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Job vacancy
The percentage of vacant nursing and midwifery posts in Scotland has risen by 16% in three months, new data suggests.
06 Sep 2016
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Yoga and mindfulness
Senior clinical psychologist Sam Bottrill said yoga and mindfulness can help young people recovering from eating disorders.
06 Sep 2016
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Practice nurse eating disorder
Young people with eating disorders can find it easier to speak to practice nurses than GPs when they seek treatment, according to a charity representative.
06 Sep 2016
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girl using smartphone

Student Ruby Tucker highlights complex role of social media in eating disorders

06 Sep 2016
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District Nursing
A new paper from nursing charity, the Queen's Nursing Institute, is being used to start discussions on safe caseloads
06 Sep 2016
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Margaret Rowe

Margaret Rowe has taken up post at the University of Salford's school of nursing.

05 Sep 2016
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Child vaccination

Role nurses can play in tackling falling child vaccination rates in England has been outlined in National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance.

05 Sep 2016
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Manuka Honey

Study will examine whether stoma bags made using manuka honey can reduce skin irritation.

05 Sep 2016
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Sybil Kathigasu

A nurse who was awarded the George medal for bravery during the Second World War has been commemorated with a Google doodle.

05 Sep 2016
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Heart monitor

Heart failure patients who are also affected by a mental health condition are more likely to face an increased length of stay in hospital, new research suggests.

05 Sep 2016
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Nurses preventing suicide
Nurses are best placed to develop a rapport and communicate with patients at risk of suicide, a leading mental health nurse said.
02 Sep 2016
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Strike action

Nurses will pull together for patients as the NHS braces itself for another series of strikes by junior doctors.

02 Sep 2016
A new report from the Council of Deans of Health is calling for discussion on what new standards of pre-registration nursing education should look like.
01 Sep 2016
Public Health England and Cancer Research UK publish study revealing 30-day mortality rates for chemotherapy patients
01 Sep 2016
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has appointed two new council members.
01 Sep 2016
Nursing academics from Plymouth University have been keeping the Olympic spirit alive with a sporting approach to promoting hand hygiene.
01 Sep 2016
Fears over patient safety have been raised after junior doctors in England escalate dispute over new contract.
01 Sep 2016

Overstretched district nursing services are functioning on nurses’ goodwill, says new report.

01 Sep 2016

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