Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Moves to improve NHS productivity by bolstering existing nurses’ skills is being undermined by significant cuts to training budgets, workforce experts have warned a House of Lords
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A senior nurse is spearheading plans to drastically reduce the number of life-threatening bloodstream infections in the NHS.
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Nurses, pharmacists and GPs are fronting a campaign to help people to keep well this winter and away from overstretched emergency departments.
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Nurses who took part in the Widening Access Training (WAT) scheme could be eligible for a sizeable tax rebate
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Deputy directors of nursing in England offered mentoring by directors, in an effort to address challenges faced by those new in post and tackle high turnover
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Staff at an NHS trust have been underpaid by up to hundreds of pounds after they were put on the wrong tax code
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Families should never be afraid to raise concerns about the standard of care their loved ones are receiving.
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The RCN has criticised figures which reveal a 15% drop in the number of mental health nurses in England over the last six years.
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Nurses must ensure patients in prison receive the same standard of care as those outside, new guidance says.
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Applications to join the NMC register from nurses and midwives outside Europe more than treble in two years.
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Some hospitals are serving out-of-date food to patients, an investigation has found.
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Nurses have voiced concerns over what role, if any, they should play in deciding whether overseas patients should be charged for NHS care.
Unison Scotland has launched a free app for nurses to raise concerns about patient care from their smartphones or tablets
The number of nurses and midwives being referred to the Nursing and Midwifery Council has risen for the third year running, according to the regulator’s annual review.
Staff in new role will also carry out invasive procedures, government documents suggest.
Practice nurses in Scotland will now have free access to occupational health services as part of a scheme to support the health of general practice staff
NHS spending per person will fall in two years’ time, the head of the Commons health committee has warned.
Nursing workforce expert will advise on issues such as risks associated with low morale.
