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Nursing project launched to grapple with homeless health issues

Community nurses will have the opportunity to learn, lead and innovate in the field of homeless care as the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) launches its new project

Reports of bullying come from BME staff in 75% of acute NHS trusts

Black and minority ethnic (BME) staff in three quarters of acute NHS trusts have reported instances of harassment, bullying or abuse from white colleagues, NHS England revealed in a report

'Desirable qualifications' of GP nurses will help them face record practice closures

Nurses working in general practice should take heart in their ‘desirable qualifications’, according to the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI), as 265,000 patients are forced to move to new GP practices...

New exam rules offer 'flexibility' for European nursing candidates

European nurses will now be able to enjoy ‘additional flexibility’ in the exams they take while applying to work in the UK, according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

Shortage of up to 40,000 nurse could follow Brexit by 2026

The lack of nurses could reach an ‘unsafe’ level in less than ten years due to European Union (EU) nurses leaving the NHS, according to data leaked to the Health Service Journal

BME nurses 'unfairly' disciplined more than white colleagues

Discrimination in the NHS ‘needs to be tackled and stopped’, according to the Royal College of Midwives in response to findings on black minority ethnic (BME) nurses’ career progress and outcomes

Patient satisfaction in NHS remains 'steady' for 2016

Patients’ satisfaction with the NHS stayed ‘steady’ in 2016, according to data from the King’s Fund

Shortages see diabetes patients go without 'vital' testing strips

More and more diabetic patients are being refused vital equipment to monitor their glucose levels due to ‘rationing’ in the health service, a Diabetes UK report has revealed

Mature students turning down nursing courses 'when the NHS needs them most'

Thousands of mature students are choosing not to study nursing, according to figures from UCAS

NICE - Free condoms will help stop 'risky sex' spreading STIs

Free condoms could be the key to reducing sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates, according to new NICE guidance

Investigation launched into online primary care services giving 17-second prescriptions

A website giving out prescriptions in as little as 17 seconds is one of four under inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)

Nurses to vote for possible industrial action over 1% pay cap

Nurses will contemplate the possibility of industrial action as the Royal College of Nursing puts its response to the government’s 1% pay cap to a vote

Every pound invested in the NHS brings back £14, report reveals

The creation of a ‘false economy’ in the NHS could be costing the healthcare system billions, according to a newly published review

Nurses 'in ideal position' to stop physical inactivity of 20 million Brits

Nurses have been asked to do their bit to get patients active as a new report reveals more than 20 million Brits are ‘physically inactive’

Allergic rhinitis: waving goodbye to the allergic salute

Mark Greener unpicks the more-than-minor irritant behind everything from itchy noses to ruined sleep

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