Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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New research shows many terminally ill homeless people live in hostels without access to professional care.
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A study published today shows the potential benefits of a new nurse-led intervention supporting carers to manage pain medication in people with terminal
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Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has been asked how the government can afford a £1 billion deal with the Democratic Unionist Party, but not to boost nur
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Nursing Standard publisher RCNi is looking for a new chair to provide the board with clear leadership.
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Measures to tackle delayed discharge in hospitals will see councils working more closely with the NHS, Jeremy Hunt has said.
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Professional standards for the work of nursing associates will be drawn up by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) this summer.
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The RCN’s summer of protest is set to continue amid mounting pressure on the government to lift the public sector pay cap.
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Chief nurse urges more nurses to nominate colleagues and teams for Kate Granger Compassionate Care Awards.
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Sue Pembrey Award is mainly aimed at band 6 and 7 nurses.
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Office of London Clinical Commissioning Groups launches campaign to promote shingles vaccine.
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More nurses and midwives are leaving the Nursing and Midwifery Council register than are joining it.
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NHS Digital figures show that antidepressant items dispensed in the community rose from 31 million in 2006 to 64.7 million in 2016.
MPs debated Labour Party amendment to the Queen's Speech to lift the public sector pay cap.
Plans by GP practices to divert patients away from overwhelmed surgeries must involve nurses, the RCN said.
Survey of council directors of social services across England found there are plans to save £824 million on social care, with at least 39% from cuts to services.
Psychiatrists say families should be seen as potential partners in suicide prevention.
Nearly six in ten clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are failing to ensure targets are met for talking therapies.
Nurses across England and Scotland intensified their demands for a pay rise as the RCN's summer of protest began.
