Tory MP and nurse speaks out against pay cap but fails to support vote to scrap it
A Conservative MP and cancer nurse who spoke out against the public sector pay cap during...
29 Jun 2017
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Collaboration between emergency departments helps nurses share best practice
NHS trusts across south east England are running courses for emergency nurses that help them...
29 Jun 2017
Council of Deans sets out vision for health education
The Council of Deans of Health has marked its 20th anniversary by unveiling a new strategy...
29 Jun 2017
Programme aims to retain NHS nurses
NHS Improvement moves to tackle nurse and clinical staff vacancies in England.
29 Jun 2017
Patients with long-term conditions 'skip prescriptions due to cost'...
A third of people with long-term conditions such as asthma and arthritis who pay for their...
29 Jun 2017
More detail needed on plan to increase Scotland nursing numbers, RCN says
The Scottish government has set out plans for 2,600 nursing and midwifery training places...
29 Jun 2017
Northern Ireland cuts less from post-registration training than threatened
Protests over plans to drastically cut the nurse training budget for Northern Ireland appear...
28 Jun 2017
MP vote on policy amendment to lift nurse pay cap
MPs debated Labour Party amendment to the Queen's Speech to lift the public sector pay cap.
28 Jun 2017
Nurses must have a say in GP plans to issue ‘black alerts’
Plans by GP practices to divert patients away from overwhelmed surgeries must involve nurses...
28 Jun 2017
Call to ‘get a handle’ on reducing travel distance for mental health patients
Patients are being asked to travel as far as 500 miles from home in order to access mental...
28 Jun 2017
Policy to scrap nursing bursaries ‘failed’ before it began, claim universities
Confusion surrounds a pledge to create 10,000 extra nurse training places following the...
28 Jun 2017
Planned social care savings 'will hit older and disabled people'...
Survey of council directors of social services across England found there are plans to save...
28 Jun 2017
Breaching patient confidentiality may be necessary to prevent suicide, experts argue
Psychiatrists say families should be seen as potential partners in suicide prevention.
28 Jun 2017
Talking therapy targets missed in England
Nearly six in ten clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are failing to ensure targets are met...
28 Jun 2017
MPs to vote on public sector pay after nurse protests
The public sector pay cap could be removed just a day after RCN nurses took to the streets...
27 Jun 2017
Nurses take protest over pay to Department of Health
Nurses across England and Scotland intensified their demands for a pay rise as the RCN's...
27 Jun 2017
Patients Association appoints new chief executive
The Patients Association’s appointment of Rachel Power as chief executive marks the start of...
27 Jun 2017
Teachers receive extra training in children’s mental health issues
Teachers who have been given special training to deal with pupils' mental health problems...
27 Jun 2017