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child eats holds burger while sipping a drink from a straw

Public health warning as chief medical officer calls for snacking ban on public transport

10 Oct 2019
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Health visitor on a visit

Institute of Health Visiting also advises focusing on 15 ‘high impact areas’ of care

10 Oct 2019
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nurse sits by a patient's bedside looking at her clipboard

Routine rounds are more to do with managing risk than patient-centred care, study suggests

09 Oct 2019
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nurses sits in hospital corridor with her head in her hands as RCN calls for ministers to take responsibility for short staffing in the NHS

College wants ministers to be held legally accountable for short-staffing

09 Oct 2019
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illustration shows bloodstream where sepsis is occurring

Sepsis screening tool has changed – find out what this means for nurses

08 Oct 2019
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Ambulance driving on a country road

Staff helped to treat patients during major incident response in Devon 

08 Oct 2019
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Illustration shows two people with tick sheet as NMC announces streamlined UK registration system for overseas nurses and midwives

Regulator cuts red tape in bid to get applicants on to UK register as fast as possible

07 Oct 2019
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Cardiff Crown Court

Nicola Bevan also forged prescriptions to obtain cosmetic products for private work

04 Oct 2019
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A screengrab from one of the Skills for Care videos
Videos describe how role bridges the gap between healthcare assistants and registered nurses
04 Oct 2019
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NHS staff member receives her flu jab
Professor says healthcare staff have a ‘very strong responsibility’ to accept vaccination
04 Oct 2019
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Nurses marching in Guernsey over pay

College will ballot members on whether to accept or reject the offer

03 Oct 2019
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RCN calls for ideas on how to reduce healthcare’s carbon footprint

03 Oct 2019
Community mental health, physical health and social care adult services will be integrated
03 Oct 2019

Royal Cornhill Hospital campaign aims to protect staff from abuse or assault

02 Oct 2019

Thirteen members are set to take their seats on the RCN’s governing council in January

01 Oct 2019

RCN Money Guide for Students shares tricks for canny money management

01 Oct 2019

Sepsis survivor and former nurse practitioner’s message to healthcare professionals

30 Sep 2019

Data show a consistent fall in children being vaccinated against a variety of conditions

30 Sep 2019

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