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Large tax rebates possible for thousands of nurses
Nurses who took part in an NHS training scheme could be eligible for tax rebates that may be...
30 Jul 2016
Nurses can combat antimicrobial resistance with six-step technique
Jacqui Reilly, an expert on antimicrobial resistance at Health Protection Scotland, told a...
29 Jul 2016
Stepping Hill nurse Victorino Chua loses appeal bid
Judges reject appeal against 35-year sentence for killing two patients at Stepping Hill...
29 Jul 2016
RCN calls for affordable housing for nurses
Key workers face 20% rent increase in south London
28 Jul 2016
Sexual health nurse meets Sir Elton John at AIDS Conference
St Helens Hospital speciality lead nurse for sexual health Gary Barker met with the star at...
28 Jul 2016
Fundraising nurse gets garden makeover from Alan Titchmarsh
Rosie Mitchell has raised £1.7 million for the paediatric intensive care unit at Southampton...
28 Jul 2016
Fewer calls to the NMC going unanswered, new figures reveal
Nursing and Midwifery Council meeting heard 5.9% of calls abandoned between April and June,...
28 Jul 2016
Patients praise nurse-devised home chemotherapy scheme
Nurses at South Tees Hospital NHS Foundation Trust contributed to the development of a...
27 Jul 2016
Patients monitoring diabetes at home 'cope better than those seen only by GP'...
Service where patients send blood glucose, blood pressure and weight measurements to nurses...
27 Jul 2016
Dermatological nurses often only regular home visitor for patients, survey finds
A survey by the British Skin Foundation has shown that almost a quarter of dermatological...
27 Jul 2016
Hate crime plan criticised for not sufficiently protecting people with learning...
Steve Scown, the chief executive of care provider Dimensions, has said a government hate...
27 Jul 2016
Nursing assistant's cover of Adele hit goes viral...
A video of nursing assistant Emma Young singing to patients at a hospice has been watched...
26 Jul 2016
Nurses get creative for London art exhibition
Multimedia exhibition celebrates resilience and caring
26 Jul 2016
Senior nurse 'told colleagues to keep quiet about concerns'
NMC hearing: Nurse 'tried to silence whistleblower'
26 Jul 2016
Pokémon Go players urged to avoid emergency department
Emergency department is focal point for smartphone game craze
26 Jul 2016
£1.7 million nurse training suite will 'mimic' real hospital wards...
The University of Salford's new simulation suites will be used to train nursing students and...
26 Jul 2016
Caring for homeless epilepsy patients
Community nurses encouraged to follow Queen's Nursing Institute guidelines
26 Jul 2016