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MPs launch inquiry into suicide prevention
Commons health select committee seeks opinions on services in England
25 Jul 2016
Campaigning doctor Kate Granger dies
Dr Kate Granger dies after reaching £250,000 fundraising target
25 Jul 2016
Breast cancer nurse uses own experience of disease to help others
Mary Raphael will take part in the Breast Cancer Care Scotland fashion show
25 Jul 2016
Reforms to nurse education funding to go ahead
How the loss of bursaries will affect future nursing workforce
22 Jul 2016
£12 million funding boost for mental health assessments in custody
Funding will expand liaison and diversion services in England
22 Jul 2016
Sepsis 'as urgent as a heart attack', says NICE guidelines...
New NICE guideline urges nurses and other healthcare staff to be vigilant of early symptoms
22 Jul 2016
5,700 new cases of FGM in England
Nurses and midwives must report suspected cases of female genital mutilation
21 Jul 2016
Film spotlights signs of sepsis in children
Story of actor Jason Watkins and wife Clara, who lost three-year-old daughter Maude to...
21 Jul 2016
Nurses concerned about move to remove ‘ghost patients’ from GP registers
Patients face being axed if they haven’t visited GP for five years and don’t respond to two...
21 Jul 2016
RCN calls for reassurances that EU nurses can remain in the UK
The RCN tells the government that it must secure the rights of EU nurses to live and work in...
21 Jul 2016
Thunderstorms warning as UK heatwave cools
Thunderstorms warning follows advice from Public Health England on how health professionals...
20 Jul 2016
Thousands of nursing students caught cheating
Nursing students are disproportionately more likely to cheat during their university studies...
20 Jul 2016
Nurses teach healthcare assistants to spot pressure ulcer warning signs
Skin integrity nurses at Doncaster and Bassetlaw NHS Foundation Trust have been training...
20 Jul 2016
New ministers appointed at Department of Health
Move follows cabinet reshuffle by Theresa May
19 Jul 2016
NHS chief calls on Theresa May to reassure EU staff over Brexit
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens says hospitals could close if EU staff are forced...
19 Jul 2016