RCN says flat rate does not ‘accurately reflect the level of responsibility expected of staff’
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The number of nurses and health visitors leaving trusts in England because of work-life balance issues has more than doubled in the past five years
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RCN president Cecilia Anim placed a cross at Westminster Abbey's Field of Remembrance.
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The world's first test tube baby, Louise Brown, says she hopes families who undergo the latest fertility treatments are not subject to the same harassment her
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Chief nursing officer for Wales Jean White, who was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, has received the award from the Queen
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Maternity units have been urged to investigate after figures revealed differences in care for mothers and babies across Britain.
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A doctor’s film about mothers whose children were born with complex special needs, highlighting the lack of specialist services when they reach adulthood
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NHS Improvement's draft resource on safe staffing in emergency care fails to recommend specific overall nurse-to-patient ratios
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Survival rates data gleaned from 2015 on patients diagnosed with cancer between 2012 and 2013.
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Three health charities are calling for a £4 billion injection of cash into the NHS in this month's Budget, saying that without it patients will wait
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Great Ormond Street Hospital chief nurse Juliette Greenwood waves goodbye to the 'continual journey of learning and self-improvement' as she retires from
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Sophie Proud, who overcame many health problems in childhood after being born at 24 weeks’ gestation, graduated as a children’s nurse and now works at James Cook University
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Two awards of £750 are available for qualified nurses, undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Patient safety and quality of care are at risk due to a workforce gap in the NHS, health leaders have said.
Alcohol and drug users may not get the same access to end of life care as other people, researchers tell an addictions conference.
The NHS's first emergency department for older people is being set up to meet the needs of an ageing population.
Smartphone app promises users a video consultation within two hours, but many conditions are ineligible.
Charity appeals for community nurses, midwives and health visitors to help assess potential placements in UK cities
As winter approaches, people being discharged from mental health hospitals need a real alternative to the streets, writes general secretary Janet Davies
