NHS staff to get first chance to buy homes built on surplus land
NHS staff will be given first refusal to buy thousands of affordable homes to be built on...
31 Jan 2018
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Guidance on safe nurse staffing aims to improve healthcare services
NHS Improvement says resource will help leaders and staff to deliver effective and...
30 Jan 2018
Research cast doubts on 'safe' image of vaping and connects e-cigarettes to...
Smoke from e-cigarettes damages DNA and can increase the risk of cancer and heart disease,...
30 Jan 2018
Suicide prevention: charity head urges NHS England trusts to share information about...
Around 1,600 ten to 34-year-olds take their lives in the UK each year, according to youth...
30 Jan 2018
UK must align with EU medicine rules after Brexit to avoid disruption, health group...
Patients’ access to life-saving medicines and medical devices could be disrupted unless the...
30 Jan 2018
Scrapping pay cap will help tackle shortages
Government releases evidence to NHS Pay Review Body
29 Jan 2018
Optimising nutritional intake of people with pressure ulcers
Tips for nursing staff are a reminder of the link between diet and skin viability.
29 Jan 2018
Skills and competencies: new digital career tool for nurses launched to improve job...
Digital career framework tool developed by Health Education England-sponsored Capital Nurse...
29 Jan 2018
Hepatitis C: NHS plans for England to be world leader in eradicating infectious disease
NHS calls on pharmaceutical industry to provide best-value treatments to eradicate Hepatitis...
29 Jan 2018
Resilience-based clinical supervision model proves successful in helping nurses cope...
A project helping newly qualified nurses to build resilience and cope with the stresses of...
28 Jan 2018
Charities call for halt of postcode lottery in children’s end of life care
A coalition of charities wants the government to develop a national palliative care strategy...
26 Jan 2018
Hundreds have their say in end of life care survey
Nurses and HCAs from all fields and settings urged to share their experiences of caring for...
26 Jan 2018
MPs draw up nurse workforce plan to halt exodus from the register
Commons nursing workforce review highlights pressures stemming from training squeeze,...
26 Jan 2018
UK falls behind rest of the world in nurse numbers, think tank reports
A drop in the number of nurses compared to population size has seen the UK lag behind other...
25 Jan 2018
England falling behind on child health services, report says
Child health services in England are falling behind those of the rest of the UK, says a...
24 Jan 2018
Older people going hungry in their own homes, report says
More than a million older people could be going hungry in their own homes, says a report...
24 Jan 2018
More nursing vacancies than ever before, report uncovers
The nursing recruitment crisis is deepening with more vacancies than ever, particularly in...
23 Jan 2018
Longer GP hours ‘unlikely to ease burden on emergency departments’
Researchers suggest government should focus on improving access to GP appointments during...
22 Jan 2018