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Wales cancer plan calls for wider access to palliative care training
A plan for cancer services in Wales calls for palliative care training for nurses and...
28 Nov 2016
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of nurses considered leaving UK to work overseas in past five years
Thousands of nurses have considered leaving UK to work overseas over the last five years,...
25 Nov 2016
Brexit could take nursing workforce to ‘breaking point’
Brexit could take the nursing workforce to ‘breaking point’, a leading nurse academic has...
25 Nov 2016
Board support critical to the success of executive nursing director role, says leading...
Executive directors of nursing need support from their boards to be successful in their...
25 Nov 2016
Nursing degree apprenticeships criticised by leading academic
New degree apprenticeships hark back to exploitation of students, says nurse professor.
24 Nov 2016
NMC opens new test centre for nurses trained overseas
A new test centre for non-EU and EEA trained nurses will be based at Oxford Brookes...
24 Nov 2016
'Missed opportunity' as chancellor makes no mention of NHS pay cap...
The RCN has accused the government of missing an opportunity to tackle the nursing workforce...
23 Nov 2016
Donald Trump’s victory has strengthened the resolve of gender equality campaigners, UN...
The battle for gender equality has become ‘even more determined and stubborn’ in the wake of...
23 Nov 2016
Fathers key to tackling child health crisis, say senior nurses
Fathers are being left out of involvement in their children’s healthcare with potentially...
23 Nov 2016
UK patients may need ID to access some NHS services
Health officials are examining whether patients should have to show proof of identity to...
22 Nov 2016
Plans to axe up to 60 health visitors in Nottinghamshire will 'hit deprived...
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is making cuts from its health visitor...
22 Nov 2016
Celebrate the fantastic job you do, chief nurse urges profession
Nurses need to get better at trumpeting their unique role in patient care, says England’s...
22 Nov 2016
Record numbers of NHS staff having flu vaccination, figures reveal
A record number of front-line NHS staff including nurses have received flu vaccinations this...
22 Nov 2016
Children's hospices and palliative care charities struggling amid 'funding...
A report from Together for Short Lives and Hospice UK reveals huge reductions in local...
22 Nov 2016
New executive director for Council of Deans of Health
The Council of Deans of Health has announced the appointment of a new executive director.
21 Nov 2016
Contribution of Caribbean and African nurses celebrated in new documentary
New BBC4 documentary tells the story of the thousands of women from the Caribbean and Africa...
21 Nov 2016
Responsibilities of nursing associates revealed by Health Education England
Nursing associates will only be able to administer medicines if suitably trained and...
18 Nov 2016
Trust chief executive reveals racism towards staff following Brexit result
Dame Julie Moore described the situation at her NHS trust post-Brexit to a House of Lords...
18 Nov 2016