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
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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
Cancer diagnosis now more common than a wedding
More new cases of cancer each year than weddings in the UK
10 Jul 2017
'Summer of protest has only just started'
RCN warning after government insists pay cap will stay
07 Jul 2017
QNI launches homeless health nursing resource
The Queen’s Nursing Institute has launched an online resource to address knowledge gaps for...
07 Jul 2017
NHS facing serious challenges to maintain standards of care – report
The NHS faces 'serious challenges in maintaining standards of care', with senior managers...
07 Jul 2017
FGM cases not falling fast enough, says RCN
The RCN has responded to the latest national figures on female genital mutilation (FGM) to...
06 Jul 2017
Terminally ill homeless people struggle to get adequate end of life care, study shows
New research shows many terminally ill homeless people live in hostels without access to...
06 Jul 2017
Nurse-led intervention helps carers manage medication and cancer pain
A study published today shows the potential benefits of a new nurse-led intervention...
06 Jul 2017