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UK nursing leaders have praised 'dedicated and compassionate' nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants who will be on duty over the Christmas

20 Dec 2017
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The exodus of nurses will continue unless staff receive an above inflation pay rise, the RCN has warned.

19 Dec 2017
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Nurse vacancies

Labour Party says that NHS has more than 100,000 vacant posts in England

19 Dec 2017
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Almost 2,000 lives could be saved each year if all hospitals adopted the National Early Warning Score system for spotting which patients are seriously ill, sa

19 Dec 2017
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Three Admiral Nurses from Dementia UK have been recognised for 20 years’ service each.

18 Dec 2017
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Sarah Mullally

Dame Sarah Mullally to become the 133rd Bishop of London in 2018 and installed in a service at St Paul’s Cathedral.

18 Dec 2017
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The NHS will use the latest technology to track outbreaks of norovirus and other illnesses in England this winter to try to cope with surges in demand on

18 Dec 2017
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Infection experts are encouraging nurses to ensure they have a flu vaccination to protect patients and colleagues.

15 Dec 2017
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Nurses’ pay rise in Scotland

Scottish finance secretary Derek Mackay outlines increase in pay for public sector workers earning £30,000 or less in yesterday’s budget briefing. 

15 Dec 2017
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Nurse training

An expansion of the nursing Return to Practice scheme and a 25% increase in the number of nursing undergraduate places are among new measures aimed at addressing the NHS st

15 Dec 2017
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The NHS in England will become the first health system to publish figures on avoidable patient deaths, Jeremy Hunt reveals.

15 Dec 2017
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Nurses from Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity helped decorate a Christmas tree to celebrate the Duchess of Cornwall becoming its royal patron.

15 Dec 2017

Pressing ahead with clinics' closures before launch of online service to part-replace them is putting public's health at risk, says RCN.

13 Dec 2017

NHS England Workforce Race Equality Standard report shows continuous but slow progress in employing black and minority ethnic nurses at senior levels.

13 Dec 2017

Freezing winter weather poses a lethal risk for people who live alone, says England's chief nursing officer Jane Cummings, who is encouraging people to keep an eye on elderly relatives and neighbours

13 Dec 2017

Nurses have revealed fears over the safety of patients with dementia who will be unnecessarily spending Christmas on a ward.

13 Dec 2017

Short film offers insight into working at Royal London Hospital – Europe's biggest trauma centre.

12 Dec 2017

Survey found staff turned to colleagues rather than seek professional help.

12 Dec 2017

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