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Carers take loved ones to emergency department because of lack of district nurses

One in five carers have taken their loved one to the emergency department (ED) due to

30 Sep 2016
RCN sets out timetable for ANP accreditation project

The RCN is taking a phased approach to advanced nurse practitioner accreditation.

29 Sep 2016
Bowel cancer could be detected earlier by GPs

Study shows patients have symptoms a year before emergency bowel cancer diagnosis.

28 Sep 2016

Inspectors rate Aintree University Hospital unit as ‘requires impr

26 Sep 2016

Unison aims to highlight work of nurses and other public servants ahead of gover

26 Sep 2016
Healthcare assistants being used as 'nurses on the cheap', says new report

NHS healthcare assistants (HCAs) are doing the jobs of nurses without the equivalent

22 Sep 2016

Ms Cafferkey faced allegations that she concealed a high temperature during her healt

14 Sep 2016

Disciplinary panel to hear further evidence today about nurse’s conduct on returning to th

14 Sep 2016

Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey faces Nursing and Midwifery Council inquiry over her re

13 Sep 2016

England's CNO says nurses and midwives need to take the lead in shaping the NHS

08 Sep 2016
RCN says King's Fund report proves NHS 'is struggling to cope all year round'

Relentless demand for services is driving up waiting times and exacerbating financial pres

08 Sep 2016
83-year-old nurse vows to carry on working

One of the UK's oldest nurses has celebrated her 83rd birthday – and vowed to ca

08 Sep 2016

Health secretary announces new online services and apps that will be available to pati

07 Sep 2016

The percentage of vacant nursing and midwifery posts in Scotland has risen by 16% in t

06 Sep 2016

Nurses are best placed to develop a rapport and communicate with patients at risk of suicid

02 Sep 2016

A new report from the Council of Deans of Health is calling for discussion on what new stan

01 Sep 2016

Fears over patient safety have been raised after junior doctors in England escalate dispute

01 Sep 2016

Overstretched district nursing services are functioning on nurses’ goodwill, says new

31 Aug 2016

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