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Patients recovering from operations could be sent from hospital to nearby homes where they would be put up in a spare room while they recuperate, in a scheme

26 Oct 2017
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Rachel Lee
Hope emoji will tackle stigma of feeding in public
25 Oct 2017
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Cheryll Adams

The Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) has launched a new short film highlighting the ‘critical’ role health visitors play in improving child health.

25 Oct 2017
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Professor of nursing Laura Serrant has been placed on the 2018 Powerlist of people of African and African Caribbean heritage.

24 Oct 2017
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Thomas Kearns

International Council of Nurses chief executive says developed countries should focus on homegrown staff

24 Oct 2017
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winners announced
24 Oct 2017
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NICE issues draft guidance on therapy for children with very rare condition ADA-SCID.

24 Oct 2017
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Nurses standard of living

​​​​​Four in ten nurses are living in households where earnings are below what is considered a reasonable living standard, think tank NatCen reveals.

23 Oct 2017
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Space hopping for charity

Fundraising nurse space hops for 10k through streets of Sheffield city in four hours to raise £2,500 for Cavell Nurses’ Trust charity. 

 

23 Oct 2017
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antibiotics

Nurses are being asked to spearhead a campaign launched by Public Health England to tackle growing resistance to antibiotics.

23 Oct 2017
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Mary Seacole statue

Celebrated African-Caribbean Crimean war nurse Mary Seacole statue shortlisted for prestigious design award

20 Oct 2017
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Two men with Nightingale letter

A letter by Florence Nightingale expressing her vision for community nursing has been found during a clear-out at a London hospital.

20 Oct 2017
'Data decision leaves government blind to scale of problem'
20 Oct 2017

Childhood obesity is on the rise, with almost one in ten children aged four and five hitting dangerously overweight levels, figures show.

 

19 Oct 2017

In a move it describes as ‘common sense’, the Nursing and Midwifery Council has announced an overhaul of English language requirements for overseas nurses.

18 Oct 2017

A campaign to persuade the RCN to rejoin a global federation of nurses has won the backing of 100 members of the profession.

18 Oct 2017

Consultation launch on nursing associate role to bridge gap between HCAs and registered nurses.

17 Oct 2017
Prime minister said review will focus on ‘injustice and discrimination’ in system
17 Oct 2017

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