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Further trust calls for rethink on language tests for overseas nurses
A further trust has added its voice to calls to rethink the language tests required by the...
14 Jul 2017
Women ‘spend a quarter of life in poor health’
Women can expect to spend nearly one quarter of their lives in poor health and men one fifth...
14 Jul 2017
Exclusive: ‘Golden hellos’ could ease recruitment crisis, says peer
Shape of Caring review author Lord Willis says employers need to find ways to attract people...
14 Jul 2017
Long working hours increase risk of developing heart condition, study shows
Working long hours increases the risk of developing a dangerous irregular heartbeat,...
14 Jul 2017
Plans to strengthen NHS against threat of cyber attacks
The government is pledging an extra £21 million for cyber security across the NHS in the...
13 Jul 2017
Charity reveals ‘shameful’ rise in nurses seeking financial help
The Cavell Nurses’ Trust received nearly a third more calls from nursing staff in the first...
13 Jul 2017
Cross-party peers back calls to scrap the cap
House of Lords to debate the public sector pay cap, as cross-party group calls for...
13 Jul 2017
Fall in nursing degree applications sparks call for action
The number of nursing degree applicants to universities in the UK has fallen by 19% in the...
13 Jul 2017
Nominate a health hero
Our Health Heroes Awards recognise healthcare support workers, apprentices and teamwork.
12 Jul 2017
King's Fund warning over budget cuts in sexual health and smoking cessation...
Public health budget cuts affecting services such as sexual health and stop-smoking services...
12 Jul 2017
Holistic approach enhances dementia services in care homes
More collaboration between professionals, residents and relatives brings benefits.
12 Jul 2017
Breast care nurses trained in CBT to help treat hot flushes
Nurses will deliver talking therapy to breast cancer patients in a study aimed at improving...
12 Jul 2017
Nurse-led walk-in centre 'closed indefinitely' following blaze...
Nurses working at the Weybridge Community Hospital in Surrey will discuss redeployment plans...
12 Jul 2017
Nurse struck off after falsely claiming to be a leading surgeon
A nurse who lied to his wife and friends for seven years about being a leading surgeon has...
11 Jul 2017
Lib Dem MP criticises partial diversion of funds meant for children's mental...
Failure to deliver on promised funding is ‘disgusting’, Norman Lamb said.
11 Jul 2017
Older nurses leave the NMC register at a faster rate
Greater numbers of older nurses left the register since revalidation, NMC reveals.
11 Jul 2017
Nurse's research to help older people live healthier lives...
People may be living longer, but they are not necessarily living healthier, says a leading...
10 Jul 2017
One of the last degree courses to offer bursary gets underway
One of the last pre-registration nursing courses to offer a bursary gets underway at the...
10 Jul 2017