Up to 35,000 people with a learning disability take a prescribed psychotropic drug every day despite not having a diagnosed mental health problem
With more than 5,000 new cases of female genital mutilation recorded in England over the past year, the Royal College of Midwifery has called for ‘renewed focus’ on combating the practice
The Mental Health Act is ‘not fit for purpose’ according to Mind, who are calling on the government to review the possibility it overlooks people’s rights and dignity
Nurses’ pay has stagnated for over a decade, according to a report on public sector pay from the Office of Manpower Economics
Nursing numbers continue to fall as the Nursing and Midwifery Council announced more nurses and midwives are leaving their register than joining
Abortions will now be free for women in Northern Ireland when they travel to England to have them, the government has announced following a vote on the Queen’s speech
Nurses could help turn more people onto talking therapies as more than half of all CCGs are revealed to be missing their targets for getting people with mental health problems into counselling
The Scottish government has indicated it plans to lift the pay cap, according to the finance secretary
Fears have abounded that the government may be quietly stepping away from a promise to provide 10,000 new nursing degree places
‘A very good start’ has been made by NHS Improvement to retain nurses in their positions as more and more choose to leave their jobs
MPs rejected an amendment to the Queen’s speech which would have seen the public sector pay cap lifted in a Parliamentary vote
Nurses and other NHS staff are taking more sick days than ever, according to data provided by the Health Minister
‘Greater flexibility’ has seen two new drugs be made available on the Cancer Drugs Fund following questions about its effectiveness
General practice nurses are the most trusted profession in the UK, according to the Royal College of Nursing
The cap on nurses’ and other public sector workers’ pay will be voted on in Parliament today as MPs meet to discuss amendments to the Queen’s speech
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