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Scrubs worn by intensive care nurses can harbour antibiotic-resistant superbugs, according to a US study
31 Oct 2016
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specialist nurses and stroke link
The number of specialist nurses available to treat patients immediately after a stroke is the most reliable predictor of patient survival, according to a new study.
28 Oct 2016
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RCN reveals accreditation scheme
The RCN has revealed further details of its accreditation scheme for nurses working at an advanced level of practice.
27 Oct 2016
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Family of retired nurse

The family of a retired nurse who died in a fall from a motorway bridge say her death could have been prevented.

27 Oct 2016
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Poor health staff

Hard-pressed health service staff are struggling to make ends meet, according to Unison survey.

27 Oct 2016
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Bullied
Four out five healthcare professionals have been subjected to bullying, new research reveals.
26 Oct 2016
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The Nursing and Midwifery Council has launched a consultation into proposed changes to its fitness to practise processes
25 Oct 2016
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Leading nurse Pauline Watts had a date with royalty today when she collected her OBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace
25 Oct 2016
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Severe mental illness

Report says life expectancy for these patients is the same as that of the general population in the 1950s, and they are more likely to experience&n

25 Oct 2016
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Domestic abuse

Nurses are three times more likely than the average person to have experienced domestic abuse.

25 Oct 2016
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The government must recognise the critical importance of continuing professional development (CPD) to nurses, according to the body that represents the UK’s u

24 Oct 2016
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Plans to stop operations being performed at a children's heart centre are a scandal of national proportions, a union has said.
24 Oct 2016
Nurses are being urged to help join in the fight against so-called ‘modern slavery’, in an awareness raising campaign by the NHS
24 Oct 2016

The RCN’s labour market review has highlighted a crisis in the UK’s nursing supply including an ageing workforce and concerns over the inflow of European nurses 

21 Oct 2016

Security staff at a major London hospital trust are being given body cameras after attacks on nurses and other frontline workers rose by almost one third in the past year. 

20 Oct 2016
Figures show average unit closed eight times in the past year, and Royal College of Midwives says services cannot cope with rising demand and inadequate resources.
20 Oct 2016
Prime minister Theresa May has been challenged to give EU staff working in the NHS reassurances about their future as the nation prepares for Brexit.
20 Oct 2016

Ms Adams to leave after 14 years in the post.

19 Oct 2016

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