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The quality and safety of care services for older and disabled people in England risks being undermined by financial pressures, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has warned.
12 Oct 2016
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Jo Boyd at awards ceremony

Community nurses invited to enter the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017 – the UK nursing profession’s highest accolade.

12 Oct 2016
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Telephone staff could put people off seeing their GP by asking about their symptoms, according to new research.

11 Oct 2016
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With homelessness rapidly increasing, nurses and other healthcare workers are being called upon to volunteer at temporary charity centres over the Christmas period.
07 Oct 2016
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Suicide three times higher among community treated patients
Suicides among patients treated in crisis resolution and home treatment services are three times the figure for inpatients, according to a study.
06 Oct 2016
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Lone working guidance
The RCN's guidance gives tips for nurses on staying safe when working alone.
06 Oct 2016
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A new exhibition charting public health nursing through the decades has opened at the RCN in London.
05 Oct 2016
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Epilepsy Action Cymru said the number of epilepsy specialist nurses in Wales is inadequate, and has called for their numbers to increase.
03 Oct 2016
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District nurse near Loch Fyne in Argyll

Previously unseen images of nursing through the decades feature in the calendar

03 Oct 2016
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1 in 5 carers have taken their loved one to the emergency department (ED) due to failures in GP out-of-hours services and district nursing, figures suggest.
30 Sep 2016
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An RCN seminar on end of life issues heard how action was needed to end ‘disinvestment’ in nursing to ensure humane end of life care.
29 Sep 2016
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The RCN is taking a phased approach to advanced nurse practitioner accreditation.
29 Sep 2016

NHS staff must always ensure patients take priority over organisational pressures, a report into unsafe hospital discharges demands.

27 Sep 2016

More than 70,000 people with learning disabilities did not receive a health check, according to new data released by Public Health England.

27 Sep 2016
Nurses caring for those with dementia are urged to fit the care they provide to the individual not just the condition, according to new guidance from the Department of Health.
27 Sep 2016
Nurses and healthcare professionals must collaborate with those outside of their traditional sector in tackling public health priorities.
27 Sep 2016

Unison aims to highlight work of nurses and other public servants ahead of government spending statement

26 Sep 2016
New accreditation scheme for advanced nurse practitioners, says RCN.
23 Sep 2016

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