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Week of action against student nurse bursary axe

Student nurses are set to undertake a week of action to urge politicians to rethink the decision to scrap student nurse bursaries

Consultation opens for nursing associate role

Health Education England (HEE) is inviting key stakeholders to provide views on the new nursing associate role, which will work alongside healthcare support workers and nurses to deliver care.

New toolkit for nurses to tackle infection spread

A new toolkit to help nurses combat infection has been launched by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and the Infection Prevention Society

Rubella screening for pregnant women to end

Rubella susceptibility screening for pregnant women will end in England on 1 April 2016, PHE has announced

Health professionals think abused children receive inadequate support

Children's and Adolescent's Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are considered inadequate by the vast majority of professionals working with young people who had experienced abuse, a survey by the NSPCC...

Your Privates

Orchid, the male cancer charity, are launching a new video called 'Your Privates' aimed at tackling the lack of awareness of testicular cancer amongst young people - to coincide with their Male Cancer...

Under funding leads to rise in serious mental health incidents

Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) should be equally focused on mental health as they are on physical health said the Liberal Democrats

Cancer patients are 'lonely' finds study

Over four fifths of cancer patients say that they feel alone, a study by Macmillan Cancer Support

Student nurse revives theatre goer in Bristol

An adult student nurse received a standing ovation at Bristol Hippodrome following a succesful resuscitation of a woman

QNI project to scope smoother transition for children to adult services

The Queen's Nursing Institute has launched a new project which will enable community nurses to support young people with long-term conditions form paediatric to adult healthcare services.

Summit to drum up support for student nurse bursaries

The plans to axe student bursaries are 'vindictive' says Unison general secretary

Replacement of nurse bursaries 'an effective pay cut'

Cutting student nurse bursaries is 'an effective pay cut of £900', Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn stated during Prime Minister's Questions on 20 January

Management of basal cell carcinoma

The incidence of this highly common skin cancer is rising. Suneeta Kochhar explains how to treat it

The threat of emerging diseases

A warmer UK climate could see an increase in relatively unknown diseases, explains George Winter

Practice placements for students

Giving students general practice experience can boost the primary care workforce writes Kirsty Millard

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