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NMC agrees to regulate nursing associate role
Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) agrees to be regulator for new nursing associates.
25 Jan 2017
£3 million boost for nursing students with children in Scotland
Nursing students with dependents in Scotland are to receive an uplift to their financial...
25 Jan 2017
‘Suicidal, phobic, anxious’: mental health nurse shares personal story
An experienced director of nursing who was hospitalised with depression has publicly shared...
24 Jan 2017
Four in ten junior doctors have fallen asleep at the wheel after night shift, poll...
BBC survey adds to concerns about driving after long shifts
23 Jan 2017
Health and social care organisations make Stonewall’s top 100 list
NHS trust that has worked with RCN on a trans awareness training package named a star...
23 Jan 2017
Nursing associate regulation could cost £4 million to set up, says NMC
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has set out the benefits and risks of regulating nursing...
20 Jan 2017
Almost all hospitals in England have nurse shortages, data reveals
Hospitals are running wards with a dangerously low number of nurses and are using healthcare...
20 Jan 2017
Pay cap could see nurse pay fall by thousands in real terms by 2020
Trades Union Congress analysis of public sector pay restraint reveals bleak picture for...
19 Jan 2017
More staff are working without breaks, claims RCN
Some nurses working up to 12 hours without a break, food, or even a glass of water
19 Jan 2017
Hospital launches gastrointestinal academy for nurses
Hospital launches gastrointestinal academy to help nurses expand their knowledge of...
19 Jan 2017
Academic calls for wider access to suicide prevention training for nurses
A nurse academic with a family experience of suicide has called for all nurses to undergo...
18 Jan 2017
Doctors’ leaders reject a motion ‘deploring’ comments by England's chief nurse...
Doctors’ leaders yesterday rejected a motion to condemn England’s chief nurse for her public...
18 Jan 2017
Hospital documentary series a real eye opener for viewers, says programme consultant
A nurse has spoken about what motivated her to help put together a new six-part documentary...
18 Jan 2017
Nurses urged to lobby MPs to attend NHS pay debate
A parliamentary debate on scrapping NHS pay caps will take place at the end of this month...
18 Jan 2017
Number of midwives employed in the NHS is flatlining, RCM warns
An extra 3,500 midwives are needed in the NHS in England but employment rates are flatlining...
18 Jan 2017
Nurse pay looks set for parliamentary debate
Petition tops 100k signatures after nurses lose 14% in real terms
17 Jan 2017
NHS Confederation appoints former GMC head as new chief executive
Organisation has confirmed appointment of former General Medical Council head Niall Dickson.
16 Jan 2017
RCN urges nurses to raise patient safety concerns during the winter crisis
As the NHS comes under increasing pressure, the RCN advises nurses to ensure they raise any...
16 Jan 2017