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Public Health England has recommended that manufacturers license e-ciga
The chief executive of Papyrus, a charity dedicated to preventing suici
NHS England guidelines recommend that health professionals ask all patients about their sexual orientation, with the aim of improving services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) patients. Nursing Standard readers have their say
Nursing is a stressful profession and nurses are used to showing resilience. But with staff shortages, lack of resources and increasingly heavy workloads, the pressures can be overwhelming. Nursing Standard readers have their say
A report from the Centre for Policy Studies – A Royal Commission on the NHS: The Remit –argues that the ‘ever-increasing demands of the health service cannot be met from general taxation without bankrupting the state’. Nursing Standard readers have their say
Figures from NHS Digital show that almost eight million hospital appointments were missed in 2016-17 at a cost of around £1 billion to the NHS. England’s chief nurse Jane Cummings has called on patients to ‘use the health service responsibly’ and cancel appointments in amp
Non-profit community interest company HelpForce has pledged to increase the number of volunteers in hospitals from an estimated 78,000 to more than 150,000 by 2021. Nursing Standard readers have their say.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has said nursing associates will be subject to the same model of regulation and the same regulatory processes as nurses and midwives, and has launched a public consultation on whether nursing associates should pay the same fees to join the
