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Black and minority ethinic (BME) nurses and midwives are continuing to 'suffer in silence' in England, but there are signs of improvement in a new r

19 Apr 2017
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A police team has been assigned to protect emergency departments (EDs) across four major hospitals in London.

19 Apr 2017
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Hardship

The number of hardship grants handed to struggling nurses have soared in the first three months of the year.

18 Apr 2017
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Theresa May

Prime minister Theresa May has called a snap general election for 8 June.

18 Apr 2017
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A university providing self-funding nursing student places that have not been commissioned by Health Education England has increased its intake more than fivefold.  

18 Apr 2017
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RCNi Nurse Awards

Time is running out to cast your vote in the Patient’s Choice category of the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017, the profession’s top accolade for nursing excellence

13 Apr 2017
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Linsey Davis

Service is helping to reduce emergency department admissions.

13 Apr 2017
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RCN opens online poll on whether members are prepared to strike over pay.

13 Apr 2017
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Making a will

The Cavell Nurses’ Trust is urging nurses to write a will after revealing that they are less likely than the general population to have done so.

12 Apr 2017
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BBC One drama Casualty will mark the end of its 30th anniversary series with a unique one-shot episode centring on nurse character Lisa 'Duffy' Duff

12 Apr 2017
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Pauline Cafferkey

Nurse Pauline Cafferkey is planning to return to Sierra Leone for the first time since she fell seriously ill with ebola.

12 Apr 2017
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Fair Isle

Fed up of the hustle and bustle of hospital life? A dream nursing job has just become available on the remote Scottish island of Fair Isle.

11 Apr 2017

Specialist nurses and patients have joined forces to create a freely accessible app-review website for those with stroke or brain injuries.

11 Apr 2017

A major London hospital trust which was the subject of a hit TV documentary series has seen a surge in nurses and other staff applying to work there.

11 Apr 2017

A nurse was one of the first people on the scene of the truck attack in the Swedish capital Stockholm on Friday.

11 Apr 2017

NMC changes rules on exams to practise in the UK, offering applicants more flexibility and shorter wait to re-apply.

11 Apr 2017

A charity providing financial assistance to nurses saw large rise in calls in first three months of 2017.

10 Apr 2017

Six thousand fewer mature students have applied to study nursing, according to UCAS figures

10 Apr 2017

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