Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Conflict and drought have created desperate conditions for the people of Somalia, forcing thousands to flee their homes and live in makeshift camps.
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A community service designed to help people with osteoporosis avoid secondary fragility fractures is seeing great results
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Against a worrying backdrop of funding cuts and rising incidence of some sexually transmitted infections, nurses are extending their training so they can inte
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The world’s first national care assurance system is being introduced in Scotland to give nurse leaders on acute wards and in the community the information the
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Organisations that want a good CQC rating will soon have to make extra efforts to engage with staff. This is good news for nurses who want to see pr
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Including conversations about dementia in the NHS Health Check programme helps people aged 40 and over understand their risks of developing the cond
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From tackling mental health issues in young people to supporting victims of modern slavery and improving the care of patients with Parkinson’s, this year’s RC
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Today’s nursing students are expected to develop their leadership skills from the start of training.
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Raising concerns can be difficult, especially for nursing students who fear the consequences of making an official complaint.
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In 1987 the RCN took a leap of faith and invested in a new, weekly nursing magazine.
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A controversial but successful appeal paid for a memorial statue of Crimean war heroine Mary Seacole in London.
A government-commissioned report has recommended the NHS release cash by selling off land it no longer needs. Critics warn that a ‘fire sale’ of assets, including trust car parks and staff accommodation, is on its way.
NHS England has published a ten-point plan to raise the profile of general practice nursing and make it easier for practices to recruit and retain nurses.
The NHS in England has reached a dubious milestone, with more than four million people waiting for treatment, including hundreds of thousands waiting beyond 18 weeks. Alison Moore examines the pressures driving the trend.
Spending time outdoors can reduce symptoms of depression in care home residents with dementia. But easy access and careful design are a must if residents are to get the most out of their gardens.
Three practice nurses with a passion for singing started a group for people with COPD – with astonishing results.
A hospital trust in Yorkshire has expanded its telemedicine service so that outpatient appointments can be conducted with people in a range of settings, from prisons to care homes.
