Regional trauma centre boosts survival rates by more than half
More patients are surviving life-threatening injuries thanks to a regional trauma network.
05 Oct 2016
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Too many people with learning disabilities being admitted to hospital, says lead nurse
Too many people with learning disabilities are still being admitted into hospital as...
05 Oct 2016
‘Watershed moment’ as junior doctors’ contracts rolled out
The controversial new contract for junior doctors in England will begin to be rolled out...
05 Oct 2016
Thousands sign petition urging rethink on NHS pay cap
More than 3,000 people have signed a petition urging the government to scrap a pay cap which...
04 Oct 2016
Jeremy Hunt reveals plans to train up to 1,500 more doctors a year
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced plans to train up to 1,500 more doctors a year in...
04 Oct 2016
Off-duty nurse saves the life of a great-grandfather – then looks after him in hospital
A quick-thinking nurse used a defibrillator to save an older patient's life and then...
04 Oct 2016
Mary Seacole celebrated during Black History Month
Jamaican-born nurse and heroine Mary Seacole, who tended to wounded soldiers in the Crimean...
03 Oct 2016
Nine specialist nurses caring for 26,000 patients with epilepsy in Wales, charity warns
Epilepsy Action Cymru said the number of epilepsy specialist nurses in Wales is inadequate,...
03 Oct 2016
Cancer workforce figures will not be published, says Health Education England
Calls for data to be released to inform improvements in services
03 Oct 2016
130 years of the Queen’s Nursing Institute celebrated in new calendar
Previously unseen images of nursing through the decades feature in the calendar
03 Oct 2016
RCN launches mentorship scheme to improve nursing practice
The RCN has launched a new mentorship scheme for up to 100 frontline staff to improve...
03 Oct 2016
Unions unite in battle for fair NHS pay
Crucial evidence has been submitted to the NHS pay review body about staff salaries.
30 Sep 2016
Discussing organ donation with relatives ‘best left to specialists’
Only specialist nurses and lead doctors should speak to distressed families about the...
30 Sep 2016
Nurse killed in Blitz finally receives marked grave
The final resting place of a nurse killed during World War Two has been properly marked...
30 Sep 2016
More awareness needed on end of life rights, says charity
Few people have a legally-binding document to refuse life-sustaining care or to have a...
30 Sep 2016
Exclusive: Nurses targeted by anti-abortion protesters
Nurses who work in abortion clinics in the UK are experiencing increasing levels of...
30 Sep 2016
Carers take loved ones to emergency department because of lack of district nurses
1 in 5 carers have taken their loved one to the emergency department (ED) due to failures in...
30 Sep 2016
Centenarian nurse receives honour for wartime care
A wartime nurse who was posted in Normandy as the first D-Day soldiers arrived is to be...
30 Sep 2016