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Community nursing cuts hampering diabetes care as prescription bill hits £1 billion a...
Nursing leaders warned cuts to community nursing are damaging diabetes care as the drug bill...
04 Aug 2016
Double graduation joy for lung cancer forum nurses
Two leading lung cancer nurses have spoken of their pride at seeing their children join the...
04 Aug 2016
Pupils get hands-on experience at nursing summer school
Budding nurses have been learning new skills and finding out more about the profession.
04 Aug 2016
Safe nurse staffing laws for Wales from April 2018
Hospitals in Wales will have to implement safe nurse staffing levels under the law from...
03 Aug 2016
Nurses urged to lobby NHS England over drug that can prevent HIV transmission
Nurses should lobby NHS England to fund a drug that can prevent HIV transmission, according...
03 Aug 2016
Nurse of the Year Amanda Burston to be recognised at Women of the Year event
RCN nurse of the year Amanda Burston recognised for her work supporting victims of domestic...
03 Aug 2016
Three nurses struck off for faking patient blood sugar readings
Three nurses who faked patients’ blood sugar readings guilty of 'clear eyed and...
03 Aug 2016
Recruitment campaign for 80 nurses in south Wales
Cwm Taf University Health Board in South Wales has launched a reruitment campaign to attract...
03 Aug 2016
Calls for more nursing peers in House of Lords
Increasing the number of nurse peers in the House of Lords would give the profession more...
02 Aug 2016
Nursing contribution overlooked due to weak research, says expert
Nursing's contribution is underestimated because of ‘weak’ research, a leading workforce...
02 Aug 2016
Nine out of ten NMC registrants revalidate successfully in first 3 months
The NMC said its latest figures show revalidation has been a success and it is not adversely...
02 Aug 2016
Bodybuilder nurse picks up Miss England prize
Pearl Susanne Davison wants to help her patients get fit next and further her nursing career.
02 Aug 2016
Midwife and long-standing FGM campaigner receives national honour
Midwife Comfort Momoh has received a fellowship from the Royal College of Midwives for her...
02 Aug 2016
Maternity clinic for survivors of rape and sexual assault opens
A maternity clinic for survivors of rape has opened its doors at the Royal London Hospital.
02 Aug 2016
Andy Burnham pledges to keep nursing bursaries
Former health secretary has unveiled plans to keep nursing student bursaries if he is...
02 Aug 2016
‘Length of NHS service could dictate extent of student loan repayment’
Student loan repayment rules could be used to improve NHS nurse retention, proposes policy...
01 Aug 2016
Pregnant women urged to postpone Florida travel over Zika fears
Part of US mainland added to list of countries where Zika infection risk is present
01 Aug 2016
Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey talks about the stress of NMC inquiry
Pauline Cafferkey said it is ‘very stressful’ to remain under NMC investigation
01 Aug 2016