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Corbyn pledges to bring back nursing bursaries if Labour wins election
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has promised to bring back nursing student bursaries '...
05 Jun 2017
Initiative offers advice on life-saving first aid after a terrorist attack
CitizenAID provides simple advice on how to deal with injuries following a major incident.
05 Jun 2017
Green Party pledges to abolish prescription charges in England
Party wants an NHS that is genuinely free at the point of use.
05 Jun 2017
No magic money tree to fund NHS, Theresa May tells nurse
A who nurse challenged Prime Minister Theresa May over the 1% pay cap was told more money...
05 Jun 2017
Cuts to infection prevention seen as threat to patient safety
Cuts to investment in infection prevention threaten patient safety, the Infection Prevention...
02 Jun 2017
Cut our workload or patients could wait weeks to see a GP, doctors warn
GP waiting times will 'rocket' unless the system is overhauled, research has suggested.
02 Jun 2017
'Every nurse needs to read this report,' says ICN president...
Outgoing president Judith Shamian says the UN health commission report makes the case that...
02 Jun 2017
'NHS planning to delay spending to balance books'...
New figures suggest the NHS in England is now planning to delay or cancel spending in half...
01 Jun 2017
NHS Improvement clarifies advice on tax for agency and bank staff
NHS Improvement has reined back on a blanket approach to enforcing new tax rules for bank,...
31 May 2017
Poor Brexit deal could upset our NHS plans, says Hunt
Conservative plans to train more nurses and doctors and put extra cash into the NHS depend...
31 May 2017
New WHO director-general makes major commitment to nursing
The new director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has affirmed his support for...
31 May 2017
NHS depends on EU nurses - Nuffield Trust report
The NHS depends on nurses from the European Union (EU) to prevent the serious problem of...
31 May 2017
Nurses must take evidence on safe staffing to the highest levels
Pioneering researcher says it is time for nurses and governments to act.
31 May 2017
International nursing leader to talk to Trump about climate change
An international nursing leader on environmental health has vowed to talk to US President...
30 May 2017
Nurses ‘can lead on global challenge of refugee health’
The highest-ranking nurse in the US government under Barack Obama has urged nurses across...
30 May 2017
Global campaign to boost profile of nursing announced
A new global campaign to raise the profile of nursing across every continent has been...
30 May 2017
Teach nurses business skills, urges leading US entrepreneur
Nurses need to know how to put a business plan together, says the woman at the forefront of...
30 May 2017
Women in nursing ‘must engage with politics’, ICN congress hears
Liberian minister tells international nursing audience that gender inequality dominates...
29 May 2017