Male nurses promoted quicker than females
Gender gap in speed different sexes move bands
29 Mar 2018
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Volunteer scheme provides company at end of life, and food parcels for discharged...
Compassionate Inverclyde project is funded by donations and local support
29 Mar 2018
NHS Providers warns of toxic health service culture and worsening patient experience
New report paints bleak picture of emergency department waiting times, standards of care and...
29 Mar 2018
RCNi Learning teams up with the Priory Group to develop nursing skills
RCNi is to provide education and professional development for nurses working for a leading...
29 Mar 2018
Children and young people struggle to access mental healthcare
Fewer than one in ten get the support they need, according to YoungMinds survey
28 Mar 2018
NHS workforce strategy fails to address staffing needs in the community – QNI
Workforce plan requires ‘sharper focus on education of community and primary care nurses’
28 Mar 2018
RCN backs opt out organ donation, following survey results
The RCN is now backing an opt-out system for organ and tissue donation following a survey of...
28 Mar 2018
Specialist nurses under growing pressure to help patients with disability claim benefits
Survey shows 90% of MS nurses help patients make benefit applications, often in their own...
27 Mar 2018
NHS retention: more needs to be done to retain new wave of nurses
Too much emphasis has been placed on retaining nurses eligible for retirement rather than...
26 Mar 2018
Government set to announce 3,000 extra midwifery training places
Jeremy Hunt will also pledge that pregnant women will be treated by the same midwives...
26 Mar 2018
Care home nurses set to benefit from on-site pharmacists
Nursing and care home staff have welcomed plans to introduce on-site pharmacists to help...
23 Mar 2018
Developing students into 'leaders of the future' is critical for nursing,...
Developing leadership opportunities for nursing students at the beginning of their journey...
22 Mar 2018
Pay to finally increase – if deal is agreed across England
Nurses in England are set to see minimum pay rises of 6.5%, rising to as much as 29%
21 Mar 2018
Fitness to Practise process to change, proposals from NMC suggest
The Fitness to Practise process could be about to change, as new proposals from nursing...
21 Mar 2018
Report suggests not enough being done to help children with speech and language issues
Too many children and young people with speech, language and communication difficulties are...
20 Mar 2018
Two years into the Five Year Forward View has progress been made?
Two years into the Five Year Forward View, one of England's most senior mental health nurses...
19 Mar 2018
RCN welcomes clarification on new nursing assistant role in Northern Ireland
The RCN has welcomed clarification on the responsibilities of the newly renamed nursing...
16 Mar 2018