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Norman Lamb

Failure to deliver on promised funding is ‘disgusting’, Norman Lamb said.

 

11 Jul 2017
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Scrap the Cap
RCN warning after government insists pay cap will stay
07 Jul 2017
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The NHS faces 'serious challenges in maintaining standards of care', with senior managers worried about having the right levels of staff, according to a new report.

07 Jul 2017
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Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has been asked how the government can afford a £1 billion deal with the Democratic Unionist Party, but not to boost nur

04 Jul 2017
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RCNi web page

Nursing Standard publisher RCNi is looking for a new chair to provide the board with clear leadership.

04 Jul 2017
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Professional standards for the work of nursing associates will be drawn up by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) this summer.

04 Jul 2017
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Edinburgh_Scrap the Cap

The RCN’s summer of protest is set to continue amid mounting pressure on the government to lift the public sector pay cap.

03 Jul 2017
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Kate Granger

Chief nurse urges more nurses to nominate colleagues and teams for Kate Granger Compassionate Care Awards.

03 Jul 2017
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Leaving NMC

More nurses and midwives are leaving the Nursing and Midwifery Council register than are joining it.

03 Jul 2017
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Antidepressants

NHS Digital figures show that antidepressant items dispensed in the community rose from 31 million in 2006 to 64.7 million in 2016.

30 Jun 2017
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Retaining staff

NHS Improvement moves to tackle nurse and clinical staff vacancies in England.

29 Jun 2017
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Jeremy Corbyn

MPs debated Labour Party amendment to the Queen's Speech to lift the public sector pay cap.

28 Jun 2017

Patients are being asked to travel as far as 500 miles from home in order to access mental health services.

28 Jun 2017

Survey of council directors of social services across England found there are plans to save £824 million on social care, with at least 39% from cuts to services.

28 Jun 2017

Psychiatrists say families should be seen as potential partners in suicide prevention.

28 Jun 2017

Nearly six in ten clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are failing to ensure targets are met for talking therapies.

28 Jun 2017

Nurses across England and Scotland intensified their demands for a pay rise as the RCN's summer of protest began.

27 Jun 2017

The Patients Association’s appointment of Rachel Power as chief executive marks the start of a ‘new chapter’ for the charity.

27 Jun 2017

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