'Lansley must listen to nurses on the front line' Hospital nurse news archive
News archive for hospital and acute nurses
Hospital nurses news archive
South West trusts set up regional 'pay cartel'
Sixteen trusts in the south west are seeking to move away from Agenda for Change and have formed a consortium to lead regional negotiation on pay, terms and conditions.
Nursing lecturers to train nurses in Malawi
Nurses in Malawi are to be trained by staff from the University of East Anglia’s School of Nursing Sciences.
HPV screening trial recommended
Cervical disease screening came under scrutiny when the UK National Screening Committee met last month.
Cameron announces patient rating system
Patients will be able to rate the treatment they receive in hospitals to ensure that people are treated with dignity and respect on wards, it will be announced today.
Five weeks left to enter our Nursing Times Awards 2012
Are you interested in entering the Nursing Times Awards 2012? You have five weeks left to send in your entry.
Mental distraction may reduce patients' pain
Mental distraction really can reduce pain, and the effect is not just in the mind, research has shown.
New system tracks learning disability patients
A new patient-tracking system has been introduced by Sussex Community Trust to help patients with learning disabilities in West Sussex get targeted specialist support on admission.
Nurses petition government over NMC fee plans
Anger at the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s proposed fee hike has led a group of nurses to petition the government to intervene.
Top nurse to lead influential NHS group
Former nurse Dame Julie Moore is to become chair of the Shelford Group, which represents the 10 most prestigious and powerful acute trusts in England.
NHS Employers announces equality and diversity partners
The NHS Employers organisation today announces that 12 organisations, including four newly-established clinical commissioning groups, have been chosen as Equality and Diversity Partners for the NHS for the year ahead.
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Growth charts boost child BMI accuracy
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New infection threats emerging to replace MRSA and C. diff
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Nurses 'need more advice over back pain'
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NHS staff diabetes training varies across England
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GMB members overwhelmingly reject pension deal
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Hospital work experience scheme to be extended
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BAPEN calls for Lansley to collaborate on malnutrition strategy
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Teesside neonatal nurse to carry Olympic torch
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NMC admits to finding FtP errors in nursing register
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Nurses kept on hold by the NMC
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Rosemary Cook to leave Queen's Nursing Institute
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Unhappy members force RCN to halt structural review
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NMC proposes 60% hike in registration fee
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Third of diabetes patients experience drug errors in hospital
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College pledges to defend ‘human rights’ of nurses
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Nurses want employers to allow mandatory training within working hours
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PM's Commission on Nursing 'not in vain'
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RCN delegates reject compulsory winter flu jab
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RCN issues dermatitis guidance for glove use
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Camera technology may be used to monitor hospital hand hygiene
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Academic attacks media 'myths' about nursing profession
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Miliband commits to national nursing pay - but not to saving pensions
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Healthcare staff 'fail to support dying patients'
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Nursing Times Learning unit explores falls prevention
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Trust introduces 'ward matrons' to boost nurse leadership
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'Unfit' nurses could avoid FtP hearing
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Patients warned of blood clot risk
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RCN warns of treatment in corridors and long trolley waits
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New nursing director for Tameside Hospital
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Most people prefer to die where they live but 50% die in hospital
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Next CNO calls on nurses to spread best practice
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Nurses Day celebrated in Westminster Abbey
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Health workers strike over NHS pension proposals
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Call for nurses to teach Buteyko asthma technique
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London NHS panel backs closing minister's local A&E
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Aintree trust to assess nursing staff levels
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'Ward matrons' to manage care 24/7 at Sandwell trust
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NMC consults on proposed changes to FtP process
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Drawing test can predict risk of death following first stroke
