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Poll suggests public back loan forgiveness for nurses

Gemma Mitchell — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 15:52:07 +0000

The public backs the idea of a loan forgiveness scheme for student nurses in England, according to new YouGov findings.

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Endometriosis: report calls for better nurse training

Edd Church — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 05:00:10 +0000

Nurses must be better trained to spot the signs of endometriosis, a new report has said, as delayed diagnoses rise.

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Spring budget: Hunt urged to forgive nurse student loans

Edd Church — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:48:15 +0000

A group of universities and the Royal College of Nursing have called on the government to fund nurse student loan forgiveness in its upcoming budget.

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#StudyNursingLondon inspires young people to study nursing

NT Contributor — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 11:42:56 +0000

London Higher is the voice of higher education in London, representing over 50 higher education institutions across our capital city.

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University groups call for new health education taskforce

Ella Devereux — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 13:01:08 +0000

A coalition of education leaders has called for the creation of a new cross-government health education taskforce, to help deliver the commitments in the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.

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Manifesto by Nurses: Your pleas for nurse education

Edd Church — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 12:16:46 +0000

Axing tuition fees for nursing students and providing better financial support for them on placement were among the top pledges that nurses wanted to see from the next government.

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New state-of-the-art lab to boost nurse training on South Coast

Steve Ford — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 07:01:56 +0000

A new human health lab has opened at Solent University in Southampton with the aim of delivering hands-on training to student nurses and other healthcare trainees.

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Welsh university sets up ‘flexible’ nursing course

Edd Church — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 12:50:24 +0000

A flexible adult nursing course for people with busy home lives has been set up by Swansea University, with students offered more choice over their hours.

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Major review ‘supports use’ of simulated nurse learning

Ella Devereux — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 17:54:21 +0000

Simulated practice learning can be just as effective as traditional clinical placements in improving outcomes for pre-registration nursing students, such as knowledge, clinical judgement and critical thinking, a first-of-its-kind review has found.

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College exhibition explores nursing history and ‘challenges’

Gemma Mitchell — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:37:09 +0000

The national chief nursing officer for England has praised a student art project for celebrating nursing and confronting the “challenging areas” of the profession.

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