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More community placements needed for nursing students
Nursing student placements in the community need support to ensure the career is seen as...
21 Sep 2016
‘Neglected and invisible’: NHS chief on community nursing
Community nurses could hold key to redesigning services says NHS England chief executive.
21 Sep 2016
Care homes still using antipsychotics to quieten dementia patients, study finds
Lack of staff could be the reason why too many UK care homes are still using a ‘chemical...
21 Sep 2016
Brexit threatens future of 78,000 social care workers, report warns
Failure to recruit sufficient numbers of British-born care workers could leave older people...
21 Sep 2016
Pedometers handed out to help nursing students fight obesity
Nursing students and trainee midwives are counting each step as they aim to reduce the...
21 Sep 2016
Smokers ‘more likely to quit’ after nurse-led cessation support
US study finds hospital patients contacted by nurses trained in cessation techniques are...
20 Sep 2016
Guidance on sexual behaviour in children
Concerns from nurses - such as about sexting – should be followed up
20 Sep 2016
Chief nurses say community nursing is key to healthier future across UK
Community nursing holds key to tackling health challenges and inequalities in UK populations
19 Sep 2016
Nurse-led end of life service cuts admissions
Review finds London care coordination centre could save the NHS £350,000 a year, but needs...
16 Sep 2016
Efforts to tackle FGM hampered by cuts to school nursing
Cuts to school nursing numbers and workforce pressures are hampering efforts to eradicate...
15 Sep 2016
The Archers domestic abuse storyline highlights need for family support, say health...
Two in five health visitors say support for families affected by domestic abuse in England...
15 Sep 2016
Older people bearing brunt of social care cuts, report warns
Older people are bearing the brunt of cuts to social care, and an increasing numbers of care...
15 Sep 2016
Half measures not enough to tackle diabetes, RCN warns
Half measures are not enough to tackle the rising number of people with diabetes, nurses...
14 Sep 2016
Lack of nurse access to CPD is affecting older people’s care
Study says care home staff are being poorly prepared by nursing undergraduate courses.
14 Sep 2016
Doctors’ predictions of when terminally ill patients will die vary widely
Research has shown a wide variation in doctors’ ability to predict accurately how long...
14 Sep 2016
District nurse adds honorary doctorate to her accolades
University of Lincoln recognises Queen’s Nurse and OBE Candice Pellett for her outstanding...
13 Sep 2016
Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey’s NMC hearing begins
Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey faces Nursing and Midwifery Council inquiry over her return to...
13 Sep 2016
New end of life care approach for nurses
A national palliative care charity has developed a new approach to end of life care based on...
12 Sep 2016