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RCN ramps up warning over potential strikes in 2024
The Royal College of Nursing is asking its members about their appetite for further strike action, as a new poll shows the public supports nurses taking industrial action in 2024.
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A university in East Anglia is aiming to attract more student nurses onto its courses by challenging “the stereotypes of nursing”.
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The health and social care secretary has defended the government’s latest immigration plans, which would see overseas care workers prevented from bringing their dependents to the UK.
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An organisation representing nurses across the world has said that the United Nations (UN) goal of universal healthcare for the whole planet by 2030 will not be possible without global investment in nursing.
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Nurses are among public sector workers facing a “lottery” when it comes to who pays for essential criminal record checks, Unison has said.
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England's chief nursing officer (CNO), the nursing regulator and other have leaders have pledged support for nurses during winter and offered assurances about "working under pressure" while also maintaining standards.
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Northern Ireland is preparing to welcome its next batch of nurses and midwives to the workforce, as over 1,000 students are set to graduate over the next six months.
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A three billion pound NHS agency nursing bill should act as a “wake-up call” for the government, according to a senior union nurse.
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New retention schemes have prevented more than 10,000 healthcare staff from leaving their jobs, NHS England has claimed.
Clinical
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As a national shortage of inpatient midwives puts pressure on maternity care, researchers at The University of Southampton explored the relationship between staffing levels and quality of care.
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The nursing associate role was created to address a skills gap and meet workforce needs. This article describes a table-top simulation designed to help embed the role in existing teams.
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A literature review has sought to establish the causes and consequences of burnout in nursing. This article explores its findings and recommendations for future research.
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A study at one trust explored the challenges and barriers experienced by nurses transitioning to the role of research nurse and how the process could be improved.
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It is hard to recruit and retain junior nurses in acute medicine. University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust offers an education programme to support junior nurses working in this specialty and encourage them to stay.
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University Hospitals of Leicester has developed an education programme for nursing associates that is rooted in practice and firmly supported by a local university.
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A literature review evaluated the role of advanced clinical practitioners in supporting overstretched teams in primary care and found that they made a positive contribution.
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The Countess of Chester Hospital Foundation Trust has created a digital coordination centre to manage nursing rotas according to patient acuity and streamline bed allocations. This initiative won the Technology and Data in Nursing category in the 2018 Nursing Times Awards.
