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Nurses
Reasearch shows one professional nurse substitution associated with a 21% rise in patient death risk.
15 Nov 2016
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Woman at GP

One in four women eligible for screening did not receive checks last year, new data shows.

15 Nov 2016
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A trailblazing group of women who campaigned to create England’s first nursing degree programme have been reunited.
15 Nov 2016
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Charity encourages mental health nurses working on acute wards to organise themselves using sport as an example.
15 Nov 2016
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Donna Wood
A nurse who helped fight ebola has appeared before the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) accused of recording an inaccurate temperature for colleague Pauline Cafferkey.
14 Nov 2016
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Chris Ham
Plans being developed for the future of health and social care services in England, are being drawn up with almost no public or patient involvement, and will be extremely difficult
14 Nov 2016
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Louise Jago with daughter Amelie

A nurse whose career ended after an assault is taking legal action against her former employer.

14 Nov 2016
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Julie Moore
Dame Julie Moore and Katherine Murphy to give evidence to committee on long-term sustainability of the NHS.
14 Nov 2016
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Child and adolescent mental health

Dozens of children with mental health problems are being treated on adult psychiatric wards despite the practice being banned, it has been reported.

14 Nov 2016
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Alcohol care team

Initiative from Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust’s alcohol care team aims to help patients recognise and change excessive drinking habits

14 Nov 2016
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College criticises response to a petition against the 1% pay cap on NHS staff.

14 Nov 2016
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Cancer nurse

A new framework for cancer nursing has been launched that will allow nurses to match their skills to specific roles and provide clear career pathways.

12 Nov 2016

Scotland’s health secretary has warned of the risk of losing skilled workers amid post-Brexit uncertainty.

11 Nov 2016

Former RCN general secretary Peter Carter has been appointed interim chair of an NHS trust.

11 Nov 2016
A Nursing Standard investigation reveals thousands of UK nursing students have been involved in cases of academic misconduct such as: plagiarism, forging signatures and cheating in exams.
11 Nov 2016

Judges rule NHS England does have power to provide HIV prevention strategy.

11 Nov 2016

Nurses in the US must help to unite the country – and ensure healthcare for all – after the shock election result.

10 Nov 2016

The government wants drop-out rates halved by next year.

10 Nov 2016

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