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Janet Finch

A pay rise for the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) chair Dame Janet Finch and members has been unanimously approved.

02 Feb 2018
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Hospital trusts employing high numbers of temporary staff are more likely to have their quality of care rated poor by patients, a study shows

02 Feb 2018
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Commons committee

Nursing Standard readers have responded to the Commons health committee report on the nursing workforce.

01 Feb 2018
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Jill Macleod Clark
Plans to replace nursing student mentors wins support
01 Feb 2018
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Mental health funding

Nurses among senior members of a London trust who are calling on local MPs to take action, as mental health funding is ‘nowhere near enough to meet increasing demand’

01 Feb 2018
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London Assembly

London Assembly committee report recommends action to improve access to timely, appropriate support for LGBT and deaf people, those with disabilities and recently

31 Jan 2018
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Two in three nurses responding to a survey last year felt they had too little time to provide high quality care to dying patients.

31 Jan 2018
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NHS staff will be given first refusal to buy thousands of affordable homes to be built on unused or surplus NHS land across England, with the money generated

31 Jan 2018
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Tired district nurse

NHS Improvement says resource will help leaders and staff to deliver effective and sustainable patient care.

30 Jan 2018
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Vaping

Smoke from e-cigarettes damages DNA and can increase the risk of cancer and heart disease, scientists have warned.

30 Jan 2018
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Suicide prevention

Around 1,600 ten to 34-year-olds take their lives in the UK each year, according to youth suicide prevention charity Papyrus. 

30 Jan 2018
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Patients’ access to life-saving medicines and medical devices could be disrupted unless the UK stays aligned with EU regulations after Brexit, a group of&nbsp

30 Jan 2018
Government releases evidence to NHS Pay Review Body
29 Jan 2018

Tips for nursing staff are a reminder of the link between diet and skin viability.

29 Jan 2018

Digital career framework tool developed by Health Education England-sponsored Capital Nurse programme to be used alongside progress chats between nurses and employers.

29 Jan 2018

NHS calls on pharmaceutical industry to provide best-value treatments to eradicate Hepatitis C in England by 2025 – five years ahead of the World Health Organization goal of 2030.

29 Jan 2018

A project helping newly qualified nurses to build resilience and cope with the stresses of the profession is proving to be a success.

28 Jan 2018

A coalition of charities wants the government to develop a national palliative care strategy for children and young people, and their families.

26 Jan 2018

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