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Thousands of nurses have contacted their MPs to urge them to take part in today’s parliamentary debate about NHS pay.

30 Jan 2017
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Rising numbers of young people in mental health crisis are putting growing pressure on acute services, say nurses at children’s hospitals.

27 Jan 2017
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More than 100,000 people have signed a petition to make it a criminal offence to attack NHS staff.

27 Jan 2017
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Head of charity Papyrus says staff must take the first step

26 Jan 2017
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Research is needed into the relationships that protect people against suicide risk, says mental health expert

26 Jan 2017
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Hospital staff often lack the knowledge or confidence to care for people with mental health conditions appropriately, according a major new review.

26 Jan 2017
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Counsellors ‘massively under-report’ clients at risk of harming themselves

26 Jan 2017
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Guidance has been drawn up to clarify the role of police in responding to incidents involving patients on mental health wards.

25 Jan 2017
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Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) agrees to be regulator for new nursing associates.

25 Jan 2017
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Expert on suicide prevention tells conference to stop ignoring victims of bullying.

25 Jan 2017
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Mind chief executive Paul Farmer said local suicide prevention plans will only succeed if stakeholders, including healthcare professionals, engage with them.

25 Jan 2017
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An experienced director of nursing who was hospitalised with depression has publicly shared her mental health battle to help reduce stigma.

24 Jan 2017

The Nursing and Midwifery Council has set out the benefits and risks of regulating nursing associates.

20 Jan 2017

Hospitals are running wards with a dangerously low number of nurses and are using healthcare assistants as 'stand-ins', an investigation suggests.

20 Jan 2017

Trades Union Congress analysis of public sector pay restraint reveals bleak picture for nurses.

19 Jan 2017

Some nurses working up to 12 hours without a break, food, or even a glass of water

19 Jan 2017
A parliamentary debate on scrapping NHS pay caps will take place at the end of this month and nurses are being urged to do all they can to encourage their MPs to attend
18 Jan 2017
Petition tops 100k signatures after nurses lose 14% in real terms
17 Jan 2017

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