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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
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
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
Knife crime: emergency care nurses lead groundbreaking project to save lives
KnifeSavers team launch specialist bleeding control kits and offer free training
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
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
People with dementia face multiple emergency admissions every year
Alzheimer’s Society says annual emergency admissions rise in England cost NHS £280 million
22 Jan 2020
NMC suspends nurse for failing to give CPR to care home resident
Nahid Nasiri knew a Do Not Attempt Resuscitation order was not in place
21 Jan 2020
New standards for advanced clinical practitioners in primary care
Skills for Health framework may mean nurses need to top up skills and knowledge
21 Jan 2020
Student grants: who will and won’t get the full £8,000 for hard-to-recruit disciplines
Only some learning disability and mental health nursing students eligible for extra £3,000
20 Jan 2020
Brisk breakfast: machine makes scrambled eggs for patients in 15 seconds
Trial of device at Nottingham hospital whips up a positive response
20 Jan 2020
Cervical cancer could be eliminated, NHS says
Vaccinations for all children, along with upgraded screening for HPV ‘will save lives’
20 Jan 2020
Sepsis now a bigger killer than cancer, study suggests
Analysis of global data reveals 11 million sepsis-related deaths in 2017
17 Jan 2020
Nursing home manager struck off for failing to act on abuse claims
NMC sanctions three former staff at Devon care home for patient neglect
17 Jan 2020