News
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New videos for nurses on how to care for women and girls affected by FGM
Four short YouTube videos will help nurses care for women and girls who have been affected...
31 Aug 2016
Lamp procession will mark end of studies for nursing students
University of Wolverhampton event celebrates completion of degree programme.
31 Aug 2016
Nurse recruitment event at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Nurses from all specialisms are being sought for recruitment in Yorkshire.
31 Aug 2016
NHS Scotland plans to recruit more than 400 nurses and midwives to new posts by next...
Scottish Government publishes plans for its NHS workforce for 2016/17
31 Aug 2016
‘Not enough’ hospital nurses on duty, say one in three patients in Scotland
Survey reveals concern about staff numbers, though overall satisfaction with service rises...
31 Aug 2016
Low nurse numbers could increase hospitals’ use of restraint – study
US study shows proportion of nurses on wards influences use of restraint.
30 Aug 2016
Get familiar with social media to help pupils stay safe online
School nurses must understand the potential risks if they are to help young people think...
30 Aug 2016
Florence Nightingale Foundation chief Elizabeth Robb to step down
Florence Nightingale Foundation chief executive announces her departure.
30 Aug 2016
‘Green prescribing’ a good way to coax older people outdoors
Older people more likely to do outdoor activity if it’s recommended by a healthcare...
30 Aug 2016
Protection ‘top priority' when fabricated child illness suspected...
School nurse conference told authorities often focus on the reasons parents fake illness in...
30 Aug 2016
New online support for nurses working with motor neurone disease
The RCN has produced a new online support for nurses working with people living with the...
26 Aug 2016
New workforce strategy for practice nurses
Work under way to meet the needs of general practice nursing
26 Aug 2016
Shift patterns are leading to burnout claims nurse
The NHS Tayside nurse said eight-hour shifts can be worked for up to 10 days in a row and...
25 Aug 2016
‘Grant EU nurses British citizenship for free’
The Institute of Public Policy Research think tank say the NHS would collapse without the...
25 Aug 2016
Warning over school nurse numbers
RCN highlights that the number of school nursing post has fallen by 13% since 2010
25 Aug 2016