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Leicester Royal Infirmary

Controversial plans for implementing new standards governing care for patients with congenital heart disease have been revealed.

21 Feb 2017
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Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has become the first children’s hospital to be rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission
21 Feb 2017
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Cancer nurse specialist

Macmillan Cancer Support has called for ambitious action from Health Education England to plug workforce gaps and reduce pressures on existing clinical nurse specialists.

21 Feb 2017
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Nurses and other healthcare professionals will work to cut GP appointments in the West Country by a quarter.

21 Feb 2017
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Up to 3,000 students will benefit from a £95 million investment in healthcare training

21 Feb 2017
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Involving nurses in new controversial plans to reform England's health and care system will be vital to their success, says the RCN.

21 Feb 2017
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A development programme will enable 20 community nurses to use the title.

20 Feb 2017
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Joan Pons Laplana

Nurses, social workers and teaching assistants will be among European Union (EU) workers lobbying MPs today, over their right to remain in the UK.

20 Feb 2017
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Researchers link 30,000 excess deaths in 2015 to cuts in services. 

20 Feb 2017
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Royal College of General Practitioners has created a service to support GP practices. 

20 Feb 2017
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RCNi Nurse Awards

Secure your place at this year’s RCNi Nurse Awards, the profession’s top accolade.

20 Feb 2017
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Reports of female genital mutilation (FGM) are being made daily and sometimes concern babies at risk, NSPCC reveals.

17 Feb 2017

A nurse has called on health professionals to boycott a new requirement to check patients’ passports.

17 Feb 2017

A nurse is rising to the challenge of her life by swapping the hospital ward for the boxing ring.

17 Feb 2017

A television documentary which laid bare the reality of working for one of the busiest trusts in the NHS is to return for two further series, the BBC has announced.

16 Feb 2017

Hundreds of thousands of older people are not receiving the help they need to get out of bed, dress or eat, according to a new report.

16 Feb 2017

Education programmes fail to prepare occupational health nurses for work, survey finds.

16 Feb 2017

RCN deputy president says community nursing will be put at risk unless funding is distributed more evenly.

16 Feb 2017

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