Homeless health key issue for nurses, highlights QNI event
Nurses play an important role in minimising the impact of homelessness on families' health,...
20 Mar 2017
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Blame culture and lack of access hinders youth mental health treatment
Ease of access to appointments and a blame culture are preventing children and young people...
20 Mar 2017
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RCNi Nurse Awards 2017: Vote now for Patient's Choice
Voting is now open for the Patient’s Choice category of the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017, the...
20 Mar 2017
'Take a break', trust tells staff
Campaign encourages staff to take frequent breaks and improve their health and well-being.
20 Mar 2017
Home care providers struggling to fulfill council contracts
Ninety-five councils have had contracts cancelled by private care companies, a BBC...
20 Mar 2017
Exclusive: Nurses have say on NHS
More than half of nurses (52%) are considering quitting the NHS as work pressures continue...
19 Mar 2017
Young people lack confidence in seeking support, survey reveals
One third of young people say they lack confidence in asking their schools for support when...
17 Mar 2017
Leading stroke nursing professor receives honour at Buckingham Palace
UK's only nursing professor of stroke care made a dame.
17 Mar 2017
Make suicide awareness training mandatory, says RCN
The RCN has backed a call for suicide awareness training to be made mandatory for all health...
17 Mar 2017
Low morale and poor pay behind staff retention problems, survey suggests
In a poll of 2,000 NHS workers 92% thought low morale caused problems with staff retention.
17 Mar 2017
Female nurses at higher risk of suicide compared to some other occupations
Nurses have an higher risk of suicide according to an analysis by the Office for National...
17 Mar 2017
RCN Foundation establishes committee for Wales
A charity offering nurses career development funding and hardship grants has been set up in...
17 Mar 2017
Ruby Wax to host mental health chats in M&S cafes
Marks and Spencer is to host mental well-being chat sessions in 11 stores as part of a...
16 Mar 2017
Doctors raise concerns about 'deteriorating patient safety'...
Royal College of Physicians report reveals pressure on NHS and its impact on patient care.
16 Mar 2017
Pioneering course sees graduates combine research and front-line nursing
A new academic course is hoping to increase nurse-led research, improve front-line practice...
16 Mar 2017
Bursary helps nurses develop their skills in caring for people who are terminally ill
The National Garden Scheme is sponsoring a bursary fund to allow Marie Curie nurses to...
16 Mar 2017
'I don't think nurse pay is enough,' says Jeremy Hunt...
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt says he 'dearly' wants to increase nurse pay – but is...
15 Mar 2017
The flying nurses bringing eye health care to developing countries
Scaling the heights of healthcare with blindness prevention charity Orbis’s Flying Eye...
15 Mar 2017