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Nurses must not be made to charge overseas patients for care, warns health unions
NHS trusts will be legally obliged from April to check if overseas patients are eligible for...
06 Feb 2017
Rates of hospital readmissions for COPD patients rise since 2008
A national audit found 43% of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients...
06 Feb 2017
UK cancer rates rising nearly six times faster in women than men
Figures released by Cancer Research UK have highlighted potentially bad lifestyle factors...
03 Feb 2017
Queen’s nurses to enjoy royal garden party
Patron’s Fund grant will be used to host a day of celebration for working and retired Queen’...
03 Feb 2017
Not all advanced nurse practitioners will meet criteria for RCN accreditation
Nearly 2,000 nurses have expressed interest in being early adopters of the RCN’s new ‘...
03 Feb 2017
Study looks at assertiveness of district nurses with specialist qualification
Research project will evaluate whether holding a specialist qualification boosts district...
02 Feb 2017
Gender stereotypes may be putting children off a healthcare career
Primary school children are more likely to identify a woman as a nurse and a man as a...
02 Feb 2017
Unite protest against proposed Yorkshire health visitor cuts
Humber NHS Foundation Trust is consulting on changes to its public health nursing service...
02 Feb 2017
Fall in nursing degree applications
The number of nursing degree applicants in England has fallen by 23%
02 Feb 2017
Project aims to develop social care robot for older people
Academics are to explore whether 'culturally aware' robots could help care for older people...
01 Feb 2017
Nursing associates begin training at University of Derby
Students at the University of Derby have embarked on their studies to become Nursing...
01 Feb 2017
Nurses to support GPs with mental health and addiction issues
A new service has been launched to help GPs affected by mental health and addication issues.
01 Feb 2017
'Government burying head in sand on pay'
MPs warn the NHS cannot afford to lose the goodwill of nurses
31 Jan 2017
Nurses should routinely ask older people about falls – NICE
Practice and district nurses should routinely ask people over 65 about falls, says the...
31 Jan 2017
MPs debate fair pay for nurses and other NHS staff
Nurses from across England lobbied MPs ahead of debate
30 Jan 2017
RCN event hears about public health in inter-war years
A return to local authorities taking responsibility for childhood public health is not...
30 Jan 2017
Nurse-led service helping patients avoid hospital stay after orthopaedic surgery
A new nurse-led centre for excellence for patients having orthopaedic surgery is helping to...
30 Jan 2017