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Inspectors did not refer 'uncaring' Whipps Cross staff to NMC 27 Aug 2013 | 05:23 pm
Care Quality Commission inspectors who witnessed “unacceptable behaviour” at Whipps Cross Hospital failed to refer any staff to their professional regulators, Nursing Times has learnt.
Nurses in Scotland given list of ‘essential actions’ 27 Aug 2013 | 04:57 pm
A list of 10 patient safety “essentials” are to be rolled out for use by all NHS staff in Scotland, ministers have announced.
Charities launch stress urinary incontinence campaign 27 Aug 2013 | 04:33 pm
Two national charities have launched a social media campaign to encourage women and teenage girls to look after their pelvic health and support those who experience the symptoms of stress urinary inco...
Leading nurse researcher joins board of Africa hospice charity 27 Aug 2013 | 03:55 pm
A leading palliative care researcher at Edge Hill University has been made a trustee of a charity involved in bringing hospice-style care to patients in Africa.
NHS spends £1.4bn on redundancy pay-offs 27 Aug 2013 | 03:50 pm
Ministers have been accused of wasting £1.4bn of NHS funding on redundancy pay-offs.
Hospitals criticised for awarding their 'own food top marks' 27 Aug 2013 | 03:46 pm
Three in five hospitals give themselves the highest possible rating for the standard of their food, figures show.
Meningitis survivor backs student campaign 27 Aug 2013 | 03:40 pm
A student who survived meningitis twice is backing a new campaign to highlight symptoms of the deadly disease.
Welsh cancer patients 'missing out' on new drugs 27 Aug 2013 | 03:32 pm
Cancer patients in Wales are more than four times less likely to receive a newer drug on the NHS than those in England, it is claimed.
Fit-to-work assessment 'farcical', says charity 27 Aug 2013 | 02:51 pm
The test, which assesses whether disabled or sick people are fit to work, is “farcical”, a charity has said.
TV series to follow student nurses 23 Aug 2013 | 05:30 pm
ITV has commissioned a new series called “Nurses To Be”, which will follow the lives of student nurses.
