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Revalidation and appraisals conference

A conference on nursing appraisal and revalidation will be held on 9 December at the Manchester Conference Centre. Jackie Smith, chief executive and registrar of the NMC, will explain how appraisals...

Top 5 videos from 2014

2014 saw Independent Nurse meeting some of the most influential and important people in nursing and the NHS to discuss the crucial issues and policies directly impacting primary care nurses.

Longer breastfeeding could save NHS money

Extending the period of breastfeeding could potentially save the NHS millions of pounds, a study performed by researchers at Unicef UK has found.

Text message reminders reduce medication waste, study shows

Sending text messages to patients taking medication could prevent medicine waste, a study by researchers at Queen Mary University has found.

Book reinforces nurses' role in WW1

Overturning the romanticised image of nurses was the subject of a book launched at the RCN last night, as part of the college's World War One lectures.

Nurse prescribing conference

An event for nurse prescribers will be held at the ICO conference centre in London on 5 December. The conference is aimed at new, current and aspiring nurse prescribers. Attendees will be advised on...

New mental health facility at Cardiff hospital

An £88 million facility for adult mental illness is being constructed at University Hospital Llandough in Cardiff.

£150m for community children’s eating disorder services

Community children's eating disorder services will receive a boost in funding, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has announced.

Will Labour's pledge to create 20,000 more nurses benefit primary care?

Andy Burnham on how many of the 20,000 nurses pledged by Labour will work in primary care.

Health visitors will be crucial to improving mental health

Health visitors are 'the most important' healthcare professionals to improving maternal and child mental health stated a leading consultant and senior lecturer in perinatal psychiatry.

Rewriting RAF nurses' history

Royal Air Force nurses have been forgotten in historical records until now, says Mark Greener.

Dementia patients not always able to access quality care

People with dementia are not provided with high-quality care at the end of their lives, because the illness is not considered 'terminal', according to a report by the Alzheimer's Society and Macmillan...

Better training needed for health visitors in 2015

CPD has been highlighted as a key priority for health visitors in 2015, by the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV).

Smoking cessation: Have a quick word and save a life

Offering simple advice to smokers is worth it, says Andy McEwen.

£1bn for primary care, says health secretary

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced that primary and community care services will receive a £1 billion pound investment to improve infrastructure, as part of the chancellor's Autumn...

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