07 Oct 2016

By 2021 the number of people with learning disabilities will increase by 14%, without the corresponding nurses to care for them, a conference has heard.

06 Oct 2016

Take time to prepare for revalidation, learning disability nurses are warned.

06 Oct 2016

Book clubs can help lessen anxiety about healthcare for those with learning disabilities.

06 Oct 2016

A new resource will help mental health nurses to better support and care for people with learning disabilities, according to a charity.

06 Oct 2016

More than half of all directors of nursing in England, Scotland and Wales have been in post for less than three years, exclusive research by Nursing Standard reveals.

06 Oct 2016
05 Oct 2016
05 Oct 2016
05 Oct 2016

Too many people with learning disabilities are still being admitted into hospital as inpatients, an NHS nurse leader tells the Learning Disability Practice conference in Manchester.

05 Oct 2016

Nurses who work in abortion clinics in the UK are experiencing increasing levels of harassment from anti-abortion protesters, according to a charity which employs them.

30 Sep 2016

1 in 5 carers have taken their loved one to the emergency department (ED) due to failures in GP out-of-hours services and district nursing, figures suggest.

30 Sep 2016

Nurses and midwives are calling on the government to end its policy of pay restraint, as their royal colleges today gave evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body, which will make a recommendation on pay.

29 Sep 2016
27 Sep 2016

New accreditation scheme for advanced nurse practitioners, says RCN.

23 Sep 2016

NHS healthcare assistants (HCAs) are doing the jobs of nurses without the equivalent pay or education, according to a new report from Unison.

22 Sep 2016

Mental health nurses working in the emergency calls team at London Ambulance Service are improving care for patients

22 Sep 2016
21 Sep 2016