other emergency workers
An eye care company is offering £1 million worth of laser eye surgery to nurses and other...
21 Jul 2017
RCN urges nurses to back its ‘biggest-ever’ rally
College to stage Scrap the Cap rally in September
21 Jul 2017
Memorial service for heroic nurse Kirsty Boden killed in London terror attack
Nurse who died in the London Bridge terror attack honoured
20 Jul 2017
Vaccine for gonorrhoea shows promise
A vaccine for gonorrhoea offers hope in the fight against drug-resistant sexually...
20 Jul 2017
Referrals for art and poetry classes ‘could save the NHS money’
Report by MPs and peers says the NHS should use ‘arts-on-prescription’ programmes in an...
20 Jul 2017
Nurse who worked elsewhere while claiming sick pay suspended from NMC register
Nurse team leader's role included investigating sick leave at his trust.
20 Jul 2017
Concern over falling mental health nurse numbers
A falling number of mental health nurses has been linked with 'increased risk' in a new...
20 Jul 2017