Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Infection experts are encouraging nurses to ensure they have a flu vaccination to protect patients and colleagues.
An expansion of the nursing Return to Practice scheme and a 25% increase in the number of nursing undergraduate places are among new measures aimed at addressing the NHS st
The NHS in England will become the first health system to publish figures on avoidable patient deaths, Jeremy Hunt reveals.
Freezing winter weather poses a lethal risk for people who live alone, says England's chief nursing officer Jane Cummings, who is encouraging people
Nurses have revealed fears over the safety of patients with dementia who will be unnecessarily spending Christmas on a ward.
The risk of heart attack and stroke rises immediately after a cold snap, and the number of people admitted to accident and emergency departments is likely to
Nurse training places in Wales will rise by almost 10% next year as part of a £107 million investment in education and training, adding 161 places across
NHS Professionals head of workforce insight Maria Trewern to take over RCN council chair in January – with the aim to speak out and ‘prioritise safe staffing’ – a
Patients are to receive more support from volunteers in NHS hospitals in England, with a new organisation pledging to double their number over the next f
Persuading more nurses and other NHS staff to have the flu vaccination could dramatically reduce overall sickness absence rates, a study shows
Action is needed to address obesity among healthcare staff, with one in four nurses in England dangerously overweight, researchers say
The number of mature students accepted onto nursing degree courses has heavily declined with the removal of the bursary, official figures published today reveal.
Nominations are now open for one of nursing’s most prestigious accolades, in which patients put forward the name of a nurse who has made a difference to the care of themselves or a loved one – the Patient’s Choice category of the 2018 RCNi Nurse Awards
More funding for nurses' continuing professional development will be found, according to the chief of England's national workforce body
Nursing remains the most trusted profession in Britain for a second consecutive year, the annual Ipsos MORI survey has revealed
