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There has been an alarming rise in rates of anxiety and depression among young women in the age of social media, experts warn.
29 Sep 2016
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The RCN is taking a phased approach to advanced nurse practitioner accreditation.
29 Sep 2016
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Journalists have written to the chief executive of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) urging her to reverse its decision not to publish charges ahead of disciplinary hearings.
29 Sep 2016
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NHS staff are to get the opportunity to feel the effects of old age.
28 Sep 2016
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Deprivation of liberty

More than 75,000 people in England were deprived of their liberty from April 2015 to March 2016 amid a sharp rise in safeguarding applications.

28 Sep 2016
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Law and medicine

Jeremy Hunt wins High Court battle with junior doctors over complaint that he had gone beyond the scope of his powers.

28 Sep 2016
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Study shows patients have symptoms a year before emergency bowel cancer diagnosis.
28 Sep 2016
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A college nurse recently swam a mile around London’s Serpentine Lake to raise money for charity.
28 Sep 2016
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Hospital discharge

NHS staff must always ensure patients take priority over organisational pressures, a report into unsafe hospital discharges demands.

27 Sep 2016
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Sue Owen

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has offered support to those who knew nurse Sue Owen.

27 Sep 2016
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Cancer patient

Almost half of carers surveyed praised nurses’ help.

27 Sep 2016
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Health visitor

New Welsh Government programme sets out to ensure consistent healthcare for all children from birth until the age of 7.

27 Sep 2016
Allegations against nurses and midwives will no longer be made public ahead of disciplinary hearings, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has said.
27 Sep 2016

More than 70,000 people with learning disabilities did not receive a health check, according to new data released by Public Health England.

27 Sep 2016
Nurses caring for those with dementia are urged to fit the care they provide to the individual not just the condition, according to new guidance from the Department of Health.
27 Sep 2016
Nurses and healthcare professionals must collaborate with those outside of their traditional sector in tackling public health priorities.
27 Sep 2016
Procurement is underway for three new Mother and Baby Units in England for women with mental health conditions.
27 Sep 2016

Inspectors rate Aintree University Hospital unit as ‘requires improvement’ following persistent understaffing and failure to meet mandatory training targets

26 Sep 2016

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