Unions representing nurses and other health workers are urging the Prime Minister to remove the 1% cap on their pay, warning it was affecting the recruitment of enough staff to
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More must be done to tackle the “taboo” subject of baby death, a charity has said. Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity, said that while many members of the
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There has been a 17% rise in the last decade in the proportion of women who are already mothers having abortions, figures show. New data from the Department of Health
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A senior midwife at the heart of a baby death scandal has admitted repeatedly failing to properly investigate her colleagues’ shortcomings. Jeanette Parkinson, the former maternity risk manager at University
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Nurses must always ensure they are safe when providing care, according to guidance issued in the wake of recent terror attacks. Australian nurse Kirsty Boden (pictured) was killed after she
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Leading children’s doctors have hit out at plans aimed at transforming the NHS in England, claiming they do not prioritise the health of youngsters. Sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) have
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The Prime Minister has been accused of disrespecting nurses by turning down an invitation to speak to their annual conference. Theresa May was asked to speak at the Royal College
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Northern Ireland’s Chief Nursing Officer, Professor Charlotte McArdle, has officially launched new guidelines for nurses on care after death. ‘Care of the Deceased Patient and their Family: A Guideline for
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NHS workers are being treated “like dirt” by the Government, Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron is claiming. Mr Farron is telling a Royal College of Nursing conference in Liverpool that
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Nurses in Scotland have seen their wages fall by an average of £3,400 in real terms as a result of the cap on public sector pay, Labour has claimed. With
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