New dementia strategy for nurses
Nurses caring for those with dementia are urged to fit the care they provide to the...
27 Sep 2016
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Radical changes needed to tackle public health, say academics
Nurses and healthcare professionals must collaborate with those outside of their traditional...
27 Sep 2016
New mother and baby units for women in mental health crisis
Procurement is underway for three new Mother and Baby Units in England for women with mental...
27 Sep 2016
Trust’s emergency care downgraded due to lack of nurses
Inspectors rate Aintree University Hospital unit as ‘requires improvement’ following...
26 Sep 2016
Concern over NHS nurse contracts as BMA calls off doctors’ strikes
Will government move to impose new contracts on nurses in the NHS?
26 Sep 2016
'Nursing students need more training on CQC compliance'...
Independent consultant Jane Orr-Campbell said nursing students need more help to understand...
26 Sep 2016
TV show Baywatch inspires falls prevention at Southampton General
Staff take on ‘bay watcher’ brief in pilot on older people’s wards.
26 Sep 2016
Union invites public to thank nurses for the job they do
Unison aims to highlight work of nurses and other public servants ahead of government...
26 Sep 2016
Button batteries pose ‘serious risk’ to children
Safeguarding expert says parents should be warned of damage the batteries can cause if...
26 Sep 2016
RCN goes back to the beginning for Open House
Characters from the RCN's past welcome more than 300 visitors to its historic London...
23 Sep 2016
New accreditation scheme for advanced nurse practitioners, says RCN
New accreditation scheme for advanced nurse practitioners, says RCN.
23 Sep 2016
Nurse campaigner appears in Ken Loach’s Corbyn documentary
Founder of Bursary or Bust protest campaign raises nursing issues in conversation with...
23 Sep 2016
Workloads hampering school nurses' ability to help pupils with long-term conditions
Increased workloads are causing school nurses to lose confidence in their ability to help...
23 Sep 2016
Healthcare assistants being used as 'nurses on the cheap', says new report
NHS healthcare assistants (HCAs) are doing the jobs of nurses without the equivalent pay or...
23 Sep 2016
Survey reveals fears about cyber-attacks in the NHS
Health professionals are concerned about cyber security within their organisations with many...
22 Sep 2016
NHS trust offers rent-free accommodation for new nursing recruits
An NHS trust is meeting recruitment challenges by offering new nurse starters rent-free...
22 Sep 2016
Nurses transform emergency call responses at major ambulance trust
Mental health nurses working in the emergency calls team at London Ambulance Service are...
22 Sep 2016
Nurses' views sought on suicide prevention in Northern Ireland
Nurses' views are sought for a consultation into Northern Ireland's suicide...
22 Sep 2016