End-of-life care discussions encouraged

Staff members should discuss the prospect of death with patients and what specific end-of-life care they would like, new guidelines have suggested.

Unions call for spending cuts rethink

The Trades Union Congress called on the government to reconsider its plan of swingeing spending cuts to public services, and focus on other ways to reduce the deficit, such as a Robin Hood tax on financial transactions.

Health chief justifies £122-per-hour nurse - Worcester News

Health chief justifies £122-per-hour nurse Worcester News Meanwhile, the figures uncovered by the Conservative Party under the Freedom of Information Act, also show Worcestershire Mental Health Partnership NHS ... and more »

York gains approval for move to degree-only nursing course

The University of York has become the latest institution to have its nursing degree course approved under new standards for the move to a graduate-only entry profession.

Bypass NHS helpline and get 24 access to GP - Buckinghamshire Advertiser

Bypass NHS helpline and get 24 access to GP Buckinghamshire Advertiser ... have to ring the NHS out of hours helpline. They talk to a telephonist, and then they may get passed onto a nurse or the nurse may ring them back. ... and more »

Nurse appointed chief of Plymouth's new community provider

A former nursing director has been appointed chief executive designate of Plymouth Community Healthcare, the proposed social enterprise which will take on community and mental health services from NHS Plymouth

Nurses' shared decision-making 'supports their own views'

Nurses are in favour of shared decision-making with patients on treatment, but tend to use it to support their own decisions, rather than how way it was intended by policy makers,say researchers.