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A bereavement nurse specialist who helped families in the aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing has accepted a national award on behalf of emergency and m

24 Oct 2017
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Lisbon addiction conference

UK experts on prescription drugs misuse and tobacco addiction are among the speakers at an international conference on addictive behaviours and dependencies that opens in Lisbon

24 Oct 2017
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NICE issues draft guidance on therapy for children with very rare condition ADA-SCID.

24 Oct 2017
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Nurses standard of living

​​​​​Four in ten nurses are living in households where earnings are below what is considered a reasonable living standard, think tank NatCen reveals.

23 Oct 2017
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Space hopping for charity

Fundraising nurse space hops for 10k through streets of Sheffield city in four hours to raise £2,500 for Cavell Nurses’ Trust charity. 

 

23 Oct 2017
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A travelogue written by a 'one in a million' nurse who died in the London Bridge terror attack has been published by a national newspaper.

23 Oct 2017
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antibiotics

Nurses are being asked to spearhead a campaign launched by Public Health England to tackle growing resistance to antibiotics.

23 Oct 2017
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check

Nurses in emergency departments in England are being encouraged to use a new checklist to ensure patients receive safe care quickly over t

20 Oct 2017
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Mary Seacole statue

Celebrated African-Caribbean Crimean war nurse Mary Seacole statue shortlisted for prestigious design award

20 Oct 2017
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Two men with Nightingale letter

A letter by Florence Nightingale expressing her vision for community nursing has been found during a clear-out at a London hospital.

20 Oct 2017
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Nurse with bruise
'Data decision leaves government blind to scale of problem'
20 Oct 2017
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Obese kids

Childhood obesity is on the rise, with almost one in ten children aged four and five hitting dangerously overweight levels, figures show.

 

19 Oct 2017

Survey of candidates for the IELTS exams finds most think the overhaul of language requirements will help solve nursing shortages in the UK

19 Oct 2017

In a move it describes as ‘common sense’, the Nursing and Midwifery Council has announced an overhaul of English language requirements for overseas nurses.

18 Oct 2017

A campaign to persuade the RCN to rejoin a global federation of nurses has won the backing of 100 members of the profession.

18 Oct 2017

Patients attending emergency medicine departments feel assured in the care nurses are giving, research from the Care Quality Commission reveals.

18 Oct 2017

County Waterford cancer nurse Clare O’Neill killed as storm Ophelia tore through the Republic of Ireland on Monday.

17 Oct 2017

Consultation launch on nursing associate role to bridge gap between HCAs and registered nurses.

17 Oct 2017

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