Health visitor survey reveals one in three fear being so overstretched that a tragedy...
Health visitors in England fear falling numbers could be putting children’s lives at risk, a...
05 Dec 2017
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More nurses having flu vaccination could cut absence rates, study shows
Persuading more nurses and other NHS staff to have the flu vaccination could dramatically...
05 Dec 2017
Urgent action needed on obesity among nurses, study shows
Action is needed to address obesity among healthcare staff, with one in four nurses in...
05 Dec 2017
Latest UCAS figures reveal implications of bursary removal in nursing applications
The number of mature students accepted onto nursing degree courses has heavily declined with...
04 Dec 2017
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Patients’ chance to nominate their hero for an RCNi Nurse Award
Nominations are now open for one of nursing’s most prestigious accolades, in which patients...
04 Dec 2017
HEE chief looks to rebalance funds to ensure nurses' continuing professional...
More funding for nurses' continuing professional development will be found, according to the...
01 Dec 2017
'Exceptional' group of nurses in Scotland to receive Queen's Nurse title...
A group of community nurses in Scotland are to receive the title of Queen's Nurse at a...
01 Dec 2017
Nursing tops poll of most trusted profession for second year running
Nursing remains the most trusted profession in Britain for a second consecutive year, the...
01 Dec 2017
RCN general secretary Janet Davies slams government for nursing pay insult
Government suggestions that any pay rise for nurses must be linked to improved productivity...
30 Nov 2017
NMC sees rise in interest after change to language tests
The Nursing and Midwifery Council says more than 4,000 nurses and midwives have expressed...
30 Nov 2017
NMC to begin consultation on nursing associate fees
Regulator says nursing associates will be subject to the same processes as nurses and...
30 Nov 2017
COPD survey: 60% of people with chronic respiratory conditions bemoan lack of available...
UK-wide survey of 500 people reveals one in five (21%) are unable to control symptom flare...
28 Nov 2017
NMC register: nursing associates may pay same as nurses to be registered
Nursing and Midwifery Council proposal could see nursing associates pay £120 a year to...
28 Nov 2017
Nurses call for 'militant' response to ensure meaningful pay award...
Do not be lulled into false sense of security by budget announcements, nurses warn RCN...
27 Nov 2017
NHS urges parents to ensure children have flu vaccination before Christmas break
Parents are being urged to vaccinate their children against flu in time for Christmas,...
27 Nov 2017
Photo exhibition: moving images of London’s first specialist AIDS ward on display
Photographs show touching scenes of four young gay men in dedicated Middlesex Hospital ward...
24 Nov 2017