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Nurse-led end of life service cuts admissions
Review finds London care coordination centre could save the NHS £350,000 a year, but needs...
16 Sep 2016
Efforts to tackle FGM hampered by cuts to school nursing
Cuts to school nursing numbers and workforce pressures are hampering efforts to eradicate...
15 Sep 2016
The Archers domestic abuse storyline highlights need for family support, say health...
Two in five health visitors say support for families affected by domestic abuse in England...
15 Sep 2016
Older people bearing brunt of social care cuts, report warns
Older people are bearing the brunt of cuts to social care, and an increasing numbers of care...
15 Sep 2016
Half measures not enough to tackle diabetes, RCN warns
Half measures are not enough to tackle the rising number of people with diabetes, nurses...
14 Sep 2016
Lack of nurse access to CPD is affecting older people’s care
Study says care home staff are being poorly prepared by nursing undergraduate courses.
14 Sep 2016
Doctors’ predictions of when terminally ill patients will die vary widely
Research has shown a wide variation in doctors’ ability to predict accurately how long...
14 Sep 2016
District nurse adds honorary doctorate to her accolades
University of Lincoln recognises Queen’s Nurse and OBE Candice Pellett for her outstanding...
13 Sep 2016
Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey’s NMC hearing begins
Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey faces Nursing and Midwifery Council inquiry over her return to...
13 Sep 2016
New end of life care approach for nurses
A national palliative care charity has developed a new approach to end of life care based on...
12 Sep 2016
New partnership for the Royal College of Midwives
RCM teams up with Emma’s Diary to provide support for pregnant women and first-time parents.
12 Sep 2016
‘School nurses could overlook abuse due to paperwork burden’
School nurses spend so much time on paperwork that abuse or neglect could be missed, says...
12 Sep 2016
Charity warns that cuts to sexual health services could compromise contraception choices
As NICE issues a new quality standard for contraception advice, a leading nurse has warned...
09 Sep 2016
Stillbirth and neonatal death charity publish new guidelines for nurses
Sands has updated its guidelines for nurses caring for people affected by pregnancy loss and...
09 Sep 2016
QNI announces £5,000 funding opportunity for men's health projects
Community and primary care nurses can apply for funding of up to £5,000 for projects which...
08 Sep 2016
Childline receives call about suicide every 30 minutes
Record numbers of children who feel desperate are contacting the confidential counselling...
08 Sep 2016
NHS 111 to get online triage service
Health secretary announces new online services and apps that will be available to patients...
07 Sep 2016
Patients need more help to self-manage diabetes, says CQC
Major diabetes review warns the NHS must do more to help patients self-manage their condition
07 Sep 2016