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'Talking' pilot to improve NHS culture

Nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals could be expected to hold monthly sessions to discuss the pressures they face as part of a government backed initiative... Read More

Hunt agrees new powers for NMC

The Nursing and Midwifery Council is to get new powers designed to speed up the fitness to practise process in the wake of the Mid Staffordshire scandal, it has been anno... Read More

Senior nurses feel quality not priority in the NHS...

Nearly half of senior nurses believe leadership in the NHS is poor while most say not enough priority is given to quality of care, according to a new survey. Read More

Retired nurse wins award for global sight-saving w...

A retired ophthalmic nurse from Glasgow has won an award for volunteer work for a sight saving charity. Read More

Community nursing 'failing people'

The state of community nursing in the NHS in England is “lamentable”, the RCN has warned. Read More

Concern over NHS bed occupancy rate

NHS bed occupancy rates soared above safe levels for the first three months of this year, official figures show. Read More

Poor care 'still haunts campaigner'

Campaigner Julie Bailey said she still lies awake at night haunted by the poor care her mother suffered at the hands of the NHS. Read More

NICE launches draft guidance to reduce harm from d...

Hospital patients who are seriously dehydrated or have other problems with fluid levels are having their lives potentially put at risk by overstretched or under trained N... Read More

New overactive bladder drug approved for use in Sc...

A new treatment for overactive bladder has been approved for use by the NHS in Scotland, with England and Wales set to follow suit. Read More