RCN surveys nurses’ views on organ donation consent
The RCN has launched a survey asking nurses for their views on consent for organ and tissue...
18 Jan 2018
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Protests at abortion clinic face ban by London council
A London council is considering banning protesters from gathering outside an abortion clinic...
17 Jan 2018
Holistic community nursing model may be adopted following trial success
Improved autonomy of 'Buurtzorg' care model impresses staff at leading trust
16 Jan 2018
Surge in A&E visits more due to complex conditions than shortcomings in GP care,...
Emergency department presentations more to do with multiple conditions than shortcomings in...
16 Jan 2018
Health unions' letter urges Jeremy Hunt to 'stop and listen to the people...
The RCN and other health unions have written a letter to the government demanding it...
15 Jan 2018
Patient satisfaction and nurse staffing levels
Increasing nurse numbers could boost patient satisfaction with quality of care
11 Jan 2018
Winter pressures: Underfunding means staff under ‘intolerable pressure’, NHS Providers...
NHS Providers’ chief executive Chris Hopson outlines ‘fragility’ of the wider health service...
11 Jan 2018
Government to blame for hospitals' situations, winter pressure poll respondents...
Almost one in ten people have been affected by severe winter pressures in the NHS, new...
10 Jan 2018
Housing crisis: Public land ‘flogged off to developers’ and unaffordable for nurses...
Four out of five homes built by private developers on former NHS land will cost more than...
10 Jan 2018
Hunt stays as health secretary, with added remit of social care
Jeremy Hunt now also has responsibility for social care
08 Jan 2018
Flu vaccinations: should they become mandatory?
Debate on mandatory vaccinations ‘inevitable’, says NHS England medical director
08 Jan 2018
Greater delegation needed to improve older people's care, study finds...
Older people’s care can be ‘significantly’ improved across England through better...
05 Jan 2018
The path to recovery: a nurse’s account of her battle with cancer
Community nurse Sue Shaw has written a book about her experiences as a person with cancer...
04 Jan 2018
Nursing Standard straw poll reveals 90% of respondents believe winter pressures are...
Nurses have demanded the prime minister and health secretary join them on the front line...
04 Jan 2018
Mental health nurse develops online refugee resource project
Mental health nurse, lecturer and refugee Philomene Uwamaliya to give online demonstration...
03 Jan 2018
Change4Life campaign aims to curb children's overindulgence in sugary snacks...
Public Health England is encouraging parents to offer children healthier, 100 calorie snacks...
02 Jan 2018
New Year’s honours: Nurses’ achievements recognised
Nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants receive honours
29 Dec 2017