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Four out of five nurses struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) register last

02 Dec 2016
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RCN Scotland study shows a rise in sickness absence reported by staff.

01 Dec 2016
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NHS Digital data reveals a 47% increase in detentions under the Mental Health Act

01 Dec 2016
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Planned nursing degree apprenticeships will be ‘a drop in the ocean’ and will not solve the n
01 Dec 2016
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Report highlights ‘bleak reality’, with an average of one suicide in pr

30 Nov 2016
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The second wave of sites for training the next cohort of nursing associates has been annou

30 Nov 2016
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Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has unveiled plans for the new nursing degree apprenticeships

30 Nov 2016
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PHE warns of risk to vulnerable
29 Nov 2016
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More than half of NHS Trust leaders in England are worried they do not have the

29 Nov 2016
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Nurses should not use personal mobile phones for work, according to new RCN guidance.

29 Nov 2016
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Working abroad seems more popular than ever
Thousands of nurses have considered leaving UK to work overseas over the last five years, Nur
25 Nov 2016
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The RCN has accused the government of missing an opportunity to tackle the nursing workfor

23 Nov 2016

Health officials are examining whether patients should have to show proof of identity to receive some forms of NHS care.

22 Nov 2016

A record number of front-line NHS staff including nurses have received flu vaccinations this year.

22 Nov 2016

Nursing associates will only be able to administer medicines if suitably trained and competent, in settings where it is deemed appropriate, and will be guided by employer medicines management policies, according to Health Education England (HEE).

18 Nov 2016
Nurse-led monitoring of medicines taken by people with mental health problems can prevent serious adverse side effects, reveals new research.
17 Nov 2016
Introducing specialist domestic abuse advisors in hospitals would help nurses to better support victims, a charity says.
17 Nov 2016
The Council of Deans of Health, which represents nursing, midwifery and allied health students, has elected a new chair.
17 Nov 2016

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