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District nurse and paramedic add their expertise to nurse-led NHS clinical evaluation team, which is due to publish findings of its first review of essential products

05 Dec 2016
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Four out of five nurses struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) register last year were over the age of 40.

02 Dec 2016
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RCN Scotland study shows a rise in sickness absence reported by staff.

01 Dec 2016
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Planned nursing degree apprenticeships will be ‘a drop in the ocean’ and will not solve the nursing workforce shortage, said nursing academics.
01 Dec 2016
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Some trainee doctors are working beyond their competence due to huge workloads, with many worried about patient safety, a new poll shows.

01 Dec 2016
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More nurses and doctors will be encouraged to run hospitals, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.

30 Nov 2016
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The second wave of sites for training the next cohort of nursing associates has been announced after employers showed ‘real appetite’ for the role.

30 Nov 2016
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Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has unveiled plans for the new nursing degree apprenticeships.

30 Nov 2016
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PHE warns of risk to vulnerable
29 Nov 2016
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Nurses should not use personal mobile phones for work, according to new RCN guidance.

29 Nov 2016
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Diabetes specialist nurses teams are reaching ‘breaking point’, according to charity Diabetes UK.

28 Nov 2016
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Northern Ireland’s unique approach to in-service learning and CPD could work in other parts of UK.

28 Nov 2016

Research by the charity Hospice UK reveals that less than a fifth of hospice care for adults is delivered in inpatient units

28 Nov 2016

An NHS Trust offers nurses jobs immediately after successful interviews, in a bid to boost staff numbers.

28 Nov 2016

A plan for cancer services in Wales calls for palliative care training for nurses and improved access to clinical nurse specialists.

28 Nov 2016
Thousands of nurses have considered leaving UK to work overseas over the last five years, Nursing Standard can reveal.
25 Nov 2016

Brexit could take the nursing workforce to ‘breaking point’, a leading nurse academic has warned.

25 Nov 2016

Executive directors of nursing need support from their boards to be successful in their roles, a leading nurse academic has said.

25 Nov 2016

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