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UK supply of hepatitis B vaccine ‘severely affected’ by global shortages
Global shortages of the hepatitis B vaccine have ‘severely impacted UK supply’, health...
09 Aug 2017
Plans for more nurse training places
10,000 additional training places for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals
09 Aug 2017
Death records show growing north-south divide
Earlier mortality in the north of England indicates a growing health divide with the south,...
08 Aug 2017
Nurse helps football charity promote mental health
A mental health nurse is helping volunteers for a football club's charity learn how to...
08 Aug 2017
Coventry University offers bursaries to encourage more men into nursing
Bursary aims to address gender imbalance on courses.
04 Aug 2017
EU campaign nurses to meet NMC on language tests
A campaigning group of European nurses are set to meet with the Nursing and Midwifery...
04 Aug 2017
Nurses need more understanding of domestic abuse, says RCN
RCN says nurses and midwives can help make a difference to those at risk from domestic abuse.
04 Aug 2017
NHS ‘doesn’t deserve more money as it wastes cash on poor care’
The NHS needs to put its house in order and improve standards before it can justify asking...
04 Aug 2017
Scottish nurse recognised for contribution to community nursing
A nurse with an interest in person-centred care has won a postgraduate award for her...
03 Aug 2017
Money saved by freezing nursing posts is 'being used to shore up budgets elsewhere...
RCN Scotland says that focus on spending cuts and short-term financial planning is proving...
02 Aug 2017
RCN warning over sexual health services
The government is undermining ‘decades of progress’ in sexual health, the RCN has warned...
02 Aug 2017
Radical changes to school nurse role in Scotland leads to resignations
Recommendations to further develop the skills of nurses following a review of new models of...
02 Aug 2017
Isle of Man nurses to get 2.5% pay rise
Nurses on the Isle of Man are set to receive a 2.5% pay rise following an arbitrated...
01 Aug 2017
Nurse MPs clash over pay cap campaign
A Conservative MP and cancer nurse who voted against removing the public sector pay cap has...
01 Aug 2017
Schoolchildren 'should be taught about breastfeeding'...
Schools should teach children about the importance of breastfeeding, according to new...
01 Aug 2017
New 'six in one' vaccine to be offered for babies...
A 'six in one' immunisation for babies born from today will replace the 'five in one'...
01 Aug 2017
Routine HIV tests for new GP surgery patients is cost effective, study finds
Offering routine HIV tests to people registering with new GP surgeries in high risk areas is...
31 Jul 2017
RCN and NMC hit back at ‘misguided and disrespectful’ newspaper column
The heads of the RCN and Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) have written to a national...
31 Jul 2017