NHS trusts set to trial settlement process for European nurses
Digital applications mean EU workers in UK could be granted settled status
23 Jul 2018
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New York nurses receive $20.8 million settlement for gender discrimination
City of New York concedes that nurses can retire early due to ‘physically demanding’ role
20 Jul 2018
HPV vaccination programme to be extended to boys in Scotland and Wales
Adolescent boys will have vaccine to offer protection from HPV-related disease and cancers
19 Jul 2018
MP voices concern for CPD cuts in bid to improve staff retention
Department of health and social care to look at recommendations addressing CPD cuts
18 Jul 2018
Call for nurses to ‘do 10,000 of anything’ to help colleagues in need
#10kForNurses campaign supports staff experiencing hardship
18 Jul 2018
‘Measles outbreaks make MMR vaccination vital before visiting Europe’
RCN warns that young adults who missed the vaccine in the 1990s could be at risk
18 Jul 2018
Two nurses sentenced for defrauding NHS
Two nurses have been sentenced after admitting defrauding the NHS in separate incidents
17 Jul 2018
Rules eased on overseas nurses retaking exam
Overseas nurses will only have to retake the part of a competency exam they fail
17 Jul 2018
Pay rise for staff on Agenda for Change contracts outside NHS
NHS pay deal to be extended to nurses employed by arm’s-length providers
13 Jul 2018
Brexit white paper vague on immigration restrictions EU nurses may face, says RCN
Paper says future plan ‘would end free movement, taking back control of the UK’s borders’
13 Jul 2018
Home care provider’s ‘soft signs’ system ‘significantly reduces’ hospital admissions
Care workers use 'soft signs' list to spot deterioration and alert nurses
13 Jul 2018
Report demands improved transition of young people to adult mental health services
Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch says ‘many still do not have a positive experience’
12 Jul 2018
Professor highlights link between use of catheters and urinary tract infections
Clinical nurse specialist Jacqui Prieto says catheters should be removed as soon as possible
11 Jul 2018
Nursing student’s petition calls for living wage for students on clinical placement
Nursing student’s petition highlights financial toll of placements
11 Jul 2018
‘New health secretary has never worked in healthcare – so he must listen to nurses’
RCN hopes health secretary Matt Hancock will use insights offered by nursing workforce
10 Jul 2018
Remove ambiguity around nursing associate role, says RCN
College adds that role could place pressure on support staff to act beyond their training
10 Jul 2018
End of life discussions are about more than filling in forms
Nurse tells Patient Safety Congress 2018 preparation helps clinicians give better support
09 Jul 2018
Decline in school nurse numbers raises risk to neglected older children
Shortage of school nurses is hampering their efforts to help neglected older children – RCN
09 Jul 2018
