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Seven out of 10 children and adolescents with severe mental health problems were admitted to hospitals outside of their areas last year, according to figures obtained by the Bri

09 May 2017
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Blood pressure

Providing blood pressure monitors in GP waiting rooms could encourage patients use them while waiting to see the doctor, study finds.

09 May 2017
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Care homes package

Academics conducting a £1.8 million research project are recruiting care homes to test how effective a new falls procedure is.

09 May 2017
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Nurses on the Isle of Man say they are 'bitterly disappointed' that their claim of a 5% pay award was turned down by the Manx government.

09 May 2017
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Body cameras (BWCs) have been praised by nurses and healthcare assistants who took part in a three-month long trial of the technology.

09 May 2017
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Charlotte Pritchard

New campaign promotes Wales as a place for nurses to train, work and live. 

09 May 2017
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Jeremy Corbyn

Car parking fees at hospitals in England will be scrapped under a Labour government, party leader Jeremy Corbyn announced today.

08 May 2017
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A director of nursing has been appointed general secretary of the Royal College of Midwives. Gill Walton takes over from Cathy Warwick, who is retiring this summer.

08 May 2017
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NHS Providers says staff are leaving the health service to work in supermarkets because of stress and ongoing pay restraint.

08 May 2017
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Xtreme Everest team

Xtreme Everest project comprises nurses, clinicians and scientists who conduct experiments at high altitude.

08 May 2017
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Conservative Party leader Theresa May has promised 10,000 more NHS mental health staff by 2020 under a new Conservative government.

08 May 2017
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Nurse of the Year

RCN Nurse of the Year award has gone to Melanie Davies for her work championing the well-being of people with learning disabilities

05 May 2017

Children's respiratory nurse Joanna O'Toole wins Patient's Choice award at the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017

05 May 2017
The innovation, talent and skill of the UK's nursing profession has been celebrated at the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017
05 May 2017

Senior sister and support worker star as the Poo Nurses in video about childhood constipation.

05 May 2017

RCN stewards have urged eligible members to fill out the college’s survey on pay before 11pm Sunday 7 May.

05 May 2017

Nurses have revealed how their hospitals are improving end of life care services ahead of the annual Dying Matters awareness week.

05 May 2017

NHS Improvement presentation shows a potential rise to 5.5 million people on NHS waiting lists.

05 May 2017

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