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Strokestra team

A project that uses music to boost stroke patients’ recovery aims to raise £315,000.

28 Oct 2016
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Chalmers family at graduation
Son Fraser Chalmers follows in mother's nursing career footsteps, with father, Ross, close behind on graduating as a nurse.
28 Oct 2016
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specialist nurses and stroke link
The number of specialist nurses available to treat patients immediately after a stroke is the most reliable predictor of patient survival, according to a new study.
28 Oct 2016
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RCN reveals accreditation scheme
The RCN has revealed further details of its accreditation scheme for nurses working at an advanced level of practice.
27 Oct 2016
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Family of retired nurse

The family of a retired nurse who died in a fall from a motorway bridge say her death could have been prevented.

27 Oct 2016
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Andy Dennis & Tracey Hill

The two nurses completed a gruelling 4,000-mile cycle ride across the US.

27 Oct 2016
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Sally Monger-Godfrey
Poster shows extra effort when clocks go back
27 Oct 2016
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bowel
Macmillan Cancer Support and the University of Southampton have surveyed bowel cancer patients before and after surgery to find out about their emotional needs.
27 Oct 2016
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Poor health staff

Hard-pressed health service staff are struggling to make ends meet, according to Unison survey.

27 Oct 2016
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child plays

Autism therapy trial that helped parents communicate with their children reports ‘encouraging’ results.

26 Oct 2016
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Bullied
Four out five healthcare professionals have been subjected to bullying, new research reveals.
26 Oct 2016
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The Nursing and Midwifery Council has launched a consultation into proposed changes to its fitness to practise processes
25 Oct 2016
Leading nurse Pauline Watts had a date with royalty today when she collected her OBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace
25 Oct 2016

NHS England has announced £130 million in funding to update or replace more than 100 radiotherapy machines that have past their sell-by date in England's hospitals.

25 Oct 2016

College staff, members and supporters completed an epic 1,500-mile walk.

25 Oct 2016
A pay rise of 1% promised to nurses in Northern Ireland seven months ago will finally appear in their November wage packets
25 Oct 2016

Report says life expectancy for these patients is the same as that of the general population in the 1950s, and they are more likely to experience physical ill-health

25 Oct 2016

Nurses are three times more likely than the average person to have experienced domestic abuse.

25 Oct 2016

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