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Community nurse visiting a female resident in a care home

Around one in 12 emergency admissions to hospital is for a person living in a care home

26 Jul 2019
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Nurses on break. Picture: Neil O'Connor

Let us know what you think about breaks, staffing and work-related stress

26 Jul 2019
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Black woman in front of NMC hearing. Picture: Charles Milligan

Questions over why NMC sees so many referrals that require no further action

25 Jul 2019
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Isle of Raasay

Isle of Raasay advertises for role that provides ‘a real shift in lifestyle’

25 Jul 2019
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Picture shows a model posing as a tired nurse in a hospital at night. Pressures facing nursing remain a particular concern and the health service is relying on unpaid overtime and the goodwill of the wider workforce, a report says.
Pay Review Body says staff will struggle to cope unless changes are made
23 Jul 2019
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Smoking cessation session

Plans include steps to tackle smoking, obesity and mental health issues

23 Jul 2019
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Nurse walking down a hospital ward corridor

Commentators say figure could be due to rise in awareness of the condition 

22 Jul 2019
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Broadmoor high-security hospital, where Paul Deacon was a nurse

Ex-Broadmoor nurse Paul Deacon wants to dispel myths about the high-security hospital

19 Jul 2019
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Overseas nurses

More than one third of nurses in the care home sector were trained outside the UK

18 Jul 2019
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Hand holds phone showing video of singing nurse Beth Porch at Great Ormond Street Hospital

Patient's mother praises nurse Beth Porch as hundreds respond to moving clip on Twitter

17 Jul 2019
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Gll Hargreaves and Emma McGoldrick

North West Ambulance Service nurses will support colleagues’ career development too

16 Jul 2019
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C. difficile

Researchers find Clostridium difficile spores and advise robust infection control

15 Jul 2019
The University of Surrey investigated nurses’ cancer awareness in eight countries
15 Jul 2019

Campaign calls for nurses’ out-of-hours commutes to be quicker, cheaper and safer

12 Jul 2019

New data show an increase of only 4% since last year – and a fall of 29% since 2016

12 Jul 2019

High-dependency unit nurse introduced practical ways to create a restful ward environment

11 Jul 2019
Nurses ‘humbled’ to receive gold and silver awards in recognition of their services
11 Jul 2019

West Herts safeguarding team help potential victims of sex trafficking

10 Jul 2019

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