A new “nursing associate” role is to be created to “bridge the gap” between health care assistants and fully qualified nurses, the Government has announced. Under the new plans, which
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Nurses are under such pressure that they cannot guarantee safe care for their patients, according to a new poll. The survey of almost 1,000 nurses found eight out of 10
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Nurses in Northern Ireland are to vote on potential industrial action amid an on-going pay dispute with Stormont. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said the ballot of its members
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Scrapping grants for student nurses risks preventing the next Florence Nightingale or Edith Cavell from emerging, ministers have been warned. Labour’s Wes Streeting, a former president of the National Union
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Nearly 200 former nurses and midwives are expected to return to practice this year – more than double the aim of a Scottish Government-funded scheme. Over 40 participants have already
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The Scottish Government and NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) have launched a new initiative aiming to bring down the cost and usage of all temporary agency staff ensuring financial targets
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The NHS risks a shortage of nurses if it shirks hard choices, the Health Secretary has said, as students protest against the Government’s decision to scrap nursing bursaries. Jeremy Hunt
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Student nurses and midwives are set to stage a protest over the Government’s “crushing” decision to scrap bursaries. Hundreds are expected to gather outside the Department of Health on Wednesday
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Pauline Cafferkey, the nurse who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone, has been released from isolation after being treated for meningitis caused by the deadly virus. The 39-year-old Scot,
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Restrictions on recruiting nurses from overseas have been temporarily lifted to aid recruitment. Nurses will be added to the Government’s Shortage Occupation List, which means nurses from outside the European
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