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Nursing students with families stand to lose most if bursary scrapped, warns NUS
Nursing students with families will be hit hardest in pocket under government's...
06 Jul 2016
Midwives' failings led to death of nine-day-old baby, NMC rules
Failings of Lindsey Biggs and Holly Parkinson caused Joshua Titcombe to lose a '...
06 Jul 2016
Mature students will be given 'best possible assistance' to become nurses...
Government pledge comes despite plans to scrap student bursary
06 Jul 2016
More learning disability nurses needed to improve care for people with autism, RCN urges
RCN highlights need after inquiry revealed nine in ten people with autism said healthcare...
06 Jul 2016
Minister’s plan for better end of life care
End of life care improvements include proposal for round-the-clock key contact for patients...
05 Jul 2016
Cervical screening film translated for BME communities
Raising awareness of cervical screening among BME women
05 Jul 2016
EU staff left uncertain of right to remain after Brexit
NHS staff need assurances they can stay long-term, MPs urge
05 Jul 2016
Oral health ‘too often neglected in care homes’
Care home staff urged to make residents’ dental hygiene a daily priority
05 Jul 2016
Toolkit helps explain valproate risks in pregnancy
Healthcare professionals urged to give female patients booklet on medication used to treat...
04 Jul 2016
BBC TV documentary series celebrates nursing in the NHS
In the second episode, celebrity Myleene Klass and her mother Magdalena, a nurse for 40...
04 Jul 2016
Nurse’s new poem honours bravery of Somme soldiers
Molly Case teams up with Royal British Legion to release spoken word video marking centenary...
04 Jul 2016
Scotland facing nursing 'retirement boom'...
The number of nurses set to retire in Scotland over the next decade has risen, sparking...
04 Jul 2016
Consultation opens into NICE guidance on end-of-life care for children
Guidelines stress the importance of communication and age-appropriate ways of chatting about...
04 Jul 2016
Call for employers to help test controversial nursing associate role
Health Education England looks for partnership sites across England where organisations will...
04 Jul 2016
Better access to practice nurses cuts emergency asthma treatment
University of East Anglia research found most A&E admissions for the condition are...
04 Jul 2016
UK awards launched to recognise healthcare support staff
Skills for Health and the National Skills Academy for Health have launched the Our Health...
01 Jul 2016
Clarity needed on status of EU staff working in the UK, King's Fund warns...
King's Fund sets out five key issues for NHS following EU referendum result.
01 Jul 2016