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New measures to help health professionals tackle sepsis
Health professionals, including nurses, are being urged to help tackle sepsis.
25 Nov 2016
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of nurses considered leaving UK to work overseas in past five years
Thousands of nurses have considered leaving UK to work overseas over the last five years,...
25 Nov 2016
Front-line nurses must be agents of change, say nursing leaders
Conference speakers urge nurses to help lead change in public health.
24 Nov 2016
'Missed opportunity' as chancellor makes no mention of NHS pay cap...
The RCN has accused the government of missing an opportunity to tackle the nursing workforce...
23 Nov 2016
Nurses honoured at QNI annual awards
More than 100 nurses were made Queen’s Nurses, and four others named fellows at a ceremony...
23 Nov 2016
Fathers key to tackling child health crisis, say senior nurses
Fathers are being left out of involvement in their children’s healthcare with potentially...
23 Nov 2016
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