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Walking for health

Nurse-led study suggests that encouraging walking among patients with advanced cancer could lead to improvements in their quality of life. 

16 Feb 2017
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Nurses who smoke should lead by example and quit to help the wider public kick the habit, a leading doctor has urged.

15 Feb 2017
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Members of 40 US nursing organisations are urging president Donald Trump to ensure that all patients can access affordable healthcare.

15 Feb 2017
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Nurses have been urged to get behind a new initiative that aims to raise awareness of the importance of proper nutrition for people with dementia.

15 Feb 2017
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Practice nurse with patient

Dual roles and better student placements could help address practice nurse shortage, says nurse clinical leader.

15 Feb 2017
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Urgent investment in school nursing could tackle the rising the number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in young adults, senior nurses have said.

15 Feb 2017
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Abused

Thousands of adults with learning disabilities in England may have been sexually abused in the past two years, figures obtained by Nursing Standard suggest.

14 Feb 2017
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Revalidation

A further 43,445 nurses and midwives have successfully revalidated

14 Feb 2017
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Tom Sandford

Plans to transform the NHS in England could lead to cuts in hospital beds and community services, leading nurses have warned.

14 Feb 2017
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Kristie GARCILLANOSA

Praise for two nurses, whose actions averted a major hospital fire.

14 Feb 2017
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Jobs fair

More than 700 nurses attended the RCN Bulletin Jobs Fair at Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium last week – with some even taking the opportunity to snap a selfie with

13 Feb 2017
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Robert Francis

Health service only functions because of ‘superhuman’ efforts of staff, says Mid Staffs inquiry chair.

13 Feb 2017

Thousands of people have signed a petition calling for the children's nursing degree specialism to be protected.

13 Feb 2017

A free online resource will help nurses and others without expertise to provide palliative and end of life care to people with a terminal illness.

13 Feb 2017

Nursing leaders are ‘very concerned’ over what will happen to body that advises on NHS staff safety.

10 Feb 2017

A nurse who gave a patient who later died the wrong type of blood has been handed a suspended prison sentence.

10 Feb 2017

An inquest heard details about the death of nurse Amin Abdullah who set himself alight in February last year.

10 Feb 2017
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