Exclusive: Nearly 1,400 overseas nurses fail English language tests
Almost 1,400 overseas nurses who applied to work in the UK in the past two years have failed...
18 Sep 2017
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RCN backs NMC proposals to challenge nurse stereotypes
RCN draws on members' feedback to inform NMC consultation on education standards.
15 Sep 2017
Give NHS staff 3.9% pay rise
In a break with tradition, unions have submitted a pay claim directly to the government
15 Sep 2017
Nurse First: graduates to begin new fast-track programme this month
High-achieving graduates will begin path to nursing leadership.
14 Sep 2017
New generation of Nightingale Nurses to be recognised for excellence
A new generation of Nightingale Nurses will be created at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS...
14 Sep 2017
‘Make nurses agents for change’ says NHS England medical director
Nurses should become ‘agents for change’ in the NHS, according to the outgoing medical...
14 Sep 2017
MPs launch inquiry into nursing shortage
The Commons health committee has launched an inquiry into pressures facing the nursing...
14 Sep 2017
Nurses who helped after terror attacks recognised at Kate Granger awards
Staff from 25 trusts that responded to the terror attacks in Manchester and London and the...
14 Sep 2017
New mother and baby units announced to support women with serious mental health...
Four new mother and baby units will open in England to support women with the most serious...
13 Sep 2017
Nurses urged to look out for symptoms of sepsis
Thousands of nurses, care home staff and pharmacists are to be urged to look out for...
13 Sep 2017
Suicide rates fall in England and Wales, but rise in Scotland
Suicide figures have fallen over the last year, but more than 5,600 people still lost their...
12 Sep 2017
NHS criticised for use of ‘20th century’ pagers
More than one in 10 of the world's pagers is being used in the NHS, according to estimates.
12 Sep 2017
Scrap the cap: nurse pay set for another Parliament vote
The 1% pay cap is set to be lifted for police and prison officers, prompting speculation...
12 Sep 2017
Fears over increase in shortage of nurses following Brexit vote
Britain's shortage of nurses and midwives could increase by 20,000 by 2020 if trends...
12 Sep 2017
Single people cope less well with bowel cancer
Being single or living in a deprived area makes it twice as hard to cope with bowel cancer,...
12 Sep 2017
Children with asthma benefit from living near parks, nurse-led research finds
City-dwelling children with serious asthma may have fewer symptoms if they live close to...
08 Sep 2017
Government drops plans to sell off NHS staffing agency
Plans to sell off a major NHS staffing agency have been abandoned by the government.
07 Sep 2017