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Number of applicants for nursing student courses has fallen for a fourth year running

05 Feb 2018
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Attrition

See our infographic demonstrating how the number of nursing degree applicants has fallen across most of the UK since the loss of the student bursary in 2017

05 Feb 2018
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RCN president Cecilia Akrisie Anim calls for urgent action to address the staffing crisis.

03 Feb 2018
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Mary Seacole

The awards support ‘outstanding work to improve leadership skills and health outcomes’

02 Feb 2018
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Janet Finch

A pay rise for the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) chair Dame Janet Finch and members has been unanimously approved.

02 Feb 2018
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Commons committee

Nursing Standard readers have responded to the Commons health committee report on the nursing workforce.

01 Feb 2018
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Jill Macleod Clark
Plans to replace nursing student mentors wins support
01 Feb 2018
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Two in three nurses responding to a survey last year felt they had too little time to provide high quality care to dying patients.

31 Jan 2018
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NHS staff will be given first refusal to buy thousands of affordable homes to be built on unused or surplus NHS land across England, with the money generated

31 Jan 2018
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Tired district nurse

NHS Improvement says resource will help leaders and staff to deliver effective and sustainable patient care.

30 Jan 2018
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Patients’ access to life-saving medicines and medical devices could be disrupted unless the UK stays aligned with EU regulations after Brexit, a group of&nbsp

30 Jan 2018
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Tips for nursing staff are a reminder of the link between diet and skin viability.

29 Jan 2018

Digital career framework tool developed by Health Education England-sponsored Capital Nurse programme to be used alongside progress chats between nurses and employers.

29 Jan 2018

A project helping newly qualified nurses to build resilience and cope with the stresses of the profession is proving to be a success.

28 Jan 2018

Nurses and HCAs from all fields and settings urged to share their experiences of caring for people in their final days of life, in joint Nursing Standard-Marie Curie survey

26 Jan 2018

Commons nursing workforce review highlights pressures stemming from training squeeze, student attrition and 'staying late'.

26 Jan 2018

A drop in the number of nurses compared to population size has seen the UK lag behind other major world economies, according to analysis by a think tank

25 Jan 2018

A rise in the number of detentions under the Mental Health Act, due to reasons including population growth and fewer alternatives, may indicate a healthcare system under considerable strain, a report says

25 Jan 2018

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