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Public scheme recognises nurses' compassion...
Patients, families and colleagues can nominate nurses and other caregivers under a new...
01 Jun 2016
Wartime nurse awarded France's highest honour...
Norfolk nurse receives Légion d’honneur for saving hundreds of soldiers in second world war
01 Jun 2016
Public Health England issues measles advice for nurses
Public Health England has produced a poster to remind nurses and other healthcare...
31 May 2016
Children with diabetes missing out on key health checks
Nurses urged to encourage greater uptake of vital screening
31 May 2016
MS specialist nurse training launched
Course aims to help nurses tackle complexity of patient-led care for MS patients
31 May 2016
Review of nursing education standards will emphasise leadership and health promotion
Professor Dame Jill Macleod Clark has revealed some of the likely areas of focus in review...
27 May 2016
Lack of prioritising in end of life care a 'disappointment', says RCN ...
Charity Hospice UK's report reveals that local healthcare planners still fail to prioritise...
27 May 2016
Charity calls for more specialist nurse support for lung disease patients
British Lung Foundation report highlights the 'systemic neglect' of lung disease
27 May 2016
Plans for nursing associate role gather pace
Health Education England publishes consultation results about controversial new role
26 May 2016
Nurses have 'critical' role on CCG governing bodies ...
New report reveals 'critical' impact of commissioning nurses
26 May 2016
More awareness needed in factors contributing to teen suicide, study finds
The National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by people with mental illness...
26 May 2016
Discharge delays for older people costing NHS in England £820 million a year
National Audit Office report reveals cost of delayed discharge to NHS, while RCN and British...
26 May 2016
Brighton nurses describe 'shocking' suffering in Greek refugee camp...
Royal Sussex County Hospital nurses volunteered at Idomeni camp in Greece
25 May 2016
Practice nurses will advise Olympics spectators preparing to go to Rio
See your practice nurse ahead of your Rio trip, Olympics fans urged
25 May 2016
More patients with serious mental illness to receive physical health checks
Action taken to address lower life expectancy of NHS patients in England with serious mental...
25 May 2016
Nurses 'can learn emotional intelligence'...
Nursing students with low emotional intelligence more likely to drop out, a Scottish study...
25 May 2016
Nurses urged to prepare patients for heatwave risks
Show patients how to stay cool and hydrated in hot weather, says Public Health England
25 May 2016
Colchester's first chemotherapy nurse retires after 40 years...
Chris Campbell set up chemotherapy outpatient service that now treats 50 people a day at...
24 May 2016