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The Nursing and Midwifery Council recently confirmed that it will be the regulator for the new nursing associate role.

02 Feb 2017
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Stressed nurse

RCN chief executive Janet Davies has said nurses are at ‘breaking point’, with frontline staff being told to discharge patients before they are ready, just to free up

24 Jan 2017
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Hospital waiting room

Amid unprecedented winter pressures, health secretary Jeremy Hunt recently suggested that the four-hour waiting time guarantee should no longer apply to patients attending

18 Jan 2017
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The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s equality and diversity report for 2015-16 revealed that four out of five nurses struck off the register were aged over 40.

10 Jan 2017
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Challenging Career Path

When her father passed away from acute myeloid leukaemia, Karen McGuigan decided to make a drastic change in her life and fulfil her lifelong ambition to become a nurse. 

03 Jan 2017
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The nurse apprenticeship scheme will see up to 1,000 people a year qualify as registered nurses.

22 Dec 2016
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Exclusive research from Nursing Standard has revealed that over the past five years, thousands of nurses have considered leaving the UK to work overseas.

16 Dec 2016
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nurse associate

The nursing associate role is intended to bridge the gap between healthcare assistants and qualified nurses.

07 Dec 2016
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Letters

Diamond celebration of Edinburgh University's nursing studies department celebrates graduates' achievements

29 Nov 2016
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Sugary drink

In an effort to tackle obesity among health service employees, NHS England has launched a consultation on plans including an outright ban on sugary drinks in NHS hospitals.

29 Nov 2016
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Obesity

As new figures show that obesity rates in children are rising, England’s chief medical officer has warned against watering down the language used when ta

22 Nov 2016
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pay cap destroying nurses morale
Nurses have suffered a real terms pay cut of 14% since 2010.
16 Nov 2016
John Adams was a strong advocate of nursing history and a gifted speaker, writer and editor. Members of the RCN History of Nursing Society pay tribute to a much loved colleague.
11 Nov 2016

Want to write a blog but not sure where to start? Expert blogger Liz Charalambous has some top tips to help you get started 

11 Nov 2016
A new study from researchers at the University of East Anglia and a Canadian university has suggested that nurses need more training and support to help them cope with difficult colleagues who make rude remarks. Nursing Standard readers’ panellists have their say
10 Nov 2016
NHS Improvement recently announced plans to ‘name and shame’ trusts with the worst record on agency spending by publishing league tables trusts in England. Nursing Standard readers’ panellists have their say
02 Nov 2016

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