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Workforce in England has fallen by 13% since 2009
16 Jan 2018
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Flu jab

England's chief medical officer has added her voice to calls for a debate on whether flu vaccinations should be mandatory for front-line health staff

12 Jan 2018
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Not satisfied
Increasing nurse numbers could boost patient satisfaction with quality of care
11 Jan 2018
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Paul Smith

Fashion designer lends his expertise to create ‘positive, comforting environment’ for patients and staff at London hospital ward, as part of the Nightingale Project

11 Jan 2018
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Winter pressures

NHS Providers’ chief executive Chris Hopson outlines ‘fragility’ of the wider health service and calls for extra long-term investments in a damning letter to the health and

11 Jan 2018
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Almost one in ten people have been affected by severe winter pressures in the NHS, new polling shows

10 Jan 2018
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Housing for nurses

Four out of five homes built by private developers on former NHS land will cost more than nurses can afford, a think tank has warned.

10 Jan 2018
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Jeremy Hunt
Jeremy Hunt now also has responsibility for social care
08 Jan 2018
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Flu_Jabs
Debate on mandatory vaccinations ‘inevitable’, says NHS England medical director
08 Jan 2018
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Anne Milton, a trained nurse could be the next health minister in Theresa May's cabinet reshuffle 

08 Jan 2018
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Trolley corridor

Nurses have demanded the prime minister and health secretary join them on the front line during what many are calling the ‘worst winter crisis’ in NHS history

04 Jan 2018
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Michael Brown

Now is not the time to call a ballot over pay, the outgoing RCN council chair has told frustrated members.

04 Jan 2018
Thousands of pre-planned operations and appointments delayed
03 Jan 2018

Taking part in community singing groups helps people maintain or improve their mental well-being by developing feelings of belonging, research shows

02 Jan 2018
Nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants receive honours
29 Dec 2017

NHS organisations are being challenged to ‘think imaginatively’ about persuading nurses to stay with them, helped by a staff retention resource from NHS Improvement based on best practice at 75 trusts across England

29 Dec 2017

Struggling hospitals should not try to make money off their staff, the RCN has warned, after figures showing hospitals in England made a record £174.5 million from car parking charges in the past year

28 Dec 2017
Almost two-thirds of NHS trusts have already signed up to a voluntary scheme
28 Dec 2017

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