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Some NHS hospital organisations have more than 1,000 staff vacancies while others have left crucial roles unfilled for up to two years, an investigation has r

12 Jul 2017
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Having more managers at NHS trusts has been linked with better performance.

12 Jul 2017
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More than 50,000 people are alive thanks to organ donation, new figures show.

11 Jul 2017
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A nurse who lied to his wife and friends for seven years about being a leading surgeon has been struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Council register.

11 Jul 2017
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Norman Lamb

Failure to deliver on promised funding is ‘disgusting’, Norman Lamb said.

 

11 Jul 2017
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Greater numbers of older nurses left the register since revalidation, NMC reveals.

11 Jul 2017
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Improving end of life care and ensuring support is provided for families and carers are among the key themes for cancer nurses who work with young people.

11 Jul 2017
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People with learning disabilities are being turned into ‘commodities’ by independent sector organisations seeking to profit from keeping them in hospital, a shocking report clai

10 Jul 2017
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People may be living longer, but they are not necessarily living healthier, says a leading nurse who has begun a research fellowship into older peop

10 Jul 2017
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Patients and visitors at two hospitals in Merseyside have been benefitting from a direct 'hotline' to a matron.

10 Jul 2017
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One of the last pre-registration nursing courses to offer a bursary gets underway at the University of Birmingham.

10 Jul 2017
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More new cases of cancer each year than weddings in the UK

10 Jul 2017
RCN warning after government insists pay cap will stay
07 Jul 2017

Patients with cancer who live in poorer areas receive ‘unacceptable variation’ in end of life care, research shows. 

07 Jul 2017

The Queen’s Nursing Institute has launched an online resource to address knowledge gaps for those who want to work in homeless health

07 Jul 2017

The NHS faces 'serious challenges in maintaining standards of care', with senior managers worried about having the right levels of staff, according to a new report.

07 Jul 2017

RCN Wales held a breakfast briefing for MPs and peers at Westminster to voice opposition to the public sector pay cap

06 Jul 2017

The RCN has responded to the latest national figures on female genital mutilation (FGM) to say that more school nurses are need to tackle the problem

06 Jul 2017

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