All Nursing articles – Page 101
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In Brief: Royal College of Nursing
NHS employers have been told that they should only consider international recruitment 'when its professional and service value can be clearly demonstrated' and 'it will have no adverse effects upon the recruit's home healthcare system'.
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Primary nursing makes Blair 'hopping mad'
Sources close to prime minister Tony Blair have told senior nurses he is 'hopping mad' with the 'shambles' of nursing in primary care, where there are eight different types of practitioner.
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Pay deal 'is key to keeping nurses in NHS'
Nurses need a 'substantial' pay rise if the NHS is to retain the experienced staff needed to carry out the government's modernisation programme, the Royal College of Nursing said this week.
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Short cuts: Union seeks a 'beefed-up role' for school nurses
The Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association has called for school nurses to be given a 'beefed-up role' in preventing teenage pregnancy and drug misuse. In a consultation document drawn up with the Queen's Nursing Institute, it proposes benchmarks for cover in schools, with a three-strong team led by a ...
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Nurse wins £30,000 for arrest over 'armed robbery'
London psychiatric nurse Lorette McQueen has won more than £30,000 from the Metropolitan Police. She was arrested by an armed police officer who suspected she was part of a gang about to rob a bank after she stopped to talk to two homeless patients while off-duty. Although Ms McQueen, who ...
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'Champion' of nurses is facing UKCC probe
A senior trust manager chosen to lead a regional taskforce to improve nurses' working lives is being investigated by nursing regulatory body the UK Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting.
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Doing the sums: what nurses would receive
The government says enhanced holiday rates would be worth £165 a year for a full-time nurse, and more for nurses working mainly unsocial hours.
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Nurse education set for 'hands-on' revamp
Nursing education is to be overhauled to increase the role of trusts and ensure that students qualify with more practical skills.
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No extra cash to fund Blair's nurse posts
Trusts will not be given additional funding to pay for the 'nurse consultant' posts outlined by the government last week.
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Short cuts Rise in number of nurses and midwives coming to UK
The UK Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting has reported a 'huge increase' in the number of overseas nurses and midwives coming to the UK. Provisional figures for 1998-99 show a 38 per cent increase in the number of people from abroad applying for registration, from 5,946 to ...