There are a record 808,488 nurses, midwives and nursing associates eligible to practise in the UK, according to new data released by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). The number on the register represents a record, according to NMC, with a rise of more than 19,857 (2.5%) from the figure six months ago, and 114,874...
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We caught up with the Nurse/Nursing Team of the Year Award shortlist, ahead of this year’s General Practice Awards ceremony to be held on 8 December in London. The first entry under the spotlight from this year’s shortlist is Tracey Elliott – clinical lead for Swift PCN New Way Leg Care in Bristol. Since taking...
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The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has received short shrift by the government over a call to reopen negotiations on the pay of NHS nurses. Pat Cullen, RCN general secretary and chief executive, wrote to Victoria Atkins, the new health and social care secretary, urging her to commit to ‘getting round the table’ to ‘see...
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