Contributions to nursing rewarded in birthday honours Fifteen nurses, educators and health visitors have been awarded honours in recognition of their ...
Expanding skill sets is the best way to cope with NHS pressures Many of the duties of GPs can be taken over by practice nurses a report from the Nuffield Trust and ...
New commitments launched for nurses and midwives to lead change A new framework presents a series of 10 commitments for nurses, midwives and care staff to 'help ...
Today’s young people experiencing higher levels of depression than previous generations, says study Today’s children are more likely to be depressed than previous generations. The chances of ...
More than 33,000 nurses leaving the NHS in a ‘dangerous and downwards spiral’ Nurses are exiting the NHS in droves, with one in 10 leaving in England each year, figures from NHS ...
Number of EU nurses joining NMC register drops by almost 90% The number of EU nurses and midwives joining the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register has ...
Spice epidemic in prisons puts nurses at risk Nurses who work in prisons are being put at risk by inmates taking spice
Mental health promises 'must be delivered' to lagging services Mental health services are ‘at a crossroads’ where they must opt to modernise and improve
'Chaos' ahead if nursing workforce not prepared for Brexit The nursing sector will need a transitional period to brace for the impact of Brexit as the NHS ...
General election 2017: Labour promises pay rises and student bursaries for nurses NHS staff will receive a pay rise and tuition fees will be scrapped for student nurses and midwives ...
Police ‘picking up the slack’ as mental health spending falls behind targets Police have been ‘picking up the slack’ in mental health care due to shortcomings in the ...
Sharp drop in EU nurses a 'wake-up call' for government's Brexit talks Nursing organisations are ‘greatly worried’ by a sharp drop in the number of EU nurses recruited to ...
Increase in family members caring for relatives Around 7.6 million people care for their families without being paid –meaning that qualified carers ...
General practice ‘in decline’ as satisfaction drops to record lows Public satisfaction with general practice has fallen to its lowest level since records began, ...
NMC approves model of revalidation The Nursing and MIdwifery Council has approved the new model of revalidation in today's Council ...
Poor access to specialist nurses for COPD patients There has been a nine per cent reduction in access to specialist respiratory nursing services for ...
The new cost of patient care The government wants to abolish student bursaries, but nurses are biting back. Seeta Bhardwa reports
Pay restraint: time for action? Escalating financial pressure is pushing dedicated nurses to breaking point
News Focus: The real cost of the pay cap Exclusive research for Independent Nurse found that the pay cap could be mortally wounding the NHS
The Brexit health warning With the exit of the UK from the EU approaching, Alex Turnbull looks at the implications for the NHS