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Hospice app helps build nurse-patient relationship
Oldest hospice in England develops app for smartphones and tablets.
26 Apr 2017
Nursing jobs safe at HIV charity
A flagship HIV service has a more certain future following the support of local campaigners...
26 Apr 2017
Hospital staff paying almost £90 a month for parking, study reveals
Nurses and porters are being charged 'extortionate' fees of almost £90 a month to use...
26 Apr 2017
Nurse-turned-novelist becomes a bestseller
Mental health nurse-turned-novelist recalls teenager's remark that sparked idea for...
25 Apr 2017
Praise for NICE-endorsed Establishment Genie staff planning tool
Directors of nursing have praised an advanced planning tool which has recently been endorsed...
25 Apr 2017
Thousands of cancer cases diagnosed in emergency departments
Thousands of people diagnosed with cancer in emergency departments every year have visited...
25 Apr 2017
US nurses urged to become healthy role models
Initiative wants staff to improve their health to inspire others.
25 Apr 2017
Rise in emergency admissions for babies and young children
A report has found that many emergency department admissions for babies and young children...
25 Apr 2017
Parts of England cutting mental health spending, figures suggest
Five regions of England are cutting spending on mental health, figures suggest.
25 Apr 2017
Police release CCTV in search for missing nursing student
Fears are growing for the safety of a missing Bristol nursing student who was last seen...
24 Apr 2017
Patients still at risk from chronic nurse understaffing, says Unison
Chronic understaffing of nurses is continuing to put patients at risk, a survey has revealed.
24 Apr 2017
Jo Brand joins celebrities backing dementia awareness campaign
Comedian and ex-mental health nurse Jo Brand shows her support.
24 Apr 2017
Exclusive: Hospital food investigation
A slug in a sandwich and a Muslim patient being offered pork were among the complaints.
24 Apr 2017
Patient waits more than three-and-a-half years to leave hospital
A patient with complex health needs has been waiting more than three-and-a-half years to...
24 Apr 2017
Health visitors tell parliamentary candidates to ring-fence public health
Health visitors and school nurses are holding a meeting in the Houses of Parliament on...
24 Apr 2017
Call for UK-wide alliance of mental health nurses
Professor Tony Butterworth to speak at Mental Health Practice conference on review of nursing
21 Apr 2017
First nurse chair for British Menopause Society
A nurse has been appointed chair of the British Menopause Society for the first time in its...
21 Apr 2017
Health visitors can help identify domestic slaves
Health visitors are in a good position to spot the signs of those living as domestic slaves...
21 Apr 2017