Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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The International Council of Nurses chief executive Frances Hughes has left the organisation due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’.
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New guidance from Public Health England says practice nurses and GPs can help improve attendance by educating women about cervical cancer and screening and offeri
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Exercise could help women alleviate symptoms of postnatal depression, a new study has found.
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Lack of information about the number of black and minority ethnic (BME) nurses in position in senior manager or executive positions in the NHS means talent is being lost, s
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A session of mindfulness lasting just 11 minutes could help heavy drinkers start to cut back on alcohol consumption, according to a new study.
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So-called 'period poverty' is leading to some school nurses having to provide sanitary towels for pupils who cannot afford to buy them.
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Children with asthma, epilepsy and diabetes are at risk in the classroom due to the accelerating loss of school nurses, the RCN warns.
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Comic actors and political activists Sir Tony Robinson and Rob Delaney are to speak at the RCN’s biggest-ever rally next month.
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More than six million adults in England do not even manage a brisk 10-minute walk each month.
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International students’ effect on the UK labour market is to be assessed by independent migration advisors.
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The RCN is calling on the Scottish government to make equipping district nursing teams with mobile devices and apps ‘a priority at all levels’.
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A nationwide pilot to help NHS whistleblowers back into work has been launched by NHS England.
Giving more people first aid training might help ease strain on busy emergency departments, a new report suggests.
'Lower staffing levels put patient lives at risk'
Nurses have expressed support for fundraisers whose donations were rejected by an NHS trust because their fancy dress nurse outfits were ‘demeaning’.
Nurses and midwives are being reminded that they should get themselves to a place of safety in the event of a terrorist attack.
An infection prevention nurse has turned his hand to board game design to help fellow health professionals to understand and manage clostridium difficile (C.difficile).
The RCN wants nurses to share their stories on the effects of pay restraint as part of a digital day of action on 25 August
