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Child mental health

Some teenagers say that suicidal feelings are not enough to get them treatment, Children's Commissioner for England Anne Longfield tells Commons health commitee

22 Nov 2017
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Simple safety measures to prevent frail and older patients from falling are receiving scant attention in some hospitals, and there is considerable room for im

22 Nov 2017
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People with learning disabilities are being made to seem like they are thieves of the state, a leading nurse has warned

21 Nov 2017
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Scottish uniform

Burgundy-coloured tunic will enhance accountability of senior staff.

21 Nov 2017
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People could be offered cancer screening in shopping centre car parks in a bid to boost early diagnosis rates.

21 Nov 2017
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Professor Neil Marlow

University College London professor tells Nursing Children and Young People Conference 2017 that more premature babies are surviving, but neonatal units cannot recruit enough sp

21 Nov 2017
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BME survey

NHS say patient response crucial to drive even more improvements and a better, more representative picture of the care being provided

21 Nov 2017
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Good infection control practice

The new course will respond to the needs of nurses working in infection prevention and control.

20 Nov 2017
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Public services staff 'under pressure' due to pay restraint
20 Nov 2017
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A draft law which was seeking to make it a specific offence to assault emergency staff in England and Wales has been widened to include nurses in all settings.

17 Nov 2017
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HEE ACP Framework

NHS organisations are being told to ensure that staff using job titles containing the word ‘advanced’ meet standards set out

16 Nov 2017
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Louise Walby

Cwm Taf University Health Board nurse recognised for early recognition and staff training work to tackle high mortality rates for chronic lung disease in parts of the Welsh

16 Nov 2017

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is offering the chance for health and social care professionals to influence its work.

16 Nov 2017

Queen’s Nursing Institute chief executive Crystal Oldman made a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in recognition for her work in community nursing

16 Nov 2017

The RCN has welcomed news that Scotland will be allowed to introduce minimum unit pricing for alcohol, becoming the first country in the world to do so

16 Nov 2017

Changes in nurse numbers may be the ‘critical factor’ in nearly 120,000 excess deaths in England, reveals a new study

15 Nov 2017

A senior nurse is using her dual role as mayor of a London borough to raise awareness of diabetes

15 Nov 2017

Nursing and Midwifery Council chief executive Jackie Smith says nurses leaving the profession ‘tragic’ 

15 Nov 2017

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