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The prime minister has admitted mental health services for young people in the UK are ‘patchy’ but that plans to rectify the gaps are already underway.

23 Aug 2017
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Fundraisers

Nurses have expressed support for fundraisers whose donations were rejected by an NHS trust because their fancy dress nurse outfits were ‘demeaning’.

23 Aug 2017
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Manchester terrorist attack

Nurses and midwives are being reminded that they should get themselves to a place of safety in the event of a terrorist attack.

23 Aug 2017
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The RCN wants nurses to share their stories on the effects of pay restraint as part of a digital day of action on 25 August

22 Aug 2017
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There has been a 'worrying' increase in the reliance on emergency care for patients with dementia nearing the end of their lives, experts have warned.

22 Aug 2017
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Body Fixers

A television makeover crew has helped a nursing student look ‘more professional’ by taming his wild punk rocker image.

21 Aug 2017
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Rail fare hike
Unison says nurses who commute could quit
21 Aug 2017
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Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has launched a fresh attack on Stephen Hawking for suggesting the 'direction of change in the NHS is towards a United States

21 Aug 2017
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College aim to make every nurse an e-nurse by 2020
21 Aug 2017
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Barcelona terror attack

A Spanish nurse has described how he fought to save the life of a little boy who was involved in the terror attack in Barcelona.

18 Aug 2017
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Jane Cummings
Jane Cummings to take charge of NHS England's London region
18 Aug 2017
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Extra nursing training places promised by the government have been made available for students receiving their A-level results today.

17 Aug 2017

Prime minister Theresa May has pledged to help teenagers improve their mental health by offering a new awareness course on the flagship national service scheme for young people.

17 Aug 2017

Infection prevention experts say there is ‘no evidence’ low nurse numbers played a part in the rise in cases of a potentially deadly fungus appearing on hospital wards.

16 Aug 2017

More than 200 people have been contaminated or infected with a potentially deadly strain of drug-resistant fungus during outbreaks at UK hospitals.

15 Aug 2017

NHS staff are being reminded about the potentially serious consequences of prying into patients’ records after a healthcare assistant (HCA) accessed medical information on 29 people.

15 Aug 2017

Nurses with backgrounds in mental health services or experience of providing psychological therapies are needed to join a team supporting the community affected by the Grenfell Tower fire.

14 Aug 2017

Nurses living in London are being offered free tickets to the House of Common music festival in a gesture of gratitude to the capital's emergency and public sector workers.

14 Aug 2017

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