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Health and social care staff are often unable to tailor care to individuals’ needs – repor

23 Oct 2019
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Government backtracks on health secretary Matt Hancock’s Twitter statem

22 Oct 2019
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A lack of cancer nurses is affecting the mental and physical health needs of patients, Macmillan says

Patients tell Macmillan of unmanageable workloads and unmet needs, such as anxie

22 Oct 2019
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Emilia Clarke

The course, launched by Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke, will enhanc

16 Oct 2019
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The reusable models will avoid single-use inhalers going to landfill Picture: Alamy

Device can be reused six times before being recycled and will reduce pr

16 Oct 2019
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nurse holds clip board and completes paperwork to illustrate use of the Sepsis 6 tool

Find out how revised tool helps you escalate concerns if you suspect a patient has sepsis

14 Oct 2019
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The NMC will pilot its fitness to practise Careline support service for 12 months

Regulator pilots 24-hour emotional support line for registrants undergoing FtP procee

10 Oct 2019
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Public health warning as chief medical officer calls for snacking ban on public transport

10 Oct 2019
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Institute of Health Visiting also advises focusing on 15 ‘high impact a

10 Oct 2019
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nurse sits by a patient's bedside looking at her clipboard

Routine rounds are more to do with managing risk than patient-centred care, study sug

09 Oct 2019
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nurses sits in hospital corridor with her head in her hands as RCN calls for ministers to take responsibility for short staffing in the NHS

College wants ministers to be held legally accountable for short-staffing

09 Oct 2019
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Picture shows a teenager playing videogames in his bedroom. A new NHS clinic with specialist mental health nurses will help young people addicted to gaming.

NHS England has announced a new service to help young people addicted t

08 Oct 2019

Regulator cuts red tape in bid to get applicants on to UK register as fast as possible

07 Oct 2019

Nicola Bevan also forged prescriptions to obtain cosmetic products 

04 Oct 2019

Two awards of £750 are on offer for a children's nurse and a nursin

04 Oct 2019

Deputy chief medical officer says nurses and front-line colleagues have a ‘strong responsib

03 Oct 2019

College will ballot members on whether to accept or reject the offer

03 Oct 2019

RCN calls for ideas on how to reduce healthcare’s carbon footprint

03 Oct 2019

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