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Hospital food

A slug in a sandwich and a Muslim patient being offered pork were among the complaints.

24 Apr 2017
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Sugary drinks will be banned from hospital shops next year, unless action is taken to cut their sales, NHS England has announced.

21 Apr 2017
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NMC

A campaign has been launched to help nurses and midwives avoid being taken off the Nursing and Midwifery Council register because of late fee payments.

20 Apr 2017
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Paul Vaughan

Two directors will help tackle challenges facing the profession.

20 Apr 2017
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Videos of gay, lesbian, bisexual and queer people with cancer have been put together as part of a new project to raise awareness of different e

20 Apr 2017
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jobs fair attendees

More than 2,200 people have registered to attend London event

19 Apr 2017
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Black and minority ethinic (BME) nurses and midwives are continuing to 'suffer in silence' in England, but there are signs of improvement in a new r

19 Apr 2017
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Hardship

The number of hardship grants handed to struggling nurses have soared in the first three months of the year.

18 Apr 2017
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Theresa May

Prime minister Theresa May has called a snap general election for 8 June.

18 Apr 2017
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A university providing self-funding nursing student places that have not been commissioned by Health Education England has increased its intake more than fivefold.  

18 Apr 2017
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RCNi Nurse Awards

Time is running out to cast your vote in the Patient’s Choice category of the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017, the profession’s top accolade for nursing excellence

13 Apr 2017
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Finance guide

As bank HSBC launches finance guide for patients and their families, dementia expert June Andrews says it is important for nurses to discuss care home and service costs

13 Apr 2017

RCN opens online poll on whether members are prepared to strike over pay.

13 Apr 2017

The Cavell Nurses’ Trust is urging nurses to write a will after revealing that they are less likely than the general population to have done so.

12 Apr 2017

Fed up of the hustle and bustle of hospital life? A dream nursing job has just become available on the remote Scottish island of Fair Isle.

11 Apr 2017

Specialist nurses and patients have joined forces to create a freely accessible app-review website for those with stroke or brain injuries.

11 Apr 2017

A major London hospital trust which was the subject of a hit TV documentary series has seen a surge in nurses and other staff applying to work there.

11 Apr 2017

NMC changes rules on exams to practise in the UK, offering applicants more flexibility and shorter wait to re-apply.

11 Apr 2017

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