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Almost 190,000 new care home places will be needed in less than two decades to meet soaring demand, experts predict.

16 Aug 2017
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More than 200 people have been contaminated or infected with a potentially deadly strain of drug-resistant fungus during outbreaks at UK hospitals.

15 Aug 2017
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Senior nurses have praised the role of specialist palliative care (SPC) teams in providing education and training on end of life care for staff in care home a

15 Aug 2017
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NHS staff are being reminded about the potentially serious consequences of prying into patients’ records after a healthcare assistant (HCA) accessed medical i

15 Aug 2017
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Nurses living in London are being offered free tickets to the House of Common music festival in a gesture of gratitude to the capital's em

14 Aug 2017
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Karen Harford Macmillan specialist bereavement nurse

A hospital in Essex has appointed the UK’s first dedicated Macmillan bereavement nurse.

14 Aug 2017
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RCN says trusts over-reliant on unregistered staff
14 Aug 2017
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Practising nurses are being urged to use their experience to help shape the future of nursing education.

11 Aug 2017
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Nursing You interactive tool

A new app has launched with the aim of helping nurses to maintain the same healthy lifestyle as the one they want for their patients.

10 Aug 2017
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Too many care homes are under so much pressure that they are not 'getting the basics right every time', a care consumer watchdog has warned.

10 Aug 2017
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The charity supports nurses experiencing hardship.

09 Aug 2017
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Carers in the most financial need experience the worst social isolation according to the results of a survey.

09 Aug 2017
10,000 additional training places for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals
09 Aug 2017

Bursary aims to address gender imbalance on courses.

04 Aug 2017

Artists who work with people with dementia can access a handy guide to the condition, thanks to the efforts of a nurse expert.

04 Aug 2017

A campaigning group of European nurses are set to meet with the Nursing and Midwifery Council to press for the pass mark for English language tests to be lowered.

04 Aug 2017

RCN says nurses and midwives can help make a difference to those at risk from domestic abuse.

04 Aug 2017

The NHS needs to put its house in order and improve standards before it can justify asking central government for more cash, the man leading a review of efficiency within healthcare says.

04 Aug 2017

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