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Earlier mortality in the north of England indicates a growing health divide with the south, research finds

08 Aug 2017
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A mental health nurse is helping volunteers for a football club's charity learn how to tackle mental ill health.

08 Aug 2017
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Maternity wards

Expectant mothers have faced being turned away from more than four out of ten maternity wards due to lack of beds and staff, according to new data o

08 Aug 2017
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Son's Facebook post in support of nurse mother goes viral
07 Aug 2017
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Investigations into abuse of mental health patients have almost doubled in three years, reports The Times.

07 Aug 2017
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Plans to cut back on IVF treatment in some areas of England have prompted a fertility specialist to warn of "deliberate inequality".

07 Aug 2017
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Male nursing student

Bursary aims to address gender imbalance on courses.

04 Aug 2017
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Art therapy for older patients

Artists who work with people with dementia can access a handy guide to the condition, thanks to the efforts of a nurse expert.

04 Aug 2017
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A campaigning group of European nurses are set to meet with the Nursing and Midwifery Council to press for the pass mark for English language tests

04 Aug 2017
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Carmel Bagness

RCN says nurses and midwives can help make a difference to those at risk from domestic abuse.

04 Aug 2017
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Money wasted

The NHS needs to put its house in order and improve standards before it can justify asking central government for more cash, the man leading a

04 Aug 2017
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Comforting colleagues

More attention should be paid to helping mental health nurses manage their reactions to verbal abuse, an academic has suggested.

03 Aug 2017

Bursaries for students starting undergraduate nursing degree courses in England may be history after the scheme was officially scrapped on 1 August – but there is one last chance to secure a nursing bursary for postgraduate studies.

03 Aug 2017

Bystanders and health professionals can improve outcomes if they act fast

03 Aug 2017

Acclaimed BBC documentary series Hospital will be moving location to Nottingham for its next series.

03 Aug 2017

A nurse with an interest in person-centred care has won a postgraduate award for her contribution to community nursing.

03 Aug 2017

RCN Scotland says that focus on spending cuts and short-term financial planning is proving to be damaging

02 Aug 2017

Two wards of inpatient beds at a hospital trauma unit are to be transferred after a report revealed ‘serious and embedded fire safety risks’.

02 Aug 2017

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