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Nurses on the Isle of Man are set to receive a 2.5% pay rise following an arbitrated agreement with unions.

01 Aug 2017
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MPs Karen Lee and Maria Caulfield

A Conservative MP and cancer nurse who voted against removing the public sector pay cap has been accused of ‘hypocrisy’ after agreeing to host a Scr

01 Aug 2017
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Schools should teach children about the importance of breastfeeding, according to new guidance.

01 Aug 2017
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Vaccine

A 'six in one' immunisation for babies born from today will replace the 'five in one' vaccine, adding protection against hepatitis B.

01 Aug 2017
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The heads of the RCN and Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) have written to a national newspaper to complain about the negative portrayal of nurses in one of

31 Jul 2017
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Bethany Shipsey

A nurse whose daughter died after taking online diet pills containing a toxic chemical is calling for tighter controls on its supply.

31 Jul 2017
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Jeremy Hunt
But RCN says 'more hard cash' needed to make plans reality
31 Jul 2017
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The RCN will ballot members over industrial action later this year if the government continues its refusal to scrap the pay cap, the college’s gener

28 Jul 2017
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Nurse protests in Gateshead
40 events held as part of Scrap the Cap campaign
27 Jul 2017
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Doctors’ orders to 'complete the course' for some antibiotics may be wrong, and patients should stop treatment when they feel better, according to an art

27 Jul 2017
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Call from RCN on national day of campaigning
27 Jul 2017
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CAMHS

Whole regions of England were left without any specialist CAMHS beds on three occasions last year, according to Education Policy Institute report.

26 Jul 2017

Nurses and other NHS staff in Scotland are facing increasing workload pressures due to a government failure to plan its workforce, according to a new report.

25 Jul 2017
Pay restraint and Brexit to blame for falling numbers and rising vacancies, say unions
25 Jul 2017
Staff accommodation block to be built at a hospital in Lincolnshire
25 Jul 2017

New guidance has been launched to help health visitors support children and families to cope with a traumatic event.

25 Jul 2017

Babies born in the UK in 2015 have the 20th-highest life expectancy in the world.

25 Jul 2017

An NHS programme to tackle childhood obesity in Wales has been launched.

24 Jul 2017

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