Fears for quality of nursing care on ‘overwhelmed’ wards this winter
Pressures on hospital beds is so severe that the equivalent of seven extra hospitals had to...
16 Dec 2016
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Student graduates as nurse after donor helps pay for her studies
A student has realised her childhood dream of becoming a nurse thanks to a donor-funded...
15 Dec 2016
School nurses should brush up on oral hygiene to fight tooth decay, says NICE
School nurses and teachers should supervise children brushing their teeth to help drive down...
15 Dec 2016
EU nurses in UK should be given right to remain, says new report
Nationals from the European Union (EU) living in the UK should be given the right to...
15 Dec 2016
Royal London Hospital warned over maternity unit security
The biggest hospital in Europe has been ordered to improve security, after inspectors found...
15 Dec 2016
Breast cancer survivor sets up charity and graduates as a midwife
A mother who beat breast cancer twice and set up a charity to help others in a similar...
15 Dec 2016
Nurse convicted of unlawful killing after giving patient wrong blood type
A nurse who gave a patient who later died the wrong type of blood has been convicted of...
15 Dec 2016
Obesity and alcohol consumption at ‘worrying’ levels, reveals England health survey
Smoking among adults is continuing to fall but obesity and alcohol consumption is still at ‘...
14 Dec 2016
Children’s nurse wins prize for research into mentor support for students
A poster exploring how children’s nursing students are supported during community placements...
14 Dec 2016
Acute limb compartment syndrome: new tool for emergency nurses
A new tool has been developed to help nurses on emergency wards identify quicker the signs...
14 Dec 2016
Former RCN president Dame Sheila Quinn dies
Former nursing leader Dame Sheila Quinn, who worked tirelessly to promote the profession,...
14 Dec 2016
Using online essays to cheat ‘may put patients at risk'
Patient safety could be at risk if nursing students cheat by passing off as their own work...
14 Dec 2016
Proposed shift changes risk patient safety, warn nurses at Scottish health board
‘Exhausted’ nurses at a Scottish health board are putting patient safety at risk, says a...
14 Dec 2016
Resource update: Preventing falls in hospital
Read our guidance to a resource from the Royal College of Physicians on preventing falls in...
13 Dec 2016
NMC met all but one of its standards for 2015-16, review finds
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has received its best review to date from the organisation...
13 Dec 2016
Systemic problems found in NHS patient death investigations
A new review has found ‘system-wide’ problems in the way the NHS investigates patient deaths...
13 Dec 2016
RCN launches updated guidance on infusion therapy
Updated guidance on infusion therapy has been published by the RCN.
12 Dec 2016
Nurse sacked after offering to pray for patients
A nurse who offered to pray for patients waiting for surgery has been sacked from her job...
12 Dec 2016