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Health warnings issued as UK heatwave continues
NHS England issues amber health heatwave alert as temperatures in the UK soar above those in...
20 Jun 2017
School nurses 'pivotal' to child mental health...
Reaching children with mental health issues can be difficult, but school nurses have a...
19 Jun 2017
UK nurse receives high honour
A leading UK nurse has received the Great Cross of Spanish Nursing for his efforts to...
19 Jun 2017
Former whistleblower urges nurses to share their stories of raising care concerns
Staff should put their case forward to be reviewed.
19 Jun 2017
Midwife in baby death scandal ‘brought profession into disrepute’
Senior midwife who admitted misconduct after failing to pass on information about...
14 Jun 2017
Boost health visitor numbers to protect child mental health, urges RCN
RCN uses infant mental health awareness week to highlight work of health visitors.
13 Jun 2017
Nurses take up seats in the House of Commons
Four nurses will be heading to parliament when MPs resume their seats in the House of...
12 Jun 2017
Nurses praised for courage during hospital blaze
Staff helped evacuate patients during fire at Royal Stoke University Hospital.
09 Jun 2017
New government faces fresh threats of pay protests
'The government has one last chance to scrap the cap,' Janet Davies has warned
09 Jun 2017
Healthcare professionals urged to be alert to FGM as ‘cutting season’ approaches
As so-called ‘cutting season’ approaches, health professionals have been urged to look out...
08 Jun 2017
RCN urges nurses to get to place of safety in terror attacks
Following the terrorist attacks in Manchester and London, where one nurse died trying to...
07 Jun 2017
Nurses need to learn how to influence policy, says new ICN president
Nurses must collaborate more with other professions and have a broader understanding of...
07 Jun 2017
Nurse vacancies at all-time high in Scotland
Vacancies and spend on temporary staff continue to rise.
07 Jun 2017
Nurses urged to vote by RCN general secretary
The voice of nursing must be heard, RCN general secretary Janet Davies has said in a her...
06 Jun 2017
Corbyn pledges to bring back nursing bursaries if Labour wins election
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has promised to bring back nursing student bursaries '...
05 Jun 2017
Initiative offers advice on life-saving first aid after a terrorist attack
CitizenAID provides simple advice on how to deal with injuries following a major incident.
05 Jun 2017
No magic money tree to fund NHS, Theresa May tells nurse
A who nurse challenged Prime Minister Theresa May over the 1% pay cap was told more money...
05 Jun 2017