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UK patients may need ID to access some NHS services
Health officials are examining whether patients should have to show proof of identity to...
22 Nov 2016
Plans to axe up to 60 health visitors in Nottinghamshire will 'hit deprived...
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is making cuts from its health visitor...
22 Nov 2016
Record numbers of NHS staff having flu vaccination, figures reveal
A record number of front-line NHS staff including nurses have received flu vaccinations this...
22 Nov 2016
Children's hospices and palliative care charities struggling amid 'funding...
A report from Together for Short Lives and Hospice UK reveals huge reductions in local...
22 Nov 2016
Responsibilities of nursing associates revealed by Health Education England
Nursing associates will only be able to administer medicines if suitably trained and...
18 Nov 2016
EXCLUSIVE: Hundreds of district nursing posts lost since 2014
More than half of NHS trusts employing district nurses have seen a fall in their numbers...
18 Nov 2016
More than a third of home care workers have no dementia training
More than a third of home care workers in England have had no training in dementia care –...
17 Nov 2016
Child health nurse wins RCN Wales nurse of the year award
Sian Thomas won the prestigious RCN Wales nurse of the year award for ensuring a child with...
17 Nov 2016
'Santa forgot' TV ad campaign raises awareness of dementia...
Christmas is forgotten by a Santa living with dementia in an advert raising funds for...
16 Nov 2016
Cuts to services detrimental to mothers who want to breastfeed, warn experts
World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative UK report exposes gaps in public health support...
16 Nov 2016
Charity calls for domestic abuse support in every hospital in England and Wales
Over half of domestic abuse victims visiting hospital had accessed emergency departments a...
16 Nov 2016
Substituting nurses with nursing assistants linked to higher patient death risk, study...
Reasearch shows one professional nurse substitution associated with a 21% rise in patient...
15 Nov 2016
Quarter of women in England missing out on potentially life-saving cervical cancer...
One in four women eligible for screening did not receive checks last year, new data shows.
15 Nov 2016
Graduates of England's first-ever nursing degree course reunited
A trailblazing group of women who campaigned to create England’s first nursing degree...
15 Nov 2016
RCN calls government response to pay petition ‘completely inadequate’
College criticises response to a petition against the 1% pay cap on NHS staff.
14 Nov 2016
Plagiarism and exam cheating among thousands of academic misconduct cases on UK nursing...
A Nursing Standard investigation reveals thousands of UK nursing students have been involved...
11 Nov 2016
Appeal court ruling on HIV drug victory for common sense, says leading nurse
Judges rule NHS England does have power to provide HIV prevention strategy.
11 Nov 2016
Drive to curb attrition on nursing and other healthcare courses by 50%
The government wants drop-out rates halved by next year.
10 Nov 2016