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The Nursing and Midwifery Council says more than 4,000 nurses and midwives have expressed interest in joining its register following an overhau

30 Nov 2017
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NMC fees

Regulator says nursing associates will be subject to the same processes as nurses and midwives, so proposes they pay the same £120 yearly fee to register

30 Nov 2017
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Overseas nurses
Nurses recruited on 'earn, learn and return' scheme
29 Nov 2017
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Nurse associates

Nursing and Midwifery Council proposal could see nursing associates pay £120 a year to register – despite being on a lower pay band

28 Nov 2017
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Nurse burnout
‘Patient-related burnout’ affects job performance, study finds
24 Nov 2017
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12-hour shift
Nursing Standard poll shows 50% of nurses favour longer shift patterns
23 Nov 2017
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NHS England says it needs to discuss ‘what it is possible to deliver for patients with the money available’ after failing to get as much as it requested

23 Nov 2017
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Chancellor Philip Hammond committed £2.8 billion resource funding for the NHS in England

22 Nov 2017
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People with learning disabilities are being made to seem like they are thieves of the state, a leading nurse has warned

21 Nov 2017
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Good infection control practice

The new course will respond to the needs of nurses working in infection prevention and control.

20 Nov 2017
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Public services staff 'under pressure' due to pay restraint
20 Nov 2017
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A draft law which was seeking to make it a specific offence to assault emergency staff in England and Wales has been widened to include nurses in all settings.

17 Nov 2017

NHS organisations are being told to ensure that staff using job titles containing the word ‘advanced’ meet standards set out in new m

16 Nov 2017

Cwm Taf University Health Board nurse recognised for early recognition and staff training work to tackle high mortality rates for chronic lung disease in parts of the Welsh valleys

16 Nov 2017

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is offering the chance for health and social care professionals to influence its work.

16 Nov 2017

Nursing and Midwifery Council chief executive Jackie Smith says nurses leaving the profession ‘tragic’ 

15 Nov 2017
RCN poll reveals one in four nurses are thinking of leaving jobs due to money worries
15 Nov 2017

BMA survey of 1,720 doctors from European Economic Area countries found main reasons for considering leaving the UK included negative attitudes towards EU staff and uncertainty over immigration rules 

14 Nov 2017

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