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Digitising nursing records
Records of more than 1.5 million nurses dating back 125 years have been digitised for the first time.
11 Aug 2016
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Leadership

Florence Nightingale Foundation leadership scholarships are open to applicants. 

10 Aug 2016
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Mexican resort

Health workers are being given access to information and advice about the food and water bug Cyclospora after an outbreak traced to Mexico.

10 Aug 2016
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Forum meeting

A new group has been launched to provide a strong and unified voice for academics working in children and young people’s nursing.

10 Aug 2016
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Sophie Proud's remarkable placement

A paediatric nursing student is carrying out her placement at the same neonatal ward where she was cared for as a preterm baby.

10 Aug 2016

A vaccine against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is being offered to men who have sex with men in a pilot scheme in England.

10 Aug 2016
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Money worries

Charity's new research project will highlight the financial hardships many nurses are facing.

10 Aug 2016
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Andy Burnham

Former health secretary Andy Burnham is one step nearer to being able to fulfil his pledge for nursing students in Manchester to continue to access bursaries.

09 Aug 2016
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family support room

A lead dementia nurse has described the benefit of her hospital’s family support rooms which she helped introduce.

09 Aug 2016
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Jacqueline Young

While the majority of people with Parkinson’s have a specialist nurse, many struggle to access them between appointments, according to a national survey.

09 Aug 2016
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Racist abuse

The Trades Union Congress has published guidance to combat racism in the workplace following the Brexit vote.

09 Aug 2016
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Rio
A theatre recovery nurse from Newcastle has swapped the River Tyne for Marina da Gloria after volunteering for the Rio Olympics
09 Aug 2016

Colleagues have paid tribute to 'well-liked and committed' student Sally Cooper following her death.

08 Aug 2016

Emergency department nurses are taking part in a study into how staff can better detect and treat carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.

08 Aug 2016

Unions have condemned comments by health secretary Jeremy Hunt that pay restraint for nurses and other public sector workers must continue.

06 Aug 2016

Nurses past and present are being encouraged to share their stories and memorabilia for an online project charting the history of the NHS.

05 Aug 2016

Nurses jig and twirl in video showing the lighter side of hospital life.

05 Aug 2016

The RCN has called for improved care for prisoners with dementia after a watchdog revealed an inmate with the condition was kept handcuffed in hospital until shortly before his death.

04 Aug 2016

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