Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Dame Sarah Mullally to become the 133rd Bishop of London in 2018 and installed in a service at St Paul’s Cathedral.
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The NHS will use the latest technology to track outbreaks of norovirus and other illnesses in England this winter to try to cope with surges in demand on
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Infection experts are encouraging nurses to ensure they have a flu vaccination to protect patients and colleagues.
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An expansion of the nursing Return to Practice scheme and a 25% increase in the number of nursing undergraduate places are among new measures aimed at addressing the NHS st
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The NHS in England will become the first health system to publish figures on avoidable patient deaths, Jeremy Hunt reveals.
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Freezing winter weather poses a lethal risk for people who live alone, says England's chief nursing officer Jane Cummings, who is encouraging people
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Short film offers insight into working at Royal London Hospital – Europe's biggest trauma centre.
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Survey found staff turned to colleagues rather than seek professional help.
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The TV star and ambassador for the RCNi Nurse Awards is shining a light on nursing
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Some 'walked for hours' in freezing temperatures to get to patients
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The risk of heart attack and stroke rises immediately after a cold snap, and the number of people admitted to accident and emergency departments is likely to
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Nurse training places in Wales will rise by almost 10% next year as part of a £107 million investment in education and training, adding 161 places across
NHS Professionals head of workforce insight Maria Trewern to take over RCN council chair in January – with the aim to speak out and ‘prioritise safe staffing’ – and Richard Jones elected vice-chair
The RCN is calling for a long-term plan to address the strain on health services in what is expected to be one of the worst winters for years
Government also wants 'improvements to productivity'
Patients are to receive more support from volunteers in NHS hospitals in England, with a new organisation pledging to double their number over the next four years
Persuading more nurses and other NHS staff to have the flu vaccination could dramatically reduce overall sickness absence rates, a study shows
Action is needed to address obesity among healthcare staff, with one in four nurses in England dangerously overweight, researchers say
