Concern over capacity for apprentice and associate placements
The RCN says existing registered nurses will face increased pressure due to the volume of...
12 Dec 2016
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Families of children with life-limiting conditions must be put at the heart of care,...
New guidelines help healthcare staff to navigate end of life care planning for children and...
09 Dec 2016
Bursary to stay in Wales – but nursing students must work in the country for two years...
Bursaries will continue to be available to new nursing students in Wales next year — but...
09 Dec 2016
Patients with diabetes fearful of discussing symptoms of hyperglycaemia, survey shows
Survey reveals only 1 in 3 diabetes patients discuss symptoms of high blood glucose levels...
09 Dec 2016
Family pays tribute to ‘inspiring’ nursing student as they accept her posthumous degree
The family of a nursing student who died earlier this year have paid tribute to their ‘...
09 Dec 2016
What will 2017 hold for the nursing profession?
We look at the key issues facing the nursing profession in 2017.
08 Dec 2016
University sets up £200K fund to help nursing students
A university has set up a £200,000 fund to help nursing students cope with course costs when...
08 Dec 2016
Give older people the gift of safety – and slippers – this Christmas
A Christmas campaign designed to highlight the risk of falls to older people has been...
08 Dec 2016
Health visitors reveal risk to young families of public health cuts
Most health visitors’ workloads have increased in past two years.
07 Dec 2016
Nurses in Yorkshire offered stark choice over their NHS pension
South Yorkshire community nurses forced to accept inferior terms and conditions to protect...
07 Dec 2016
Sharp rise in number of patients forced to wait for a hospital bed
There has been a sharp rise in the length of time people wait for a hospital bed after being...
07 Dec 2016
Sing Christmas carols for lung health, charity urges
A poll by the British Lung Foundation has revealed the top five carols to improve breathing...
07 Dec 2016
Call the Midwife on a mission for Christmas special
Nonnatus House nurses swap east London for South Africa
07 Dec 2016
Singer Paloma Faith pays tribute to 'incredible' NHS staff after birth of...
The nurses and midwives who cared for Paloma Faith during the birth of her first child have...
06 Dec 2016
CQC is failing to act on claims of poor care, say NHS whistleblowers
NHS whistleblowers are being fired, gagged and blacklisted, say campaigners
06 Dec 2016
Care home prices ‘jump by almost a quarter in a year’, despite declining quality
Average care home prices in England have jumped by almost a quarter in a year despite...
06 Dec 2016
NHS England launches trial of PrEP HIV treatment after court ruling
Sexual health campaigners have welcomed a major trial of HIV prevention medication for 10,...
06 Dec 2016
Cuts to family nurse partnership programme could prove catastrophic, claims union
Cuts to the family nurse partnership (FNP) programme in Manchester could have ‘catastrophic...
06 Dec 2016