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A record number of front-line NHS staff including nurses have received flu vaccinations this year.

22 Nov 2016
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Nursing associates will only be able to administer medicines if suitably trained and competent, in settings where it is deemed appropriate, and will be guided by employer medici

18 Nov 2016
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NMC headquarters

Nurse who volunteered to fight Ebola in West Africa denies dishonestly recording Pauline Cafferkey’s temperature. 

18 Nov 2016
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Amanda Burston
Introducing specialist domestic abuse advisors in hospitals would help nurses to better support victims, a charity says.
17 Nov 2016
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Sian Thomas won the prestigious RCN Wales nurse of the year award for ensuring a child with complex needs could be educated in a mainstream school.
17 Nov 2016
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Charity calls for domestic abuse support in every hospital.
Over half of domestic abuse victims visiting hospital had accessed emergency departments a year before getting effective help, research shows.
16 Nov 2016
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Nurses
Reasearch shows one professional nurse substitution associated with a 21% rise in patient death risk.
15 Nov 2016
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Donna Wood
A nurse who helped fight ebola has appeared before the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) accused of recording an inaccurate temperature for colleague Pauline Cafferkey.
14 Nov 2016
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Alcohol care team

Initiative from Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust’s alcohol care team aims to help patients recognise and change excessive drinking habits

14 Nov 2016
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A Nursing Standard investigation reveals thousands of UK nursing students have been involved in cases of academic misconduct such as: plagiarism, forging signatures and cheating in
11 Nov 2016
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The government wants drop-out rates halved by next year.

10 Nov 2016
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Gordon Lees and Cecelia Anim
RCN lays crosses at the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey.
10 Nov 2016

A senior nurse is spearheading plans to drastically reduce the number of life-threatening bloodstream infections in the NHS.

08 Nov 2016
Nurses, pharmacists and GPs are fronting a campaign to help people to keep well this winter and away from overstretched emergency departments.
07 Nov 2016
Nurses who took part in the Widening Access Training (WAT) scheme could be eligible for a sizeable tax rebate
04 Nov 2016
Army nurse Ben Poku is featuring in a Royal British Legion campaign for this year’s poppy appeal
04 Nov 2016

Emergency nursing is in the grip of an unprecedented exodus of staff, a leading nurse said as a major new report warned of another tough winter ahead.

03 Nov 2016
Nurses and clinicians who care for people in extreme or hostile environments, as well as disaster zones, are among an eclectic range of speakers at an international conference this month
01 Nov 2016

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