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Picture shows a doctor examining the skin of a woman in her twenties. Melanoma rates for people aged 25-49 have risen 70% since the 1990s, but many cases could be prevented by using sunscreen.
Melanoma rates soar and it is affecting more people aged 25-49, Cancer Research UK says
22 Jul 2019
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Overseas nurses

More than one third of nurses in the care home sector were trained outside the UK

18 Jul 2019
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Hand holds phone showing video of singing nurse Beth Porch at Great Ormond Street Hospital

Patient's mother praises nurse Beth Porch as hundreds respond to moving clip on Twitter

17 Jul 2019
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Overseas’ nursing knowledge
The University of Surrey investigated nurses’ cancer awareness in eight countries
15 Jul 2019
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London bus at night

Campaign calls for nurses’ out-of-hours commutes to be quicker, cheaper and safer

12 Jul 2019
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UCAS application

New data show an increase of only 4% since last year – and a fall of 29% since 2016

12 Jul 2019
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Michelle Mulvaney and team

West Herts safeguarding team help potential victims of sex trafficking

10 Jul 2019
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Marianne Stöger and Margaritha Pissarek

Austrian nurses devoted 40 years to caring for an ostracised community in South Korea

10 Jul 2019
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‘Itchy feet’ interview

RCN says ‘investing in the workforce reaps dividends’

10 Jul 2019
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NMC hearing

Planned legislation will allow regulator to make process faster and less punitive

09 Jul 2019
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boy is vaccinated

Universal human papilloma virus vaccination will boost cancer prevention in men and women 

09 Jul 2019
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Bullying

NHS Resolution says improving staff support will save NHS millions in compensation claims

08 Jul 2019

International Council of Nurses’ Howard Catton says shortfall ‘is a big issue for the world’

08 Jul 2019

Achievements of the test tube baby nurses went unrecorded on commemorative plaque

08 Jul 2019

Move to tighten definition of advanced nursing practice aims to end confusion about roles

05 Jul 2019

ICN president Annette Kennedy says investing in nurses is an economic imperative

05 Jul 2019

Poor state of repair at some NHS hospitals has seen operations delayed and patients moved

04 Jul 2019

Taurai Matare receives top accolade at the RCNi Nurse Awards for her outstanding leadership

04 Jul 2019

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