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Specialist nurses under growing pressure to help patients with disability claim benefits

Survey shows 90% of MS nurses help patients make benefit applications, often in their own...

NHS retention: more needs to be done to retain new wave of nurses

Too much emphasis has been placed on retaining nurses eligible for retirement rather than...

Government set to announce 3,000 extra midwifery training places

Jeremy Hunt will also pledge that pregnant women will be treated by the same midwives...

Care home nurses set to benefit from on-site pharmacists

Nursing and care home staff have welcomed plans to introduce on-site pharmacists to help...

Pay deal: what nurses say

Mixed reaction to three-year pay offer of 6.5%

Developing students into 'leaders of the future' is critical for nursing,...

Developing leadership opportunities for nursing students at the beginning of their journey...

Pay to finally increase – if deal is agreed across England

Nurses in England are set to see minimum pay rises of 6.5%, rising to as much as 29%

Fitness to Practise process to change, proposals from NMC suggest

The Fitness to Practise process could be about to change, as new proposals from nursing...

Report suggests not enough being done to help children with speech and language issues

Too many children and young people with speech, language and communication difficulties are...

Two years into the Five Year Forward View has progress been made?

Two years into the Five Year Forward View, one of England's most senior mental health nurses...

RCN welcomes clarification on new nursing assistant role in Northern Ireland

The RCN has welcomed clarification on the responsibilities of the newly renamed nursing...

Loan overpayment error leaves students struggling to pay rent

RCN general secretary urges Student Loans Company not to recover overpayments

CQC care homes report: Alzheimer's Society describes rise of poor quality...

Independent Age report shows huge variations in the quality of care homes across the country...

UK lags behind comparable countries on child health – report

The UK is lagging behind on child health, according to research that looked at health...

Nurse 'devotion' celebrated at royal reception

The Prince of Wales praised the endless care of nurses at Buckingham Palace reception

Tributes pour in for Stephen Hawking

The famous physicist was a staunch NHS supporter

Around 43% of NHS staff in England use instant messaging despite possibility of...

The RCN has warned nurses risk losing their registration by sharing sensitive data on...

Award launched for support shown to bereaved parents

An award scheme to recognise nurses and other healthcare staff who provide exceptional care...

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