A man living with cancer died after being given multiple overdoses of morphine
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Continuing our series from Zambia, the six military nursing students on
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In the second on our series from Zambia, the six military nursing stude
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A Facebook post by the son of a nurse in the US went viral after he def
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A report by the charity Point of Care Foundation argues that the l
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In a bid to recruit and retain nurses, a hospital in Lincolnshire is bu
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An analysis of NHS data from 150 acute hospital trusts in Eng
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Lord Willis, who led the Shape of Caring review, has called for ‘golden hello’ incentive p
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New figures from the Nursing and Midwifery Council show that for the fi
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Doctors have called for the BMA to create a ‘black alert’ reporting system for when GP pra
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The Healthy Weight Initiative for Nurses, a collaboration between several organisations in
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Following the general election result, health unions and organisations
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At the International Council of Nurses’ recent congress
With the end of the bursary and the introduction of fees for degree courses in sight, figures show a significant drop in mature student applications, with about 6,000 fewer mature students applying to start nursing courses this coming autumn compared with last year.
As part of a radical overhaul of nurse education by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, mentors for nursing students could be replaced by supervisors – responsible for supporting students’ learning – and practice assessors, who would confirm students’ learning but not take an ac
Staff at a psychiatric unit in Northamptonshire took part in a trial of body-worn cameras, with the results showing a significant decrease in the number of violent incidents and use of emergency restraint. Nursing Standard readers have their say.
The NHS should be run by the health professionals who work in it, says nursing student Deirdre Mulvenna-Pegrum.
Bedside handovers allow patients to be more involved in their care and improve their rapport with staff, supporters claim. Nursing Standard readers have their say.
This week is Children’s Hospice Week.
