Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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The Scottish government has announced it will consult on enshrining in law the use of planning tools to set nurse staffing numbers in the NHS.
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Fed up of the hustle and bustle of hospital life? A dream nursing job has just become available on the remote Scottish island of Fair Isle.
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Specialist nurses and patients have joined forces to create a freely accessible app-review website for those with stroke or brain injuries.
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A major London hospital trust which was the subject of a hit TV documentary series has seen a surge in nurses and other staff applying to work there.
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NMC changes rules on exams to practise in the UK, offering applicants more flexibility and shorter wait to re-apply.
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A charity providing financial assistance to nurses saw large rise in calls in first three months of 2017.
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Academic says nurses and health visitors are the ones who interact with the public and interpret policy
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Six thousand fewer mature students have applied to study nursing, according to UCAS figures
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Nursing and Midwifery Council panel heard nurse failed to perform CPR on care home resident and called 111 instead of 999.
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Black and minority ethnic (BME) nurses are disproportionately referred to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) by employers – report.
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Nurses are more likely to take sickness leave if working 12-hour shift patterns, new research shows.
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The NHS could suffer a nursing shortage of up to 42,000 just six years after Brexit, a leaked government projection claims.
The decision in 2015 to stop a national evidence review on safe staffing was ‘shocking’ and has had ongoing policy implications, a senior nurse researcher has said.
A study into the effectiveness of Schwartz Center Rounds on healthcare staff has revealed that the program could increase empathy for patients and improve teamwork and communication.
Nurses with ideas for healthcare projects to improve health outcomes of black and minority ethic communities are being encouraged to apply for funding
Not all patients and nurses benefit from the system on hospital wards known as intentional rounding in which nurses carry out one hourly rounds to improve care, according to research
The RCN is to consult nurses on how it should respond to continuing pay restraint – including whether members should consider taking industrial action.
Nurses’ influence on policy making is under the spotlight at this year’s RCN International Nursing Research Conference, which has begun in Oxford.
