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Global dementia action plan welcomed by health experts
Global action plan will help tackle needs of around 47 million people who have dementia...
09 Jun 2017
New government faces fresh threats of pay protests
'The government has one last chance to scrap the cap,' Janet Davies has warned
09 Jun 2017
Healthcare professionals urged to be alert to FGM as ‘cutting season’ approaches
As so-called ‘cutting season’ approaches, health professionals have been urged to look out...
08 Jun 2017
Cases of syphilis in England at highest level since 1949, new figures show
Cases have risen by 97% since 2012.
08 Jun 2017
RCN urges nurses to get to place of safety in terror attacks
Following the terrorist attacks in Manchester and London, where one nurse died trying to...
07 Jun 2017
Nurses need to learn how to influence policy, says new ICN president
Nurses must collaborate more with other professions and have a broader understanding of...
07 Jun 2017
HIV treatment not routinely available on NHS in England deemed 'essential' by...
An HIV treatment which is not routinely available on the NHS in England has been deemed an '...
07 Jun 2017
Nurse vacancies at all-time high in Scotland
Vacancies and spend on temporary staff continue to rise.
07 Jun 2017
Nurses urged to vote by RCN general secretary
The voice of nursing must be heard, RCN general secretary Janet Davies has said in a her...
06 Jun 2017
Corbyn pledges to bring back nursing bursaries if Labour wins election
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has promised to bring back nursing student bursaries '...
05 Jun 2017
Initiative offers advice on life-saving first aid after a terrorist attack
CitizenAID provides simple advice on how to deal with injuries following a major incident.
05 Jun 2017
Green Party pledges to abolish prescription charges in England
Party wants an NHS that is genuinely free at the point of use.
05 Jun 2017
No magic money tree to fund NHS, Theresa May tells nurse
A who nurse challenged Prime Minister Theresa May over the 1% pay cap was told more money...
05 Jun 2017
Cuts to infection prevention seen as threat to patient safety
Cuts to investment in infection prevention threaten patient safety, the Infection Prevention...
02 Jun 2017
Cut our workload or patients could wait weeks to see a GP, doctors warn
GP waiting times will 'rocket' unless the system is overhauled, research has suggested.
02 Jun 2017
'Every nurse needs to read this report,' says ICN president...
Outgoing president Judith Shamian says the UN health commission report makes the case that...
02 Jun 2017
'NHS planning to delay spending to balance books'...
New figures suggest the NHS in England is now planning to delay or cancel spending in half...
01 Jun 2017