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Cathy Warwick

Cathy Warwick will retire as head of the Royal College of Midwives in August.

13 Jan 2017
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Christopher Tufton

The country’s health minister issues warning on staffing levels.

13 Jan 2017
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Free app uses technology that helps staff raise concerns.

13 Jan 2017
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Nurses must raise concerns now more than ever
13 Jan 2017
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Nursing and Midwifery Council hearing

Fundamental changes to the NMC’s legal framework could speed up fitness to practise cases.

12 Jan 2017
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Health Education England may consider a ‘bridging role’ that combines nursing and therapy.

12 Jan 2017
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The Unite union opposed plans to cut posts

12 Jan 2017
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First-time mothers are receiving boxes full of essential items for their babies, which can even serve as their first bed once empty.
First-time mothers are receiving boxes full of essential items for their babies, which can even serve as their first bed once empty.
11 Jan 2017
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Pilot scheme by charity Age UK is helping nurses identify lonely older people and refer them for support

11 Jan 2017
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Name plate at NMC HQ

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is looking for two lay people to join its governing council.

11 Jan 2017
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Staff across the UK are reporting serious concerns about care quality during the worst conditions many have experienced

11 Jan 2017
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Research projection shows shortfall of thousands of nurses in the UK.

11 Jan 2017

Asian and black healthcare staff are significantly less likely to whistleblow than their white British colleagues, research shows.

11 Jan 2017

The University of Plymouth is to open its third nursing teaching site in a bid to cut down travel times for students.

11 Jan 2017

One of the UK’s oldest nursing assistants celebrates her 80th birthday at work.

10 Jan 2017
A new television documentary is promising to portray the full reality of working for the of the busiest trusts in the NHS.
10 Jan 2017

Everyone with learning disabilities should receive a review of their mental health, says the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

10 Jan 2017

A police investigation is under way at North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust after staff noticed a small number of saline bags appeared to have been tampered with in the Cumberland Infirmary.

10 Jan 2017

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