Nursing in the News
The articles below include news about or mention of nursing. This is page 5 of 5.
High Court ruling on Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA) List, UK
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has won a judicial review test case about the operation of the Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA) Scheme. This scheme was created by the Secretary of State fo...
Independent UK research proves link between nurse numbers and patient mortality
Patients staying in hospitals where there are fewer nurses on the wards are more likely to die or experience complications, according to a major new study launched at the Royal College of Nursing (...
RCN petition highlights public feeling on worsening NHS deficits (UK)
One year after the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) first warned about the impact of NHS deficits, the number of NHS posts that may be lost is set to top 20,000.
Specialist nurses must not be targets in deficits crisis - RCN and Bowel Cancer UK
The RCN and Bowel Cancer UK surveyed nurses working in gastroenterology and stoma care across the UK. A total of 460 nurses responded to the survey, with 47% having experience of either their own p...
Royal College of Nursing elects gay man to influential post (UK)
Members of the Royal College of Nursing - the world's largest trade union of nurses - have appointed a gay man to one of its most influential posts for the first time. Jason Warriner, a sexual heal...
Highly qualified, highly respected but an uncertain future for nurse practitioners (UK)
A survey of over a thousand nurse practitioners suggests that the financial crisis in the NHS affects them. Almost half say they are increasingly having to absorb other people's workload and in spi...
NHS deficits crisis shows no sign of slowing down, according to Nurses' Union
UK Health Services: The impact of deficits on NHS services and staff shows no sign of slowing down, with posts at risk of being lost to the NHS now standing at 18,000, according to the Royal Colleg...
Agency nurse wins UK Employment Rights case
A UK Employment Tribunal (June 2006) ruled that an agency nurse has the right to be considered an employee of the nursing agency she worked for. This means full employment rights, including unfair ...
UK student nurses to receive bursary payments throughout pregnancy and childbirth
Students of nursing and midwifery diplomas in England will continue to receive their NHS bursary payments throughout pregnancy and childbirth. Interim arrangements backdated to June 1st 2005 aim to...
Nursing is an important aspect of health care. There are many different types of nursing. For most medical specialties there are specialist nurses e.g. pediatric nurses, mental health nurses, veterinary nurses.
