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Changing perceptions

Chief nurse in bid to improve reputation of nursing and midwifery as desirable careers.

19 Jan 2018
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Seacole mural

Children at south London schools will create a piece of work for Mary Seacole Trust competition, and winners will become its first young ambassadors

18 Jan 2018
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Half of heart attack survivors are missing out on a potentially life-saving rehabilitation service, the British Heart Foundation say

18 Jan 2018
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The RCN has launched a survey asking nurses for their views on consent for organ and tissue donation in the first review of the college’s position on consent

18 Jan 2018
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A London council is considering banning protesters from gathering outside an abortion clinic to prevent the harassment and intimidation of women visiting the

17 Jan 2018
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Joan Norris and Yasmin Kamara

Improved autonomy of 'Buurtzorg' care model impresses staff at leading trust

16 Jan 2018
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crowded waiting room

Emergency department presentations more to do with multiple conditions than shortcomings in GP care, study says

16 Jan 2018
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Trolley waits

The RCN and other health unions have written a letter to the government demanding it releases emergency funds for the NHS

15 Jan 2018
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Not satisfied
Increasing nurse numbers could boost patient satisfaction with quality of care
11 Jan 2018
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Winter pressures

NHS Providers’ chief executive Chris Hopson outlines ‘fragility’ of the wider health service and calls for extra long-term investments in a damning letter to the health and

11 Jan 2018
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Almost one in ten people have been affected by severe winter pressures in the NHS, new polling shows

10 Jan 2018
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Housing for nurses

Four out of five homes built by private developers on former NHS land will cost more than nurses can afford, a think tank has warned.

10 Jan 2018
Jeremy Hunt now also has responsibility for social care
08 Jan 2018
Debate on mandatory vaccinations ‘inevitable’, says NHS England medical director
08 Jan 2018

Older people’s care can be ‘significantly’ improved across England through better coordination of services, a leading thinktank has said

05 Jan 2018

Community nurse Sue Shaw has written a book about her experiences as a person with cancer and her path to recovery.

04 Jan 2018

Nurses have demanded the prime minister and health secretary join them on the front line during what many are calling the ‘worst winter crisis’ in NHS history

04 Jan 2018

Mental health nurse, lecturer and refugee Philomene Uwamaliya to give online demonstration on 31 January for healthcare professionals on how best to help and support refugees and asylum seekers.

03 Jan 2018

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