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'Halt reduction in health visitor numbers'
Health visitor funding must be protected, says RCN
16 Aug 2016
Nurse among the line-up for latest Great British Bake Off
A nurse who works on an acute respiratory ward is preparing to swap catheters for cakes.
16 Aug 2016
Pledge to keep nursing student bursary
Labour's Owen Smith would 'reverse government decision'
16 Aug 2016
Hundreds of cancer patients were organ donors, new figures reveal
People with a history of cancer are being reminded they may be able to become organ donors...
15 Aug 2016
Top nurse appointed to help turn around Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Leading nurse Elaine Inglesby-Burke has been announced as the new chief nurse at Pennine...
15 Aug 2016
New TB guidance for nurses from the International Council of Nurses
The International Council of Nurses has published new guidelines on tuberculosis (TB) for...
15 Aug 2016
Funding details for Scottish nursing students announced
Nursing students studying in Scotland will be eligible for a £6,578 bursary in the coming...
15 Aug 2016
Practice nurses and other primary care workers ‘worrying’ stress levels, poll finds
Nearly nine in ten practice nurses, GPs and other primary care workers find their work life...
12 Aug 2016
Emergency nurses fear for their jobs over night closures
Nurses at an overstretched A&E department forced to close at night feel uncertain about...
12 Aug 2016
Online fame for emergency nurse after he is mistaken for Olympic hero
Joe Clarke is enjoying his moment of fame after being mistaken online for a Team GB gold-...
12 Aug 2016
Nurses ‘falling asleep at the wheel’ after gruelling shifts
Nurses have laid bare the dangers of driving home after long shifts.
12 Aug 2016
Nurses deserve a 15% pay rise, the RCN says
Nurses who have endured pay freezes and salary restraints deserve to be paid 15% more they...
11 Aug 2016
Prize-winning student nurse gets royal seal of approval
A nursing student has been given the royal seal of approval from the Prince of Wales after...
11 Aug 2016
Spate of measles outbreaks at music festivals sparks MMR plea
Measles cases at summer festivals prompt Public Health England to issue vaccination reminder
11 Aug 2016
Scottish students race to get last remaining nursing places north of the border
A small number of places on nursing degrees in Scotland are still available through clearing.
11 Aug 2016
Nursing Standard calls for U-turn from Theresa May over student bursary
Nursing Standard urges PM not to scrap the NHS bursary
11 Aug 2016
Cash, a trout, Rolex watch and garden hose among gifts offered to NHS staff, Nursing...
Cash in envelopes, a trout, a Rolex watch and a garden hose are among the gifts offered to...
11 Aug 2016