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men's health
Community and primary care nurses can apply for funding of up to £5,000 for projects which improve men's health.
08 Sep 2016
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Childline counselling

Record numbers of children who feel desperate are contacting the confidential counselling service, new figures reveal

08 Sep 2016
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Major diabetes review warns the NHS must do more to help patients self-manage their condition
07 Sep 2016
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The Mental Health Network has appointed trained nurse Sean Duggan as its new chief executive
07 Sep 2016
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Job vacancy
The percentage of vacant nursing and midwifery posts in Scotland has risen by 16% in three months, new data suggests.
06 Sep 2016
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Yoga and mindfulness
Senior clinical psychologist Sam Bottrill said yoga and mindfulness can help young people recovering from eating disorders.
06 Sep 2016
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Practice nurse eating disorder
Young people with eating disorders can find it easier to speak to practice nurses than GPs when they seek treatment, according to a charity representative.
06 Sep 2016
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Student Ruby Tucker highlights complex role of social media in eating disorders

06 Sep 2016
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Heart failure patients who are also affected by a mental health condition are more likely to face an increased length of stay in hospital, new research suggests.

05 Sep 2016
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Nurses preventing suicide
Nurses are best placed to develop a rapport and communicate with patients at risk of suicide, a leading mental health nurse said.
02 Sep 2016
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Dabate on future of nurse education
A new report from the Council of Deans of Health is calling for discussion on what new standards of pre-registration nursing education should look like.
01 Sep 2016
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Comfort Momoh, FGM/public health specialist

Four short YouTube videos will help nurses care for women and girls who have been affected by female genital mutilation.

31 Aug 2016

School nurse conference told authorities often focus on the reasons parents fake illness in a child, rather than protecting the young person

30 Aug 2016
RCN highlights that the number of school nursing post has fallen by 13% since 2010
25 Aug 2016
The first wave of funding for a £15 million programme to prevent police cells being used as a place of safety for people with mental health issues has been announced.
24 Aug 2016
New sickness absence rates show nurses have one of the highest sickness absence rates across the NHS.
24 Aug 2016
A £5million fund for perinatal mental health services has been announced as the first step to improving support for mothers.
19 Aug 2016
Plans to scrap student bursaries risk worsening a recruitment crisis in mental health nursing, a report has warned.
19 Aug 2016

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