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Wards in England are still failing to achieve safe staffing levels, new report warns

Workforce study says policies introduced since Mid-Staffs Inquiry have lost momentum

Period poverty: schools in Wales to offer girls free sanitary products

More than 141,000 pupils who cannot afford tampons and other supplies are expected to benefit

Capacity Tracker helps staff to locate care home places for patients in England

The digital tool aims to ensure people ‘aren’t left waiting in hospital unnecessarily’

Support network uses social media to attract men into nursing

Facebook and Twitter groups connect students with nurses to promote profession

Off-duty nurses save cyclist’s life at side of the road

Mental health team performed CPR on man who had gone into cardiac arrest

RCN exhibition traces the history of older people’s nursing

Aspects of Age exhibition looks at how far healthcare has come in 200 years

RCN Northern Ireland gets go-ahead for ballot on industrial action

Vacancies and lagging pay have become a public safety issue, college warns

NMC invites registrants to help shape its five-year strategy

Regulator asks nurses, midwives and nursing associates to suggest priorities for action

Nurse struck off for ‘deliberate dishonesty’ in smear test records

NMC panel finds patients were put at risk due to delays and lack of transparency
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RCNi Nurse Awards 2019: find out who is in the finals

We reveal this year’s shortlist of fabulous nurses, healthcare assistants and teams

‘We need to learn from infection control in nursing homes around the world’

How a travel scholarship project may help reduce NHS costs related to unplanned admissions

New guidance offers advice on alleviating staff stress and improving mental well-being

Health Education England aims to help nurses ‘deal with the pressures they often face’

‘Appreciative Friday’ helps show staff how much they are valued

Queen’s Nurse’s social media messages for staff and families caring for people with dementia

Poopology: the board game that teaches staff about diarrhoea management

New learning tool embeds knowledge and ‘brings fun into teaching sessions’

What it’s like to be the only healthcare professional on an offshore oil rig

Nurse tells QNIS conference he wants to raise the profile of these ‘forgotten’ lone workers

Unleash your inner rebel, community nurses are urged

Nurses can shape society’s future, says head of Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland

Nurses! Don’t under-sell the complexity or importance of our work

Professor urges nurses to become more savvy about promoting their clinical expertise

Nurse shortages present a ‘major obstacle’ to NHS Long Term Plan

MPs also warn that financial health of NHS is worsening

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