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Nurses among EU workers lobbying MPs over right to remain in UK
Nurses, social workers and teaching assistants will be among European Union (EU) workers...
20 Feb 2017
Nurses join team of experts set up to help under pressure GP practices
Royal College of General Practitioners has created a service to support GP practices.
20 Feb 2017
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20 Feb 2017
Reports of FGM are being made daily, says NSPCC
Reports of female genital mutilation (FGM) are being made daily and sometimes concern babies...
17 Feb 2017
‘Nurses should resist passport checks for overseas patients’
A nurse has called on health professionals to boycott a new requirement to check patients’...
17 Feb 2017
Many older people not receiving basic care, says Age UK
Hundreds of thousands of older people are not receiving the help they need to get out of bed...
16 Feb 2017
STP plans could hit community nurse funding in rural areas, leading nurse warns
RCN deputy president says community nursing will be put at risk unless funding is...
16 Feb 2017
Walking could boost quality of life in patients with advanced cancer
Nurse-led study suggests that encouraging walking among patients with advanced cancer could...
16 Feb 2017
'Nurses who smoke should lead by example and kick the habit'...
Nurses who smoke should lead by example and quit to help the wider public kick the habit, a...
15 Feb 2017
Dual roles proposed to boost practice nurse numbers
Dual roles and better student placements could help address practice nurse shortage, says...
15 Feb 2017
School nurse investment could tackle rise in sexually transmitted infections - RCN
Urgent investment in school nursing could tackle the rising the number of sexually...
15 Feb 2017
RCN says NHS plans could see cuts to hospital beds and community services
Plans to transform the NHS in England could lead to cuts in hospital beds and community...
14 Feb 2017
Hundreds attend RCN Bulletin Jobs Fair
More than 700 nurses attended the RCN Bulletin Jobs Fair at Manchester United’s Old Trafford...
13 Feb 2017
NHS being held together by superhuman staff – Robert Francis
Health service only functions because of ‘superhuman’ efforts of staff, says Mid Staffs...
13 Feb 2017
Marie Curie launches resource for front line staff caring for people with a terminal...
A free online resource will help nurses and others without expertise to provide palliative...
13 Feb 2017
Concern over future of NHS staff safety organisation
Nursing leaders are ‘very concerned’ over what will happen to body that advises on NHS staff...
10 Feb 2017
Nursing Standard-Marie Curie survey
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09 Feb 2017
Health and social care plans behind target amid service pressures, says report
Plans to integrate health and social care services by 2020 have been slower and less...
08 Feb 2017