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James Blair

Leading nurses offered advice and expertise to students during a conference at the RCN’s London headquarters.

12 Apr 2017
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Pauline Cafferkey

Nurse Pauline Cafferkey is planning to return to Sierra Leone for the first time since she fell seriously ill with ebola.

12 Apr 2017
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Fair Isle

Fed up of the hustle and bustle of hospital life? A dream nursing job has just become available on the remote Scottish island of Fair Isle.

11 Apr 2017
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iPhone user

Specialist nurses and patients have joined forces to create a freely accessible app-review website for those with stroke or brain injuries.

11 Apr 2017
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PrEP pill

Scotland is the first part of the UK where PrEP HIV drug will be availabe on the NHS.

11 Apr 2017
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A major London hospital trust which was the subject of a hit TV documentary series has seen a surge in nurses and other staff applying to work there.

11 Apr 2017
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StockholmAttack

A nurse was one of the first people on the scene of the truck attack in the Swedish capital Stockholm on Friday.

11 Apr 2017
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Competence test

NMC changes rules on exams to practise in the UK, offering applicants more flexibility and shorter wait to re-apply.

11 Apr 2017
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The RCN has published guidance to help nurses support patients who are undergoing treatment which could affect their fertility

10 Apr 2017
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Mary Wright McKea_On_her_100th_Birthday

A nurse who served meals to an imprisoned war criminal and once caught a lift in a French president’s car has celebrated her 100th birthday.

10 Apr 2017
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Nurses' financial hardship

A charity providing financial assistance to nurses saw large rise in calls in first three months of 2017.

10 Apr 2017
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Health visitors believe they need more training to better support new mothers experiencing mental health problems, according to new research.
10 Apr 2017

Academic says nurses and health visitors are the ones who interact with the public and interpret policy

10 Apr 2017

Six thousand fewer mature students have applied to study nursing, according to UCAS figures

10 Apr 2017

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older people are rarely acknowledged by service providers, says a new report. 

07 Apr 2017

Nursing and Midwifery Council panel heard nurse failed to perform CPR on care home resident and called 111 instead of 999.

07 Apr 2017

Black and minority ethnic (BME) nurses are disproportionately referred to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) by employers – report.

07 Apr 2017

Nurses are more likely to take sickness leave if working 12-hour shift patterns, new research shows.

07 Apr 2017

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