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Good infection control practice

The new course will respond to the needs of nurses working in infection prevention and control.

20 Nov 2017
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Public services staff 'under pressure' due to pay restraint
20 Nov 2017
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A draft law which was seeking to make it a specific offence to assault emergency staff in England and Wales has been widened to include nurses in all settings.

17 Nov 2017
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HEE ACP Framework

NHS organisations are being told to ensure that staff using job titles containing the word ‘advanced’ meet standards set out

16 Nov 2017
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Louise Walby

Cwm Taf University Health Board nurse recognised for early recognition and staff training work to tackle high mortality rates for chronic lung disease in parts of the Welsh

16 Nov 2017
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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is offering the chance for health and social care professionals to influence its work.

16 Nov 2017
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Crystal Oldman

Queen’s Nursing Institute chief executive Crystal Oldman made a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in recognition for her work in community nursing

16 Nov 2017
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The RCN has welcomed news that Scotland will be allowed to introduce minimum unit pricing for alcohol, becoming the first country in the world to do so

16 Nov 2017
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Changes in nurse numbers may be the ‘critical factor’ in nearly 120,000 excess deaths in England, reveals a new study

15 Nov 2017
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Yemi Osho

A senior nurse is using her dual role as mayor of a London borough to raise awareness of diabetes

15 Nov 2017
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Jackie Smith

Nursing and Midwifery Council chief executive Jackie Smith says nurses leaving the profession ‘tragic’ 

15 Nov 2017
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RCN poll reveals one in four nurses are thinking of leaving jobs due to money worries
15 Nov 2017
Government is using the term ‘inappropriate attendances’ to mask under-funding
14 Nov 2017

Digital technology 'a logical step' in type 2 diabetes prevention.

14 Nov 2017

BMA survey of 1,720 doctors from European Economic Area countries found main reasons for considering leaving the UK included negative attitudes towards EU staff and uncertainty over immigration rules 

14 Nov 2017

New touchscreen technology can be used to track medically fit patients who have not been discharged.

13 Nov 2017

Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) report shows sharp fall in number of nurses from the European Economic Area joining the nursing register from 1,300 individuals in July 2016 to just 71 nurses this July

13 Nov 2017

Children’s charity WellChild says demand for access to its network of nurses helping seriously ill children has risen nearly 40% this year, and pressures on NHS and social care budgets, coupled with a workforce shortage, means patients are in danger of being failed

13 Nov 2017

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