Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Nursing remains the most trusted profession in Britain for a second consecutive year, the annual Ipsos MORI survey has revealed
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Government suggestions that any pay rise for nurses must be linked to improved productivity are insulting, says RCN general secretary Janet Davies.
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The Nursing and Midwifery Council says more than 4,000 nurses and midwives have expressed interest in joining its register following an overhau
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Regulator says nursing associates will be subject to the same processes as nurses and midwives, so proposes they pay the same £120 yearly fee to register
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UK-wide survey of 500 people reveals one in five (21%) are unable to control symptom flare ups and seek help in emergency departments two or more times in a year
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Nursing and Midwifery Council proposal could see nursing associates pay £120 a year to register – despite being on a lower pay band
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Do not be lulled into false sense of security by budget announcements, nurses warn RCN leaders.
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Parents are being urged to vaccinate their children against flu in time for Christmas, partly to avoid putting older relatives at risk.
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Photographs show touching scenes of four young gay men in dedicated Middlesex Hospital ward in 1993 – an era of stigma and fear before antiretroviral medications were avail
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Nursing Standard poll shows 50% of nurses favour longer shift patterns
NHS England says it needs to discuss ‘what it is possible to deliver for patients with the money available’ after failing to get as much as it requested in the budget
Chancellor Philip Hammond committed £2.8 billion resource funding for the NHS in England
A Romanian nurse whose English language skills meant she was unable to communicate effectively in an emergency has had restrictions placed on her practice.
Some teenagers say that suicidal feelings are not enough to get them treatment, Children's Commissioner for England Anne Longfield tells Commons health commitee
People could be offered cancer screening in shopping centre car parks in a bid to boost early diagnosis rates.
NHS say patient response crucial to drive even more improvements and a better, more representative picture of the care being provided
