Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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One of the last pre-registration nursing courses to offer a bursary gets underway at the University of Birmingham.
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RCN warning after government insists pay cap will stay
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Care Quality Commission report says 23% of care homes, nursing homes and home care services require improvement on safety and a further 2% are inadequate.
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A study published today shows the potential benefits of a new nurse-led intervention supporting carers to manage pain medication in people with terminal
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Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has been asked how the government can afford a £1 billion deal with the Democratic Unionist Party, but not to boost nur
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Nursing Standard publisher RCNi is looking for a new chair to provide the board with clear leadership.
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Measures to tackle delayed discharge in hospitals will see councils working more closely with the NHS, Jeremy Hunt has said.
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Professional standards for the work of nursing associates will be drawn up by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) this summer.
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The RCN’s summer of protest is set to continue amid mounting pressure on the government to lift the public sector pay cap.
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Chief nurse urges more nurses to nominate colleagues and teams for Kate Granger Compassionate Care Awards.
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Office of London Clinical Commissioning Groups launches campaign to promote shingles vaccine.
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More nurses and midwives are leaving the Nursing and Midwifery Council register than are joining it.
A third of people with long-term conditions such as asthma and arthritis who pay for their prescriptions have not picked up their medicines due to cost, research for the Prescription Charges Coalition suggests.
MPs debated Labour Party amendment to the Queen's Speech to lift the public sector pay cap.
Survey of council directors of social services across England found there are plans to save £824 million on social care, with at least 39% from cuts to services.
Nurses across England and Scotland intensified their demands for a pay rise as the RCN's summer of protest began.
The Patients Association’s appointment of Rachel Power as chief executive marks the start of a ‘new chapter’ for the charity.
The NHS has confirmed it is reviewing fire safety procedures in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy – and nurses are urged to report their concerns.
