Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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NHS healthcare assistants (HCAs) are doing the jobs of nurses without the equivalent pay or education, according to a new report from Unison.
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Increased workloads are causing school nurses to lose confidence in their ability to help support pupils with long-term health conditions.
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Health professionals are concerned about cyber security within their organisations with many fearing increased attacks in coming years, research reveals.
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Nurses' views are sought for a consultation into Northern Ireland's suicide prevention strategy.
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Nursing student placements in the community need support to ensure the career is seen as attractive and workforce issues are addressed, say communit
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Community nurses could hold key to redesigning services says NHS England chief executive.
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Lack of staff could be the reason why too many UK care homes are still using a ‘chemical cosh’ to quieten dementia patients, says senior nurse.
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Failure to recruit sufficient numbers of British-born care workers could leave older people at risk following the effects of the EU Referendum.
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Nursing students and trainee midwives are counting each step as they aim to reduce the prevalence of obesity in their profession.
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US study finds hospital patients contacted by nurses trained in cessation techniques are almost three times as likely as other patients to stop smoking
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Concerns from nurses - such as about sexting – should be followed up
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Community nursing holds key to tackling health challenges and inequalities in UK populations
Review finds London care coordination centre could save the NHS £350,000 a year, but needs more nurses to cope with demand
Cuts to school nursing numbers and workforce pressures are hampering efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM).
Two in five health visitors say support for families affected by domestic abuse in England has got worse in the past two years.
Older people are bearing the brunt of cuts to social care, and an increasing numbers of care homes could go out of business, a new report warns.
Half measures are not enough to tackle the rising number of people with diabetes, nurses warn as new figures are released
Study says care home staff are being poorly prepared by nursing undergraduate courses.
