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A nurses' choir were in for a surprise when they landed a starring role in a festive TV speci
19 Dec 2016
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Liver scan

Scans could detect early liver diseases, according to new draft guidance from the Nat

19 Dec 2016
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Cannabis smoking linked to Schizophrenia
People who have a greater risk of developing schizophrenia are more likely to try cannabis, a
19 Dec 2016
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Counselling

More support for public mental health and early intervention services is needed if the gov

19 Dec 2016
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Nursing students

The University of Gloucestershire has been given the green light to offer a new nursing de

16 Dec 2016
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North Middlesex University Hospital
The CQC has said clinical governance and leadership at an NHS trust have improved but nurse s
16 Dec 2016
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social care funding
Health organisations have raised concerns over the government’s decision to allow local autho
16 Dec 2016
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Nature workshops

NHS staff are being offered the chance to relax in woodland as part of w

16 Dec 2016
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Bed trolley in corridor

Pressures on hospital beds is so severe that the equivalent of seven ex

16 Dec 2016
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Lucille Noone

A student has realised her childhood dream of becoming a nurse thanks t

15 Dec 2016
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School nurses should brush up on oral hygiene
School nurses and teachers should supervise children brushing their teeth to help drive down
15 Dec 2016
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EU citizens
Nationals from the European Union (EU) living in the UK should be given the right to permanen
15 Dec 2016

The biggest hospital in Europe has been ordered to improve security, after inspectors found that mothers ‘might leave the unit with the wrong baby’.

15 Dec 2016

A mother who beat breast cancer twice and set up a charity to help others in a similar position has graduated as a midwife.

15 Dec 2016

A nurse who gave a patient who later died the wrong type of blood has been convicted of unlawful killing by gross negligence.

15 Dec 2016

Smoking among adults is continuing to fall but obesity and alcohol consumption is still at ‘worrying’ levels according to the Health Survey for England.

14 Dec 2016

A poster exploring how children’s nursing students are supported during community placements has won a prize.

14 Dec 2016
A new tool has been developed to help nurses on emergency wards identify quicker the signs of acute limb compartment syndrome (ALCS).
14 Dec 2016

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