Exclusive: New programmes announced for talented future nurse leaders
Two new dedicated programmes to equip talented nurses for leadership roles have been...
28 Mar 2017
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Schools lack proper policies for pupils with medical conditions, charities warn
Thousands of children with long-term medical conditions are being put at risk every time...
28 Mar 2017
Wartime nursing stories to be preserved by RCN
The photos, diaries and scrapbooks of nine nurses from the first world war are to be...
28 Mar 2017
Nurse pay rise in Wales capped at 1% for 2017-18
Nurses in Wales are set to get a 1% pay rise from April, as the NHS pay cap continues for a...
28 Mar 2017
Text message service helping school nurses reach one million young people
A school nurse-led text messaging service that offers confidential health advice to...
27 Mar 2017
New project aims improve retention of nursing students and newly qualified nurses
City, University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust are planning to work in partnership to...
27 Mar 2017
NHS cannot afford to lose EU nurses, RCN says
Value of EU nurses reinforced by the RCN ahead of Article 50 trigger
27 Mar 2017
Help raise the profile of nursing by contributing to new project
A practice nurse has set up an online project to help highlight the work of nurses and...
24 Mar 2017
NHS nurses angry about agency ban
From 1 April, many nurses will only be able to take on extra work as overtime or through...
23 Mar 2017
Nurses praised for efforts after terror attack
Staff from Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation trust ran towards Westminster Bridge to help...
23 Mar 2017
Draft guidance out on safe district nursing caseloads
Draft guidance on safe caseloads in district nursing published by NHS Improvement.
23 Mar 2017
Send selfies to help celebrate nursing, asks FoNS
Foundation of Nursing Studies (FoNS) is making a short 'Flipagram' film to celebrate World...
22 Mar 2017
NHS whistle-blowers to get more protection under new proposals
Protections for NHS whistle-blowers are to be extended under new government plans.
22 Mar 2017
'Serious gaps' in mental health crisis care for children, report warns...
There are 'serious gaps' in crisis care for children with mental health problems, a new...
22 Mar 2017
Nurse academic calls for mandatory preceptorship year for all new nurses
All new nurses should complete a mandatory preceptorship year to help them meet new Nursing...
21 Mar 2017
MPs warn a Brexit NHS staffing crisis is brewing, but Hunt downplays fears
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has downplayed fears that Brexit will lead to a collapse in the...
21 Mar 2017