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Government should cover cost of pay rise rather than ‘overstretched’ NHS trusts, says...

Institute for Public Policy Research report says government would recoup almost half the...

Macmillan warns patients about false information and fake cancer cures online

Cancer charity Macmillan has created a digital nurse specialist role to help signpost...

'Staff planning in Scotland's NHS needs urgent improvement'...

Care quality is being jeopardised by low staffing levels, say public sector auditors.

NHS cyber attack

WannaCry ransomware attack 'could have been prevented'

Terror attacks have long-term effects for healthcare staff, say experts

Traumatic incidents can have profound psychological implications for all people involved and...

NHS in Essex may rent spare rooms in local homes to tackle delayed discharges

Patients recovering from operations could be sent from hospital to nearby homes where they...

Breastfeeding emoji is the brainchild of staff nurse

Hope emoji will tackle stigma of feeding in public

Short film focusing on crucial child health visitor role launched

The Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) has launched a new short film highlighting the ‘...

Nurse educator named one of Britain’s most influential black people

Professor of nursing Laura Serrant has been placed on the 2018 Powerlist of people of...

Exclusive: ‘Foreign recruitment risks the destruction of health systems,’ warns ICN...

International Council of Nurses chief executive says developed countries should focus on...

Mary Seacole Awards

winners announced

NICE approves novel gene therapy for 'bubble baby syndrome'...

NICE issues draft guidance on therapy for children with very rare condition ADA-SCID.

Nurses need 5% pay increase to reach 2010 standard of living, study reveals

​​​​​Four in ten nurses are living in households where earnings are below what is considered...

Nurse raises £2,500 for charity bouncing through city streets on a space hopper

Fundraising nurse space hops for 10k through streets of Sheffield city in four hours to...

Nurses to spearhead drive on antibiotics resistance

Nurses are being asked to spearhead a campaign launched by Public Health England to tackle...

Mary Seacole statue up for top design award

Celebrated African-Caribbean Crimean war nurse Mary Seacole statue shortlisted for...

Florence Nightingale letter found during office tidy-up

A letter by Florence Nightingale expressing her vision for community nursing has been found...

Staff assaults

'Data decision leaves government blind to scale of problem'

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