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Calls to cut 'exorbitant' immigration fees to keep overseas nurses
No nurse pay rise in April due to ‘intolerable’ government delay
Thousands of nurses with long-COVID to see sick pay slashed
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Calls to cut 'exorbitant' immigration fees to keep overseas nurses
Thousands of people sign petition urging government to reduce indefinite leave to remain fees
No nurse pay rise in April due to ‘intolerable’ government delay
Failure to supply evidence to NHS Pay Review Body will postpone pay offer for 2023-24
Thousands of nurses with long-COVID to see sick pay slashed
Special sick pay to end soon, leaving one nurse with long-covid £1,000 a month worse off
Shake-up of English language requirements go live in February
Changes makes it easier for overseas nurses to pass English language exam to work in the UK
Cervical smears at work help busy nurses who struggle to keep screening appointments
Nurse set up screening service for NHS colleagues to help them prioritise their own health
‘Come on the nurses, I’m on your side!’ says Rod Stewart
Sir Rod speaks out on conditions in the NHS that are ‘heartbreaking for the nurses’
Analysis
Scarlet fever and Group A strep: what you need to know
Alarm over Group A strep has prompted an alert and appeals to nurses to be extra vigilant
Constipation, daytime wetting and nocturnal enuresis: what you need to know
How to offer timely management advice to families on this common and distressing issue
When parents or families disagree with life-or-death care decisions
Communicating to de-escalate tensions in disputes over withdrawal of treatment
Type 2 diabetes: how to manage the rise in cases among children and young people
Many children are not receiving specialist care or advice on how to minimise complications
Pay offer: how it breaks down and what nurses need to know
Met with a decision to ballot on industrial action, NHS offer is among most complicated ever
Why are nurses more likely to be bullied than other NHS staff?
Advice for staff when faced with a toxic culture that poses a risk to them and patient care
Clinical update
Bronchiolitis: how to recognise red flag symptoms requiring emergency care
Updated NICE guidance focuses on diagnosis, red flag symptoms and when to seek emergency care
Wound care: what the framework for standardised treatment means for your patients
Guidance focuses on individualised care for pressure ulcers, lower limbs and surgical wounds
Cardiac arrest and CPR: guidance update aims to improve survival and patient outcomes
Resuscitation UK advice affirms role of advance care planning
Chronic pain management in children and young people
New guidelines focus on physical, psychological and pharmacological interventions
Looked after children: a framework for better outcomes
Revised guidance details roles and competencies required of healthcare staff
Managing aerosol generating procedures in school for children with complex medical needs
Updated guidance covers children with a tracheostomy or respiratory difficulties
Policy briefing
Guidance on school nursing during the pandemic
Advice on how school nursing services in England can operate during imposed restrictions
COVID-19: when you can refuse to treat a patient due to inadequate PPE
The implications for nurses of RCN guidance on care provision and inadequate PPE
Long-term ventilation: best practice in caring for children and young people
Concerns about standards of care with long-term ventilation reviewed by NCEPOD
Interventions to improve the mental health and well-being of children and young people
Public Health England focuses on promoting critical importance of mental health
Safeguarding partners: what children’s nurses need to know
How will the new safeguarding partners differ from local safeguarding children’s boards?
A national accident prevention strategy for England
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents calls for preventive action across the ages
Journal scan
Link between measles and airflow obstruction
Childhood measles can affect post-bronchodilator airflow obstruction in later life
Young children do not learn from watching videos on smartphones
Study shows that children respond to videos on smartphone screens but do not benefit educationally
Mothers caring for children with cancer need greater financial support
Study finds women parenting children with cancer have lower incomes than those with children who do not
Asthma: protein from parasitic worms suppresses allergic reactions
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh who tested the Heligmosomoides polygyrus Alarmin Release Inhibitor (HpARI) on mice hope findings will lead to using the protein as the basis for the treatment of asthma
Epileptic seizures in children halved when using natural compounds found in cannabis –...
Findings follows 36 studies of randomised and non-randomised controlled trials of children and adults who have a rare form of epilepsy
Podcast
What all nurses have to gain from learning disabilities training
Our podcast looks at what's behind mandatory training, plus strategies from specialist nurses
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