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Health visitor
Health visitor funding must be protected, says RCN
16 Aug 2016
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A nurse who works on an acute respiratory ward is preparing to swap catheters for cakes.

 

16 Aug 2016
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Owen Smith
Labour's Owen Smith would 'reverse government decision'
16 Aug 2016
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baby unit (Photo: iStockphoto)
RCN warns of shortages of paediatric nurses and doctors
16 Aug 2016
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organ donation

People with a history of cancer are being reminded they may be able to become organ donors as new figures show nearly 700 patients benefited from such transplants.

15 Aug 2016
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Elaine Inglesby-Burke

Leading nurse Elaine Inglesby-Burke has been announced as the new chief nurse at Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust in the wake of a damning inspection report.

15 Aug 2016
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Bacterial TB infection

The International Council of Nurses has published new guidelines on tuberculosis (TB) for nurses.

15 Aug 2016
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Nicola Sturgeon

Nursing students studying in Scotland will be eligible for a £6,578 bursary in the coming academic year, the government has announced.

15 Aug 2016
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Practice_nurse
Nearly nine in ten practice nurses, GPs and other primary care workers find their work life stressful, new research reveals.
12 Aug 2016
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Grantham Hospital

 Nurses at an overstretched A&E department forced to close at night feel uncertain about their futures, a union has warned.

12 Aug 2016
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Joe_Clarke
Joe Clarke is enjoying his moment of fame after being mistaken online for a Team GB gold-medal winner
12 Aug 2016
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Asleep at the wheel

Nurses have laid bare the dangers of driving home after long shifts.

12 Aug 2016
Nurses who have endured pay freezes and salary restraints deserve to be paid 15% more they are currently on, unions have said.
11 Aug 2016
A nursing student has been given the royal seal of approval from the Prince of Wales after winning a prestigious academic prize.
11 Aug 2016

Measles cases at summer festivals prompt Public Health England to issue vaccination reminder

11 Aug 2016
A small number of places on nursing degrees in Scotland are still available through clearing.
11 Aug 2016

Nursing Standard urges PM not to scrap the NHS bursary 

11 Aug 2016
Cash in envelopes, a trout, a Rolex watch and a garden hose are among the gifts offered to NHS staff, a Nursing Standard investigation has uncovered.
11 Aug 2016

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