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Daily digest July 24 2015
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24 Jul 2015
Alistair Kleebauer
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NICE recommends school nurse role in preventing childhood obesity
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has made recommendations to prevent childhood obesity, including informing children and their families about lifestyle weight management programmes.
23 Jul 2015
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Daily digest July 22 2015
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22 Jul 2015
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London trust becomes first to introduce routine HIV testing in A&E department
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust will conduct HIV tests on all patients having blood tests in its emergency department
21 Jul 2015
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Role of advanced nurse practitioners must be promoted in Scotland, says RCN report
The Nurse Innovators report says advanced nurse practitioners can lead new health and care services
21 Jul 2015
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Two-fifths of care home residents with dementia are underweight, study shows
Findings from researchers at Bournemouth University show wide variations in the food and fluid intake of people with dementia living in a care home.
21 Jul 2015
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Daily digest July 20 2015
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20 Jul 2015
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Three quarters of English NHS trusts plan to recruit more nurses in next six months
King's Fund monitoring report indicates that trust finance directors have doubts about the extent to which controls on agency spending announced last month will actually limit costs.
15 Jul 2015
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Daily digest July 15 2015
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15 Jul 2015
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Nurse swaps Northumberland for Nepal to help earthquake victims
Community staff nurse Bruce Fraser will provide wound care and antibiotics to those affected by the recent earthquakes in Nepal
13 Jul 2015
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Daily digest July 13 2015
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13 Jul 2015
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One in seven bereaved people say loved one's nutrition needs not met
The National Survey of Bereaved People showed that 13% of respondents disagreed that their loved one's nutrition needs were met in the final two days of life.
10 Jul 2015
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Former Scotland chief nurse to receive honorary degree
Ros Moore will receive an honorary doctorate from Leeds Beckett University where she studied as a staff nurse
09 Jul 2015
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Budget shows nurses are not valued, says RCN
The RCN and other unions have criticised the government's announcement of pay rises of just 1% per year until 2020 for public sector workers
09 Jul 2015
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July budget: four more years of pay restraint for nurses
George Osborne announced a pay rise of only 1% per year for the next four years for all public service workers.
08 Jul 2015
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Number of patients with pressure ulcers drops in England
Latest NHS Safety Thermometer figures reveal a fall in patient assessments that showed a pressure ulcer – and a rise in 'harm-free' assessments
08 Jul 2015
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Daily digest July 8 2015
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08 Jul 2015
Nursing Standard
College guidance strives to fill vacuum in end of life care protocol
Nurses have been calling for new guidance on caring for patients in the final days of life since the much-criticised Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) was withdrawn in 2013.
01 Jul 2015