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Brian Webster
The Council of Deans of Health, which represents nursing, midwifery and allied health students, has elected a new chair.
17 Nov 2016
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Norman Todd

Nurse Norman Todd’s years of studying and training have led to role as health and safety advisor for oil and gas company

17 Nov 2016
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Sian Thomas won the prestigious RCN Wales nurse of the year award for ensuring a child with complex needs could be educated in a mainstream school.
17 Nov 2016
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Charity calls for domestic abuse support in every hospital.
Over half of domestic abuse victims visiting hospital had accessed emergency departments a year before getting effective help, research shows.
16 Nov 2016
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Nurses
Reasearch shows one professional nurse substitution associated with a 21% rise in patient death risk.
15 Nov 2016
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A trailblazing group of women who campaigned to create England’s first nursing degree programme have been reunited.
15 Nov 2016
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Chris Ham
Plans being developed for the future of health and social care services in England, are being drawn up with almost no public or patient involvement, and will be extremely difficult
14 Nov 2016
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Louise Jago with daughter Amelie

A nurse whose career ended after an assault is taking legal action against her former employer.

14 Nov 2016
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Julie Moore
Dame Julie Moore and Katherine Murphy to give evidence to committee on long-term sustainability of the NHS.
14 Nov 2016
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Child and adolescent mental health

Dozens of children with mental health problems are being treated on adult psychiatric wards despite the practice being banned, it has been reported.

14 Nov 2016
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Danielle_Tiplady

College criticises response to a petition against the 1% pay cap on NHS staff.

14 Nov 2016
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Shona Robison

Scotland’s health secretary has warned of the risk of losing skilled workers amid post-Brexit uncertainty.

11 Nov 2016

Former RCN general secretary Peter Carter has been appointed interim chair of an NHS trust.

11 Nov 2016
A Nursing Standard investigation reveals thousands of UK nursing students have been involved in cases of academic misconduct such as: plagiarism, forging signatures and cheating in exams.
11 Nov 2016

The government wants drop-out rates halved by next year.

10 Nov 2016
RCN lays crosses at the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey.
10 Nov 2016

Scheme will be available to experienced Queen’s nurses with the potential to secure a senior board-level position in the next 3-5 years

09 Nov 2016
A government requirement forcing the health service to meet the cost of the new national minimum wage from existing pay awards means few NHS workers will receive a pay rise, Unison’s head of health Christina McAnea told a Lords select committee
09 Nov 2016

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