In workplaces where nurses are bullied, the quality of patient care declines, the health of nurses suffers, and the retention of quality nurses becomes difficult. A new article published in the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing reviews the psychological and social issues related to bullying in the workplace and strategies for creating a respectful work environment.

Nurses are to offer patients with drink-related injuries advice about alcohol intake amid concerns about binge drinking.

Culture Secretary Andy Burnham set out his ambition to offer coaching and competition for all by 2012 as part of plans to offer young people five hours of sport a week. Speaking at the third UK School Games in Bath, Mr Burnham said that by 2012 high quality coaching and competition will be on offer to all school children in all the main sports like cricket, tennis and athletics. He also said that ...

Nursery Nurses Negotiations on re-grade fro Nursery Nurses are still ongoing. We are awaiting confirmation of the offer before conducting a consultation ballot of our members. read more

Anna Fifield finds out more about two healthcare systems singled out by Barack Obama as models 'for high-quality care at costs below average' and 'common-sense best practice'

Not content with running down staffing levels, running up patient throughput, aiming for lethal 100% bed occupancy rates, and putting huge numbers of new nurses on the scrapheap (where they should get a good view of the NHS sinking like a fucking stone with all lives lost), the fuckers are underpaying nurses by 11%.This is not limited to nurses, of course. All front line NHS employees work many mo...

NUCO GUILD OF NURSES The badge of NUCO Guild of Nurses (estb 1937) with the Justicia symbol a remnant of the older Poor Law Workers Union. The National Union of County Officers (NUCO) Guild of Nurses was established at an inaugural meeting held at St Pancras Town Hall, London on 26th November...

Local government employers offer just 0.5% (07/04/09) Local government unions expressed bitter disappointment yesterday at a 0.5% pay offer by the Local Government Employers.The employers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have said that the offer, which is for 2009-10, will not be imposed,...

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THE Scottish Government is breaking a pledge to double the number of school nurses, Labour claimed yesterday.