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Report: nurses face major barriers in delivering dedicated and compassionate care
28 Sep 2017
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Geraldine Walters

The standards of proficiency that nursing associates may be expected to meet before they can qualify will make a clear distinction between their role and registered nurses.

27 Sep 2017
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Language test

The Nursing and Midwifery Council has moved a step closer to accepting alternative methods of assessing a nurse’s ability to speak English.

27 Sep 2017
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The elimination of measles has been achieved in the UK, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

27 Sep 2017
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English language standards for European nurses joining the register will not be lowered, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has insisted.

27 Sep 2017
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The NHS faces a year-round crisis as hospitals deal with ‘unsustainable and unsafe’ bed occupancy rates, a health leader has warned.

27 Sep 2017
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A ‘health passport’ mobile phone application has been developed to support children and young people in London manage their asthma.

27 Sep 2017
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Health experts and epilepsy charities have repeated calls to Jeremy Hunt to ensure all women taking a drug to control their seizures have a yearly consultatio

27 Sep 2017
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Stressed nurses

Tens of thousands of NHS nurses have taken time off work due to anxiety, stress or depression, a Nursing Standard investigation reveals.

27 Sep 2017
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Diversity exhib

An exhibition celebriting diversity in nursing is set to open at the RCN next month.

26 Sep 2017
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Almost one in four girls and one in ten boys aged 14 are depressed, researchers have found.

26 Sep 2017
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New standards from QNI and QNI Scotland
26 Sep 2017

About 1.2 million children who have been abused or neglected are being let down by mental health services, according to a report.

26 Sep 2017

An initiative to train GP receptionists in directing patients to different services if they do not require an appointment with a doctor has been trialled in parts of England.

25 Sep 2017

Falling numbers of students on district nursing courses triggers workforce warning.

25 Sep 2017

Nurse and health visitor numbers in England fell by 1,071 in a 12-month period, latest data from NHS Digital revealed.

22 Sep 2017

The Grenfell Tower tragedy triggered a mental health crisis of an 'unprecedented' scale, a leading doctor has said 100 days on from the fire.

22 Sep 2017

The draft version would be sent to sites that are piloting the role.

22 Sep 2017

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