Darling signals pay restraint for most senior NHS nurses

Chancellor Alistair Darling has signalled that generous pay and bonus packages for top public sector posts will have to be reduced to preserve jobs.

Nerys Hairon - Nursing Times

Nerys Hairon Nursing Times Nursing Times magazine and nursingtimes.net are your portals to all things nursing. With the a finger on the pulse of the NHS and the wider nursing ... and more »

Half of public sector would consider industrial action, survey reveals

Upwards of 100,000 union members and campaigners are expected to join a march and rally in London on Saturday against cuts in public spending and attacks on jobs, services and pensions.

Targeted breast cancer treatment 'may cut radiation exposure'

A new technique for treating breast cancer during surgery could spare patients from having prolonged radiotherapy sessions, according to a team of researchers.

Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust boss steps down - The Westmorland Gazette

Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust boss steps down The Westmorland Gazette Tony Halsall joined the NHS in 1980 as a nurse. He moved into management during the 1990s and has held a number of senior NHS management roles in the North West. He was Chief Executive at Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology NHS Foundation Trust before ... and more »

Swine flu containment no longer feasible

The prevalence of swine flu in some parts of the country means that the Government is abandoning attempts to contain the virus and is instead moving towards a policy of outbreak management.

Nurses prefer dorsogluteal jabs to best practice ventrogluteal

Nurses prefer to use the dorsogluteal site for intramuscular injections to adults, despite evidence suggesting that it is not best practice, suggests Canadian research.

Scottish hospitals 'improving infection control'

Scotland’s acute hospitals are “generally clean and improving”, the first annual report of the Healthcare Environment Inspectorate has stated.