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Hostel-

New research shows many terminally ill homeless people live in hostels without access to professional care.

06 Jul 2017
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Pay cap demonstration

Chief secretary to the treasury says retaining 1% public sector pay cap is the ‘responsible thing to do’ to balance recruitment with sustainability.

06 Jul 2017
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English Language Test

Changes to testing could help ease NHS recruitment crisis, he says.

06 Jul 2017
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Home inspection

Care Quality Commission report says 23% of care homes, nursing homes and home care services require improvement on safety and a further 2% are inadequate.

06 Jul 2017
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Med Managemen

A study published today shows the potential benefits of a new nurse-led intervention supporting carers to manage pain medication in people with terminal

06 Jul 2017
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Schoolboys found out that not all nurses work in hospitals as they spent a day learning about the full range of opportunities the profession provides.

05 Jul 2017
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A group of nurses have delivered a six foot tree with fake £50 notes to health secretary Jeremy Hunt.

05 Jul 2017
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Charles Walker

In less than 24 hours, thousands of members responded to the RCN appeal to rally support for a Labour Party amendment to scrap the pay cap

05 Jul 2017
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Additional support for candidates preparing for exams and a review of the written test are among recommendations to improve the International English Language

05 Jul 2017
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Patients needing hip replacements or cataract removal are facing long delays while doctors battle a new wave of NHS rationing, an investigation suggests.

05 Jul 2017
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Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has been asked how the government can afford a £1 billion deal with the Democratic Unionist Party, but not to boost nur

04 Jul 2017
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Guildford Crown Court

Woman who defrauded NHS of £88,000 by faking her identity is given a suspended prison sentence.

04 Jul 2017

Nursing Standard publisher RCNi is looking for a new chair to provide the board with clear leadership.

04 Jul 2017

A nurse has been praised for accompanying police officers to a road traffic collision when paramedics were unavailable.

04 Jul 2017

Measures to tackle delayed discharge in hospitals will see councils working more closely with the NHS, Jeremy Hunt has said.

04 Jul 2017

A nurse who helped treat people in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire has spoken of her daily struggle to pay bills.

04 Jul 2017

Professional standards for the work of nursing associates will be drawn up by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) this summer.

04 Jul 2017

The RCN’s summer of protest is set to continue amid mounting pressure on the government to lift the public sector pay cap.

03 Jul 2017

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