News
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Nurses making Christmas Day special for patients across the UK
Almost 90,000 nurses will be on Christmas Day duty this year, according to health union...
21 Dec 2016
Nursing voted most honest and ethical profession in US poll
Nurses have been voted the most trustworthy professionals for the fifteenth year in a row in...
21 Dec 2016
Study finds ‘calculable’ link between nurse staffing levels and patient outcomes
A study has found a ‘calculable’ link between nurse staffing levels and patient outcomes.
20 Dec 2016
Deadline looms for RCN mentorship scheme
A pioneering nurse whose recycling project saved £50,000 is urging others to put their ideas...
20 Dec 2016
‘Drastic’ fall in nursing degree applications since bursary cut
Nursing leaders voice concern about reduction since the government withdrew funding for...
20 Dec 2016
NHS in England ‘buckling’ under spending controls, think tank warns
The NHS in England is ‘buckling’, a think tank has warned, with levels of funding failing to...
20 Dec 2016
Lack of nurses causes temporary closure of inpatient ward
Ten inpatient beds at a community hospital in Somerset have been temporarily moved to...
19 Dec 2016
Surprise starring role for NHS nurses' choir in Michael McIntyre Christmas special
A nurses' choir were in for a surprise when they landed a starring role in a festive TV...
19 Dec 2016
Concerns remain for nurse staffing and training levels at troubled NHS trust
The CQC has said clinical governance and leadership at an NHS trust have improved but nurse...
16 Dec 2016
Nurses offered free woodland workshops
NHS staff are being offered the chance to relax in woodland as part of workshops to ease...
16 Dec 2016
Royal London Hospital warned over maternity unit security
The biggest hospital in Europe has been ordered to improve security, after inspectors found...
15 Dec 2016
Using online essays to cheat ‘may put patients at risk'
Patient safety could be at risk if nursing students cheat by passing off as their own work...
14 Dec 2016
RCN launches updated guidance on infusion therapy
Updated guidance on infusion therapy has been published by the RCN.
12 Dec 2016
Nurse sacked after offering to pray for patients
A nurse who offered to pray for patients waiting for surgery has been sacked from her job...
12 Dec 2016
Concern over capacity for apprentice and associate placements
The RCN says existing registered nurses will face increased pressure due to the volume of...
12 Dec 2016
Bursary to stay in Wales – but nursing students must work in the country for two years...
Bursaries will continue to be available to new nursing students in Wales next year — but...
09 Dec 2016
University sets up £200K fund to help nursing students
A university has set up a £200,000 fund to help nursing students cope with course costs when...
08 Dec 2016
Sharp rise in number of patients forced to wait for a hospital bed
There has been a sharp rise in the length of time people wait for a hospital bed after being...
07 Dec 2016