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Anxiety in children
The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities (FPLD) is about to launch a revised guide on working with children and young people with learning disabilities on strategies fo
14 Sep 2016
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Major diabetes review warns the NHS must do more to help patients self-manage their condition
07 Sep 2016
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The Mental Health Network has appointed trained nurse Sean Duggan as its new chief executive
07 Sep 2016
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Job vacancy
The percentage of vacant nursing and midwifery posts in Scotland has risen by 16% in three months, new data suggests.
06 Sep 2016
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Dabate on future of nurse education
A new report from the Council of Deans of Health is calling for discussion on what new standards of pre-registration nursing education should look like.
01 Sep 2016
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Learning disability hols
A poll by learning disability charity Mencap showed 80 per cent of parents of a child with a learning disability struggle to access support services during the school holidays
01 Sep 2016
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RCN highlights that the number of school nursing post has fallen by 13% since 2010
25 Aug 2016
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Sickness rates Picture: iStock
New sickness absence rates show nurses have one of the highest sickness absence rates across the NHS.
24 Aug 2016
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Sue Doheny
Two senior nurses have been appointed to unite the work of the clinical commissioning group regulator NHS England and the hospital trust watchdog NHS Improvement.
18 Aug 2016
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Funding announced to make Tranforming Care discharge plans a reality
17 Aug 2016
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Scottish students
A small number of places on nursing degrees in Scotland are still available through clearing.
11 Aug 2016
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Hate crime action plan

Steve Scown, the chief executive of care provider Dimensions, has said a government hate crime action plan is a positive step forward, but it needs more specific measures to pro

27 Jul 2016

Funding will expand liaison and diversion services in England

22 Jul 2016

New NICE guideline urges nurses and other healthcare staff to be vigilant of early symptoms

22 Jul 2016
RCN highlights need after inquiry revealed nine in ten people with autism said healthcare staff 'didn't understand' their care needs
06 Jul 2016

Skills for Health and the National Skills Academy for Health have launched the Our Health Heroes awards

01 Jul 2016

NHS England guidance says that historical overuse of antipsychotic drugs needs to be addressed and challenged

27 Jun 2016

Law Commission's reveiw suggests overhaul and reforms to the law regarding mental capacity and deprivation of liberty

27 Jun 2016

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