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Nurses have paid tribute to George Michael for championing the profession – and recalled how he once put on a concert especially for them.

28 Dec 2016
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NHS hospitals are making more money than ever from car park charges, an investigation has found.

28 Dec 2016
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The NHS needs to spend more money looking after people in their own homes rather than in hospital, the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for England has urged.

28 Dec 2016
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Nursing leaders from across the UK have paid tribute to the ‘hard-working and dedicated’ nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants who will be on duty over 

22 Dec 2016
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Mandy Cooper
  • Almost 90,000 nurses will be on Christmas Day duty this year, according to health union estimates.
21 Dec 2016
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Nurses have been voted the most trustworthy professionals for the fifteenth year in a row in a US poll.
21 Dec 2016
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Falls prevention

A study has found a ‘calculable’ link between nurse staffing levels and patient outcomes.

20 Dec 2016
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Waste project
A pioneering nurse whose recycling project saved £50,000 is urging others to put their ideas forward for a new mentorship scheme aimed at improving nursing practice.
20 Dec 2016
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Bursary or Bust demonstration

Nursing leaders voice concern about reduction since the government withdrew funding for student bursaries.

20 Dec 2016
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A nurses' choir were in for a surprise when they landed a starring role in a festive TV special due to be broadcast to millions on Christmas Eve.
19 Dec 2016
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Cannabis smoking linked to Schizophrenia
People who have a greater risk of developing schizophrenia are more likely to try cannabis, according to new research.
19 Dec 2016
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Counselling

More support for public mental health and early intervention services is needed if the government is to lower England’s suicide rate.

19 Dec 2016

NHS staff are being offered the chance to relax in woodland as part of workshops to ease work pressures.

16 Dec 2016
Patient safety could be at risk if nursing students cheat by passing off as their own work essays bought online, a higher education watchdog has warned.
14 Dec 2016

A new review has found ‘system-wide’ problems in the way the NHS investigates patient deaths, with family members often left in the dark about failures in care.

13 Dec 2016
Updated guidance on infusion therapy has been published by the RCN.
12 Dec 2016

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt says sending vulnerable people hundreds of miles away for residential treatment is ‘clearly unacceptable’

12 Dec 2016

The RCN says existing registered nurses will face increased pressure due to the volume of placements needed for new training programmes.

12 Dec 2016

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