Nurses must not be made to charge overseas patients for care, warns health unions
NHS trusts will be legally obliged from April to check if overseas patients are eligible for...
06 Feb 2017
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Government clarifies current nursing students’ funding entitlements
Details of funding for students starting nursing and midwifery courses in 2016-17 have been...
06 Feb 2017
Nurse who set himself on fire had ‘mental breakdown’, inquest heard
An award-winning nurse who died after setting himself on fire outside Kensington Palace...
06 Feb 2017
New project aims to increase number of BME nurses at the top
A mentoring scheme, which reverses the roles of mentor and mentee, could help increase the...
06 Feb 2017
NMC to spend extra £1.5m to reduce Fitness to Practise caseload
Extra Fitness to Practise (FtP) hearings are being held over the next three months to clear...
06 Feb 2017
Rates of hospital readmissions for COPD patients rise since 2008
A national audit found 43% of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients...
06 Feb 2017
Nurses more likely to receive no sanction at FtP hearing with RCN representation
RCN analysis figures show nurses with RCN representation are more likely to have no sanction...
03 Feb 2017
UK cancer rates rising nearly six times faster in women than men
Figures released by Cancer Research UK have highlighted potentially bad lifestyle factors...
03 Feb 2017
UK and Jamaica form partnership to plug nurse staffing gaps
Nurses and academics in the UK and Jamaica could soon be changing places under the terms of...
03 Feb 2017
Queen’s nurses to enjoy royal garden party
Patron’s Fund grant will be used to host a day of celebration for working and retired Queen’...
03 Feb 2017
Not all advanced nurse practitioners will meet criteria for RCN accreditation
Nearly 2,000 nurses have expressed interest in being early adopters of the RCN’s new ‘...
03 Feb 2017
Study looks at assertiveness of district nurses with specialist qualification
Research project will evaluate whether holding a specialist qualification boosts district...
02 Feb 2017
Gender stereotypes may be putting children off a healthcare career
Primary school children are more likely to identify a woman as a nurse and a man as a...
02 Feb 2017
Campaign gets inpatients out of pyjamas to help speed up recovery
Nurses at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust are leading a campaign to get patients...
02 Feb 2017
Nurse back at work thanks to bionic hand
A staff nurse who had her arm amputed due to a genetic condition is back at work after...
02 Feb 2017
Unite protest against proposed Yorkshire health visitor cuts
Humber NHS Foundation Trust is consulting on changes to its public health nursing service...
02 Feb 2017
Nursing workwear company plans £10,000 fundraising drive for nurses in hardship
Staff at a nursing workwear company are planning bike rides, fun runs and bake sales to...
02 Feb 2017
Fall in nursing degree applications
The number of nursing degree applicants in England has fallen by 23%
02 Feb 2017