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Department of Health
The Department of Health has said it will create its own nursing adviser post after scrapping its team of nursing, midwifery and allied health professional experts.
19 Oct 2016
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Bullying behaviour

A study has shown that nurses can better cope with rude remarks from colleagues if they believe in their own ability to cope with difficult relationships

19 Oct 2016
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Change Day

The national day of action for the NHS in England sees healthcare professionals come up with ideas to improve their practice.

19 Oct 2016
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Cathy Warwick

Midwives are being driven out of the profession by excessive workloads and poor staffing levels, according to a new report from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).

18 Oct 2016
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Richard Orchard

NHS staff and patients take over the reins of the health service’s Twitter account from this week.

18 Oct 2016
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NHS providers could save around £120 million by increasing the use of clinical home care, according to a report.
18 Oct 2016
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The new nursing associate role will reduce reliance on registered nurses in a health service subject to ‘severe pressures’, England's chief nurse has said.

17 Oct 2016
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Student midwife

NHS trusts in England will have a share of an £8 million training fund as part of a drive to make maternity services safer.

17 Oct 2016
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An investigation by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has revealed that NHS spending on agency staff in maternity units in England rose from £11.75 million in 2013 to £24.95 mill
17 Oct 2016
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The head of The King’s Fund says of all the frontline health professionals needed to successfully integrate health and social care, nurses will play the biggest role.
14 Oct 2016
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Step-by-step guide published to promote equality across the health service.
14 Oct 2016
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Workplace gossip can be a valuable early warning sign of failure in healthcare organisations, a new study claims.
13 Oct 2016
The number of candidates to be trained in the new nursing associate role is set to double to 2,000, following ‘huge interest’ in the scheme.
12 Oct 2016
Nurse managers and those in leadership roles are invited to enter the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017 – the UK nursing profession’s highest accolade for excellence.
12 Oct 2016

NHS Employers urges NHS Pay Review Body to reject variable salary increases

11 Oct 2016
80% of nurses have no training
11 Oct 2016

The first UK hospital shop to only sell healthy eating options has opened at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh.

07 Oct 2016

Employers burden Nursing and Midwifery Council with complaints that could be handled locally – former RCN chief.

07 Oct 2016

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