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Tired district nurse

NHS Improvement says resource will help leaders and staff to deliver effective and sustainable patient care.

30 Jan 2018
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Suicide prevention

Around 1,600 ten to 34-year-olds take their lives in the UK each year, according to youth suicide prevention charity Papyrus. 

30 Jan 2018
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Patients’ access to life-saving medicines and medical devices could be disrupted unless the UK stays aligned with EU regulations after Brexit, a group of&nbsp

30 Jan 2018
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Capital Nurse-sponsored digital tool

Digital career framework tool developed by Health Education England-sponsored Capital Nurse programme to be used alongside progress chats between nurses

29 Jan 2018
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Resilience

A project helping newly qualified nurses to build resilience and cope with the stresses of the profession is proving to be a success.

28 Jan 2018
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End of life care

Nurses and HCAs from all fields and settings urged to share their experiences of caring for people in their final days of life, in joint Nursing Standard-Marie Curie s

26 Jan 2018
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Houses of Parliament

Commons nursing workforce review highlights pressures stemming from training squeeze, student attrition and 'staying late'.

26 Jan 2018
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A drop in the number of nurses compared to population size has seen the UK lag behind other major world economies, according to analysis by a think tank

25 Jan 2018
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A rise in the number of detentions under the Mental Health Act, due to reasons including population growth and fewer alternatives, may indicate a healthc

25 Jan 2018
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Child health services in England are falling behind those of the rest of the UK, says a report by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health that criti

24 Jan 2018
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The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is searching for a new chief executive to provide ‘visionary leadership and management’ to guide the organisation.

23 Jan 2018
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The nursing recruitment crisis is deepening with more vacancies than ever, particularly in areas with high living costs, official figures reveal today.

23 Jan 2018

Talks on nursing pay and contract reforms have restarted with the RCN suggesting promised NHS funding be used to improve pay structures.

22 Jan 2018

Nursing Standard has joined forces with UK charity Marie Curie for a major survey to find out the experiences of nurses and healthcare assistants in caring for people in the last months, weeks and days of life

22 Jan 2018

Chief nurse in bid to improve reputation of nursing and midwifery as desirable careers.

19 Jan 2018

Organising groups for London march are calling for better funding and an end to all privatisation in the health service

19 Jan 2018

The RCN has launched a survey asking nurses for their views on consent for organ and tissue donation in the first review of the college’s position on consent since 2009, when it supported the opt-in system

18 Jan 2018

RCN says staff shortages, relentless pressure and poor pay forcing nurse leaders to quit.

17 Jan 2018

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