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Services should recognise people with learning disabilities are living longer
People with learning disabilities are living longer and services need to reflect this,...
13 Oct 2017
People with learning disabilities are missing out on health checks
Half of people with learning disabilities who have a GP in England do not attend an annual...
13 Oct 2017
'Mindfulness training could help reduce burn out'...
'Mindfulness may reduce staff sickness and even the use of physical restraint'.
13 Oct 2017
'Avoid assumptions about capacity in people with learning disabilities'...
The temptation to ensure people with learning disabilities make the ‘right’ decision...
13 Oct 2017
Cavell Nurses' Trust lays wreath to honour nurse hero...
A commemoration of the life of nursing hero Edith Cavell has taken place in London.
12 Oct 2017
Enhanced SCRs could boost care experience, says leading nurse
Having additional information added to summary care records (SCR) could greatly improve the...
12 Oct 2017
New NHS standards for people with learning disabilities to be launched next year,...
Emotional stories and discussions of best practice were heard alongside an announcement on...
11 Oct 2017
NHS will need more cash for salary rises after pay cap scrapped, ministers warn
Ministers have been warned they will need to find additional funding for the NHS if staff...
11 Oct 2017
Nurses to lobby MPs for tougher sanctions on those who assault NHS staff
Nurses who have been assaulted while at work will lobby MPs next week to push for tougher...
11 Oct 2017
NMC reveals nursing associate draft proficiency standards
Six ‘platforms’ trainees are expected to reach on registration include accountability,...
10 Oct 2017
Care Quality Commission: Future of the NHS is precarious
The NHS is straining at the seams as it juggles problems with staffing shortages, rising...
10 Oct 2017
Trust with 500 nursing vacancies considers filling roles with other staff
A trust with about 500 nursing vacancies has said it is considering filling some nursing...
05 Oct 2017
Preceptorship framework launched for nurses in London
A new preceptorship framework for nurses working in London has been launched by the Capital...
29 Sep 2017
Chief nursing officer’s BME strategic advisory group to set up regional networks
Regional advisory networks for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) issues are to be established...
29 Sep 2017
'I drove home from work sobbing today'
Staff shortages compromising patient care, RCN poll finds
29 Sep 2017
Leading academic says there is 'a lot to do' to grow nurse research as a...
More work is needed to boost the field of nurse research, says the Council of Deans of...
28 Sep 2017
