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Essay mills

Government proposes new guidance for universities and penalties for students who use essay mills to buy coursework.

24 Feb 2017
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Peter Griffiths

Leading nurse academic’s warning over new nursing associate role.

23 Feb 2017
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The NHS’s non-emergency line is sending a rising proportion of patients for emergency care, new analysis shows.

22 Feb 2017
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Involving nurses in new controversial plans to reform England's health and care system will be vital to their success, says the RCN.

21 Feb 2017
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Joan Pons Laplana

Nurses, social workers and teaching assistants will be among European Union (EU) workers lobbying MPs today, over their right to remain in the UK.

20 Feb 2017
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A nurse has called on health professionals to boycott a new requirement to check patients’ passports.

17 Feb 2017
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A television documentary which laid bare the reality of working for one of the busiest trusts in the NHS is to return for two further series, the BBC has announced.

16 Feb 2017
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Nurses who smoke should lead by example and quit to help the wider public kick the habit, a leading doctor has urged.

15 Feb 2017
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Tom Sandford

Plans to transform the NHS in England could lead to cuts in hospital beds and community services, leading nurses have warned.

14 Feb 2017
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Jobs fair

More than 700 nurses attended the RCN Bulletin Jobs Fair at Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium last week – with some even taking the opportunity to snap a selfie with

13 Feb 2017
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Robert Francis

Health service only functions because of ‘superhuman’ efforts of staff, says Mid Staffs inquiry chair.

13 Feb 2017
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Palliative

A free online resource will help nurses and others without expertise to provide palliative and end of life care to people with a terminal illness.

13 Feb 2017

Nursing leaders are ‘very concerned’ over what will happen to body that advises on NHS staff safety.

10 Feb 2017
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09 Feb 2017

New data has revealed NHS England is performing at its worst ever levels against a host of targets for emergency departments, cancer care and patients waiting on trolleys.

09 Feb 2017

Staff at a hospital admitted patients to a ‘virtual ward’ to avoid breaching the four-hour emergency department target, a whistleblower has claimed.

09 Feb 2017

Accident and emergency patients in England have experienced the worst month of delays since the four-hour target was introduced 13 years ago, a leaked document suggests.

09 Feb 2017

Colleges in England report a rising number of students experiencing mental health issues. The finding has led to calls for more specialist support for young people in crisis.

07 Feb 2017

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