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First London HCAs join campaign to demand up-banding
Healthcare support workers at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Foundation Trust have begun a 48-hour strike in what their union has…
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London surgery nurses take strike straight to government
Theatre nurses at a hospital trust in London have escalated a dispute over working hours by taking their strike directly…
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Report urges government action on palliative care
A charity has called on the government to urgently improve end-of-life care, after a survey showed patients dying in pain…
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Revised nursing profiles set to be published in 2025
The revised national NHS job profiles for nursing and midwifery will not be published until early 2025, to allow time…
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Nurse returns to Edinburgh university as health dean
A nurse has been appointed to lead health and social care education at Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland. Cardiology nursing…
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From nurse to chief executive: what it takes to reach the top
With what seems like more and more nurses progressing to the very top of NHS leadership, four nurses-turned-chief executives sat…
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Specialist hospital joins nursing excellence scheme in UK first
A specialist hospital in London has become the first non-NHS site in the UK to receive a prestigious international designation…
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Nurses have ‘critical’ role in preventing school measles surge
A campaign to immunise children against measles has been renewed, amid fears the return of schools this week will lead…
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The role of apprenticeships in growing the nursing workforce
With interest in traditional degree nursing appearing to wilt, some people believe that apprenticeships are the key to growth in…
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Patient Charged with Felony for Punching Nurse, Claims She ‘Couldn’t Fight Urge’ to Attack
In yet another incident that has once again brought the issue of violence against nurses to the forefront, Nia Washington, a…
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