Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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In the brief time he had after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND), Gordon Aikman successfully campaigned to increase the number of specialist MND nurses in Sc
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Sian Thomas' willingness to innovate and work in partnership with families made a huge difference to a young girl with severe dietary issues.
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British nurse Jennifer Sims grew personally and professionally during the ten months she spent teaching in a hospital in Myanmar.
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Cathy Gillespie leads a telehealth service that has helped thousands of patients manage heart failure, diabetes and COPD in their own homes.
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MS awareness week on 24-30 April marks the 25th anniversary of the launch of the multiple sclerosis specialist nurse role.
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The NHS desperately needs to keep the nurses it already has as well as attracting new recruits.
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The stress premature babies experience in neonatal units can have lasting effects.
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Filming vulnerable people in healthcare settings is controversial, but a Birmingham care home has found surveillance cameras protect residents and staff
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A pioneering programme is using volunteers to improve the experience of hospital patients, relieve the pressure on staff, and attract new recruits to nursing.&nbs
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Former nurse Laura Downes took over her husband's wound care because she was afraid that her community trust's cost-saving policy on dressings would compromise&nb
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The NMC's decision to caution a nurse for not attempting to resuscitate an elderly nursing home resident who had no signs of life has alarmed nurses and doctors, who fear i
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In the last of Nursing Standard's series showcasing the best of modern nursing in the UK, three nurses in the West Midlands explain how they are keeping children with complex co
A new nursing role is supporting young people with complex conditions as they make the difficult transition to adult care.
At Gloucester House in north London, nurses and other mental healthcare professionals work alongside teachers to give children with complex problems a chance to thrive.
When a person takes their own life the grief experienced by family and friends can be devastating - and those left behind may also have an increased risk of suicide.
An online community is tackling the social isolation that can extend the grieving process.
Many NHS trusts give staff opportunities to share difficult experiences. Now these structured sessions are being introduced to universities in the hope of reducing student attrition and building resilience.
In the build-up to the introduction of revalidation in April last year, many nurses worried about how they would cope with the new system and some predicted it would drive people out of the profession. But 12 months on, the picture is largely positive.
