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Student placement

The RCN says existing registered nurses will face increased pressure due to the volume of placements needed for new training programmes.

12 Dec 2016
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Bursary to stay in Wales

Bursaries will continue to be available to new nursing students in Wales next year — but they will have to commit to spending the first two yea

09 Dec 2016
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Canterbury Christ Church University has set up its own grant to help students
A university has set up a £200,000 fund to help nursing students cope with course costs when the NHS-provided bursary is scrapped next year.
08 Dec 2016
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bed waiting times increased
There has been a sharp rise in the length of time people wait for a hospital bed after being admitted in an emergency, figures show.
07 Dec 2016
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Not a 'cheap replacement for nurses', says England's chief nursing officer
05 Dec 2016
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Nursing profession
Poll finds UK public has faith in nurses' truthfulness
05 Dec 2016
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Four out of five nurses struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) register last year were over the age of 40.

02 Dec 2016
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Dame Jessica Corner
Planned nursing degree apprenticeships will be ‘a drop in the ocean’ and will not solve the nursing workforce shortage, said nursing academics.
01 Dec 2016
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Trainee doctor workloads

Some trainee doctors are working beyond their competence due to huge workloads, with many worried about patient safety, a new poll shows.

01 Dec 2016
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The second wave of sites for training the next cohort of nursing associates has been announced after employers showed ‘real appetite’ for the role.

30 Nov 2016
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PHE warns of risk to vulnerable
29 Nov 2016
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More than half of NHS Trust leaders in England are worried they do not have the right staff numbers, quality and skill mix to deliver high-quality care, a new rep

29 Nov 2016

Nurses should not use personal mobile phones for work, according to new RCN guidance.

29 Nov 2016

Ebola nurse suspended for concealing colleague’s high temperature before virus was diagnosed.

25 Nov 2016
Thousands of nurses have considered leaving UK to work overseas over the last five years, Nursing Standard can reveal.
25 Nov 2016

The RCN has accused the government of missing an opportunity to tackle the nursing workforce crisis after chancellor Philip Hammond failed to scrap the 1% public sector pay cap in his autumn statement.

23 Nov 2016

Emergency department nurses in London find a novel way to improve care.

23 Nov 2016

Health officials are examining whether patients should have to show proof of identity to receive some forms of NHS care.

22 Nov 2016

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