Fears over increase in shortage of nurses following Brexit vote
Britain's shortage of nurses and midwives could increase by 20,000 by 2020 if trends...
12 Sep 2017
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Single people cope less well with bowel cancer
Being single or living in a deprived area makes it twice as hard to cope with bowel cancer,...
12 Sep 2017
Children with asthma benefit from living near parks, nurse-led research finds
City-dwelling children with serious asthma may have fewer symptoms if they live close to...
08 Sep 2017
Government drops plans to sell off NHS staffing agency
Plans to sell off a major NHS staffing agency have been abandoned by the government.
07 Sep 2017
RCN updates school nurse toolkit
A revised toolkit for school nurses has been published by the RCN.
07 Sep 2017
Calls for protection of the nurse title
Unregistered support staff working under specialist nurse job titles, study reveals
07 Sep 2017
Patients with cancer face inadequate care due to NHS pressures, Macmillan survey shows
A Macmillan and nfpSynergy survey showed that 52% of nurses and GPs have concerns about...
07 Sep 2017
Girls in Scotland to get free sanitary products to tackle 'period poverty' ...
Schoolgirls in Scotland will have access to free sanitary products in a bid to tackle '...
06 Sep 2017
More perinatal mental health training urged for midwives and health visitors
Survey shows 72% of midwives and health visitors believe training about pre and postnatal...
06 Sep 2017
Mothers and babies to wear head-cams as part of mental health study
Interactions between mothers and their babies will be filmed using head cameras in a bid to...
06 Sep 2017
Scrap the Cap
2,000 nurses expected at Parliament Square rally calling for pay cap to be removed
06 Sep 2017
Record number of nursing and midwifery vacancies in Scotland, RCN warns
New workforce data reveal the ‘highest ever’ number of nursing and midwifery vacancies,...
05 Sep 2017
Pay cap to be lifted in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon confirms
The Scottish First Minister has committed to lifting the 1% public sector pay cap in...
05 Sep 2017
New chief executive begins role at Royal College of Midwives
New chief executive Gill Walton has started work at the Royal College of Midwives.
05 Sep 2017
RCN calls on nurses to become ‘delirium champions’ in bid to improve care
The RCN has launched a project to help NHS staff spot the signs of delirium among patients.
05 Sep 2017
Former MP Ann Widdecombe dresses up as Florence Nightingale for cancer charity
She joins other celebrities who have dressed up as their rebel heroes.
04 Sep 2017