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Nursing student freed on appeal after serving half her prison sentence for fraud
Thandiwe Matikiti had dishonestly secured public money to fund her degree
22 Jan 2020
Coronavirus outbreak: passengers from China to UK urged to say if they feel unwell
Government directive concerns flights from city of Wuhan
22 Jan 2020
Low numbers of young women attending screening linked to sharp rise in cervical cancer
Rise in cervical cancer cases down to failure to attend screening, charity believes
22 Jan 2020
People with dementia face multiple emergency admissions every year
Alzheimer’s Society says annual emergency admissions rise in England cost NHS £280 million
22 Jan 2020
NMC suspends nurse for failing to give CPR to care home resident
Nahid Nasiri knew a Do Not Attempt Resuscitation order was not in place
21 Jan 2020
New standards for advanced clinical practitioners in primary care
Skills for Health framework may mean nurses need to top up skills and knowledge
21 Jan 2020
Student grants: who will and won’t get the full £8,000 for hard-to-recruit disciplines
Only some learning disability and mental health nursing students eligible for extra £3,000
20 Jan 2020
Brisk breakfast: machine makes scrambled eggs for patients in 15 seconds
Trial of device at Nottingham hospital whips up a positive response
20 Jan 2020
Cervical cancer could be eliminated, NHS says
Vaccinations for all children, along with upgraded screening for HPV ‘will save lives’
20 Jan 2020
Sepsis now a bigger killer than cancer, study suggests
Analysis of global data reveals 11 million sepsis-related deaths in 2017
17 Jan 2020
Nursing home manager struck off for failing to act on abuse claims
NMC sanctions three former staff at Devon care home for patient neglect
17 Jan 2020
RCNi Nurse Awards 2020: deadline for nominations extended
Individuals and teams now have until 7 February to nominate themselves or a colleague
17 Jan 2020
Nurses’ strikes suspended: RCN and Unison to consult members on pay and staffing deal
Unions suspend industrial action after securing offer in crunch talks with health minister
16 Jan 2020
Share your stories of working on nursing’s front line
Nurses are urged to share stories of front-line care delivery in an RCN survey
16 Jan 2020
Tributes to Jean Orr, the nurse educator whose legacy is a culture of caring
Professor Orr founded the school of nursing and midwifery at Queen’s University Belfast
14 Jan 2020
Nurses in Northern Ireland offered pay parity with England and Wales
Government also gives commitments on safe staffing following historic strike action
14 Jan 2020
Nurses’ pay dispute: unions to meet new health minister in bid to avert further strikes
Fresh hope for end to pay and staffing dispute in Northern Ireland
13 Jan 2020
Almost 2,000 terminally ill people died waiting for decision on benefits, charity says
UK government had promised to review ‘not fit for purpose’ benefits system last July
13 Jan 2020
