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Vaughan Gething

The £50 million cost of providing pay rises for health professionals in Wales should be covered by the UK government, the country’s secretary for health insists.

02 Oct 2017
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Brexit

London, the south east and Northern Ireland could all face huge workforce issues after Brexit, a new report suggests.

02 Oct 2017
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Royal College of Psychiatry

Serious mental health conditions are not fully understood by the public, the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) has said.

29 Sep 2017
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Chris_Caldwell

A new preceptorship framework for nurses working in London has been launched by the Capital Nurse programme.

29 Sep 2017
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Laura Serrant

Regional advisory networks for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) issues are to be established in England in a bid to increase understanding of local concerns.

29 Sep 2017
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District nurses

Eight new guiding principles for establishing district nursing teams have been introduced in Wales.

29 Sep 2017
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Emma Williamson

Nominee says nursing is about more than just technical skills.

29 Sep 2017
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RCN survey
Staff shortages compromising patient care, RCN poll finds
29 Sep 2017
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Brian Webster-Henderson

More work is needed to boost the field of nurse research, says the Council of Deans of Health chair Brian Webster-Henderson.

28 Sep 2017
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Strike_Ballot

The RCN will move towards balloting members on industrial action if the 1% cap on NHS pay is not lifted by the November budget.

28 Sep 2017
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Older nurse

More than 500 nurses and midwives aged over 70 are practising in the UK, the regulator has revealed.

28 Sep 2017
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Around eight in ten members of the public support calls to remove the pay cap and give NHS staff an above-inflation pay rise

28 Sep 2017
Report: nurses face major barriers in delivering dedicated and compassionate care
28 Sep 2017

The standards of proficiency that nursing associates may be expected to meet before they can qualify will make a clear distinction between their role and registered nurses.

27 Sep 2017

The Nursing and Midwifery Council has moved a step closer to accepting alternative methods of assessing a nurse’s ability to speak English.

27 Sep 2017

The elimination of measles has been achieved in the UK, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

27 Sep 2017

English language standards for European nurses joining the register will not be lowered, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has insisted.

27 Sep 2017

The NHS faces a year-round crisis as hospitals deal with ‘unsustainable and unsafe’ bed occupancy rates, a health leader has warned.

27 Sep 2017

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