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RCN 'worried' by trust's plan to change vacant nurse posts to nursing...
The move by East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust has attracted criticism.
13 Mar 2017
Life-threatening sepsis must be treated within the hour, says NICE
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is urging hospital staff to treat...
10 Mar 2017
Suspended sentence for nurse-turned trust chief executive
A former NHS chief executive with a background in nursing has been given a suspended prison...
10 Mar 2017
NHS 111 callers to have more access to clinicians
Service alteration aims to ease pressures on wider health service.
10 Mar 2017
Former NHS trust chief executive awaits sentence after admitting fraud
A former NHS chief executive with a background in nursing is due to be sentenced today (10...
10 Mar 2017
Wait for admission to emergency departments at record high
NHS England figures reveal 1,000 people waited over 12 hours to be admitted to emergency...
10 Mar 2017
We must not repeat previous mistakes, says former Mid Staffs trust head
Current NHS pressures are recreating the circumstances that led to disastrous failings at...
10 Mar 2017
Exclusive: EU nurse figures in decline before Brexit vote
The falling number of European Union (EU) nurses applying to work in the UK has been widely...
09 Mar 2017
Workforce development plan to boost profile of practice nursing
Health Education England document sets out a workforce strategy for general practice nursing.
09 Mar 2017
Three in four people support pay boost for nurses, survey shows
A poll for the GMB union shows the majority of Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat...
09 Mar 2017
Spring budget: reaction
Nurses have labelled the spring budget as a 'missed opportunity', with the NHS failing to...
08 Mar 2017
Nurses respond to guidance on addressing patients' spiritual needs...
Discussions about spiritual needs of dying patients 'rarely, if ever, happen', say two...
08 Mar 2017
Nurse helps Prince Charles make friends with therapy dog
The Prince of Wales was told about the benefits of a therapy dog called Little Dorrit on a...
08 Mar 2017
Three UK universities in world top ten for nursing
King's College London has been named the third best university in the world for nursing,...
08 Mar 2017
Oncology nurses want more studies into using technology in the community
Using technology to manage cancer symptoms at home should be the focus of research, say...
07 Mar 2017
Midwives create artwork from newborns' footprints ...
Staff in Hull are turning babies' footprints into works of art.
07 Mar 2017
Southern Health to be prosecuted over alleged failure to provide safe care
A mental health trust in England is to be prosecuted over its alleged failure to provide...
07 Mar 2017