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31 Jan 2020
CPR decision making: NMC to explore how to clarify requirements
Nurse regulator moves to remove doubt over what it expects from registrants
30 Jan 2020
Lack of hydration at work: nurses ‘causing physical harm to themselves’, review finds
NMC study also says dehydration could impair decision-making
30 Jan 2020
High cost of living makes nurses in London dream of relocation
Call for action on rents and transport as costs fuel region’s nursing shortage
30 Jan 2020
Fight Fatigue campaign urges NHS to improve working conditions
Health Education England becomes latest backer of initiative
29 Jan 2020
NMC confirms new post-registration education standards for specialist community nurses
Council also reveals changes to specialist practice qualifications
29 Jan 2020
Old-fashioned view of nursing as ‘feminine’ undervalues profession, RCN study reveals
Gender inequalities persist despite the fact that nine out of ten nurses in the UK are women
29 Jan 2020
CPR: we support best practice guidance, insists NMC chief executive
Regulator enters debate about its suspension of nurse who did not attempt CPR
28 Jan 2020
Coloured wristbands help people with respiratory issues in the community
Their use informs emergency staff of correct oxygen level required by each patient
28 Jan 2020
First overseas-trained nursing associates join the NMC register
It’s now one year since the first UK-trained cohort joined NHS teams in England
28 Jan 2020
Nursing regulator to look at wider context when investigating FtP cases
New approaches should consider cause of incidents rather than individual blame, says NMC
27 Jan 2020
Community rapid response teams will support older people at home, says NHS
Initiative aims to prevent hospital admissions, but RCN questions nurse staffing capacity
24 Jan 2020
My Daddy is a Nurse: the children’s book challenging gender stereotypes
Nursing Now campaign and chief nurse work with publisher to tackle profession’s gender divide
23 Jan 2020
Post-reg education: shake-up in specialist community public health nursing standards
NMC in plan to update framework to reflect modern nursing roles
23 Jan 2020
Nursing student freed on appeal after serving half her prison sentence for fraud
Thandiwe Matikiti had dishonestly secured public money to fund her degree
22 Jan 2020
Coronavirus outbreak: passengers from China to UK urged to say if they feel unwell
Government directive concerns flights from city of Wuhan
22 Jan 2020
New chief nurse is ‘ambassador for whole profession’
Karen Bonner to join Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
22 Jan 2020
Low numbers of young women attending screening linked to sharp rise in cervical cancer
Rise in cervical cancer cases down to failure to attend screening, charity believes
22 Jan 2020