A recently uncovered archive of photographs is giving people a glimpse into healthcare in the years just before the NHS was founded. Some 4,050 photographs documenting healthcare in Britain between
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Nursing leaders have expressed “major concern” as rising numbers of nurses from the EU continue to leave the UK. New figures from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) – which
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Welsh Health Secretary, Vaughan Gething, has confirmed the NHS bursary will be extended in Wales for students starting their studies in September 2019. The bursary, for eligible student nurses, midwives
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Nurses and healthcare workers will start voting on Monday on whether to accept a pay deal negotiated after years of wage restraint. The Royal College of Nursing said the offer
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Student nurses who had their loans cut off or reduced after an administrative error meant they were previously paid too much are to get “immediate help”, the universities minister has
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Pregnant women and new mothers in a quarter of the UK still cannot access specialist perinatal mental health services, according to new research. The Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA), a
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Physical assaults on health workers including nurses and ambulance crews have increased as staff shortages create a “hostile” environment, a new study shows. Research for Unison revealed a near-10% rise
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Many British women of child-bearing age are living unhealthy lifestyles that make them woefully unprepared for pregnancy, new research suggests. A survey reveals that large numbers of young women smoke,
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The Education Secretary has been urged to intervene after student nurses at 20 universities had their loans and grants cut off or reduced due to administrative errors. More than 800
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The number of people applying to train to become nurses has fallen by 10%, new figures show. Figures on UCAS undergraduate applications show that there were 43,700 applicants to nursing
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