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Sepsis

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is urging hospital staff to treat people with life-threatening sepsis symptoms within one hour.

10 Mar 2017
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A former NHS chief executive with a background in nursing has been given a suspended prison sentence after admitting fraudlently paying her husband more than £11,000 f

10 Mar 2017
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NHS 111

Service alteration aims to ease pressures on wider health service.

10 Mar 2017
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Paula Vasco-Knight

A former NHS chief executive with a background in nursing is due to be sentenced today (10 March) after admitting fraudulently paying her husband £11,000 from her budget.

10 Mar 2017
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Waiting times

NHS England figures reveal 1,000 people waited over 12 hours to be admitted to emergency departments.

10 Mar 2017
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Mid Staffs

Current NHS pressures are recreating the circumstances that led to disastrous failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, according to the nurse brought in to turn the h

10 Mar 2017
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The falling number of European Union (EU) nurses applying to work in the UK has been widely blamed on Brexit.

09 Mar 2017
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Practice nursing recommendations

Health Education England document sets out a workforce strategy for general practice nursing. 

09 Mar 2017
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A poll for the GMB union shows the majority of Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat supporters back above-inflation pay rises for the public sector.

09 Mar 2017
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Janet Davies

Nurses have labelled the spring budget as a 'missed opportunity', with the NHS failing to get the money it needs, and no mention of p

08 Mar 2017

Discussions about spiritual needs of dying patients 'rarely, if ever, happen', say two specialist nurses.

08 Mar 2017
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08 Mar 2017

The Prince of Wales was told about the benefits of a therapy dog called Little Dorrit on a visit to Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital in London

08 Mar 2017

King's College London has been named the third best university in the world for nursing, with two other British institutions also in the top ten.

08 Mar 2017

Using technology to manage cancer symptoms at home should be the focus of research, say oncology nurses.

07 Mar 2017

Staff in Hull are turning babies' footprints into works of art.

07 Mar 2017

A mental health trust in England is to be prosecuted over its alleged failure to provide safe care to some patients.

07 Mar 2017

A nurse has admitted misconduct after failing to attempt to resuscitate a care home resident she believed was dead.

07 Mar 2017

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