Nurses tell of how furry friends can improve patient health
Nine out of ten nurses believe animals can improve the health of patients with depression...
30 Dec 2016
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Nurses must work together to make voices heard, urges RCN president
RCN president Cecilia Anim is urging nurses to make their voices heard through petitions,...
30 Dec 2016
Community nurse and GP caseloads mean no time for chronic disease management, warns top...
Community nurses and GPs will spend so much time ‘firefighting’ urgent cases this winter...
29 Dec 2016
Mother and son lobby to use drug company fines to fund specialist epilepsy nurses
A mother and son who both have epilepsy are petitioning the UK government to fund a ‘new...
29 Dec 2016
From free concerts to £5k tips
Nurses have paid tribute to George Michael for championing the profession – and recalled how...
28 Dec 2016
Hospital parking nets more than £120 million for NHS trusts
NHS hospitals are making more money than ever from car park charges, an investigation has...
28 Dec 2016
NHS must focus on home care, says England’s chief nurse
The NHS needs to spend more money looking after people in their own homes rather than in...
28 Dec 2016
Nurse brings forward retirement after £1m Christmas lottery win
A nurse who ended a night shift by discovering she’d won £1 million celebrated her early...
23 Dec 2016
Dementia nursing services facing axe in two regions
Specialist dementia care being withdrawn due to financial pressures.
23 Dec 2016
Royal College of Midwives ‘extremely disappointed’ by lack of DH response to midwifery...
RCM has attacked the government for failing to publish the response to its summer...
23 Dec 2016
Nurses pay down by £2,619 in five years, research shows
Nurses and emergency staff working over Christmas have seen their pay plummet by up to 9%...
23 Dec 2016
Highest number of NHS staff ever get flu jab
A greater proportion of NHS staff than ever before have been vaccinated against the flu this...
23 Dec 2016
Specialist nurse-led cancer helpline gets accreditation
A charity pancreatic cancer telephone support line run by specialist nurses has received...
22 Dec 2016
Warning over lack of learning disability nurses highlighted in new guidance
Draft guidance for safe staffing in learning disability (LD) services across England has...
22 Dec 2016
Call for government to take action over rise in attacks on NHS staff
Physical assaults on NHS staff rose by 4% last year.
22 Dec 2016
'No evidence' for mandated safe staffing ratios, says draft guidance
New guidance on achieving safe staffing for adult inpatient wards in acute hospitals in...
22 Dec 2016
Nursing leaders’ tribute to ‘hard-working and dedicated’ nurses working over Christmas
Nursing leaders from across the UK have paid tribute to the ‘hard-working and dedicated’...
22 Dec 2016
Nurses making Christmas Day special for patients across the UK
Almost 90,000 nurses will be on Christmas Day duty this year, according to health union...
21 Dec 2016