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U-turn over agency ban
NHS Improvement has agreed to pause plans to prevent nurses working for an agency if they...
31 Mar 2017
Plan to speed up NMC Fitness to Practise process welcomed
New powers to give warnings and advice on the future conduct in Fitness to Practise (FtP)...
31 Mar 2017
Nurse sacked after offering to pray with patients awaits tribunal decision
Christian nurse sacked by NHS after offering to pray with patients before surgery claims...
31 Mar 2017
Fast-track nursing programme revealed
Nurse First aims to attract high-achieving graduates into nursing
31 Mar 2017
NMC fee to remain at £120 for 2017-18, regulator confirms
The Nursing and Midwifery Council's (NMC) annual registration fee will remain at £120 for...
30 Mar 2017
Warning over unfilled shifts under new agency rules
Many shifts could remain unfilled after restrictions on NHS staff doing agency work are...
30 Mar 2017
Campaigners remain sceptical about future of children's nursing specialism...
Doubts continue despite a statement of reassurance from the government.
28 Mar 2017
Schools lack proper policies for pupils with medical conditions, charities warn
Thousands of children with long-term medical conditions are being put at risk every time...
28 Mar 2017
Nurse pay rise in Wales capped at 1% for 2017-18
Nurses in Wales are set to get a 1% pay rise from April, as the NHS pay cap continues for a...
28 Mar 2017
Government advised not to approve GBS screening in pregnant women
Government is advised not to approve screening for Group B Streptococcus (GBS) at 35-37...
27 Mar 2017
Text message service helping school nurses reach one million young people
A school nurse-led text messaging service that offers confidential health advice to...
27 Mar 2017
New project aims improve retention of nursing students and newly qualified nurses
City, University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust are planning to work in partnership to...
27 Mar 2017
NHS cannot afford to lose EU nurses, RCN says
Value of EU nurses reinforced by the RCN ahead of Article 50 trigger
27 Mar 2017
Hospital staff 'more likely to be served fresh food than patients'...
NHS staff are more than twice as likely as patients to be served fresh food in hospitals,...
24 Mar 2017
Help raise the profile of nursing by contributing to new project
A practice nurse has set up an online project to help highlight the work of nurses and...
24 Mar 2017
NHS nurses angry about agency ban
From 1 April, many nurses will only be able to take on extra work as overtime or through...
23 Mar 2017