All Nursing and Midwifery Council articles – Page 9
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Government confirms new 'nursing associate' role
Up to 1,000 trainees will begin in a new “nursing associate” role in 2016 to bridge the gap between healthcare support workers and registered nurses, under government plans announced today.
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Exclusive: NHS England U-turn over national midwifery audit
NHS England reverses decision to keep national midwifery investigations audit secret Decision follows criticism from the parents of baby Kate Stanton-Davies who died in March 2009 Review of her death highlighted multiple failings and similarities with Morecambe Bay NHS England has reversed a decision to keep secret a ...
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Birth of a new breed
Midwives, nurses and AHPs still make up a tiny fraction of NHS clinical researchers but this is changing
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Exclusive: NHS England to carry out secret audit of midwifery investigations
NHS England will not publish the results of a national audit into the quality of investigations into maternity incidents prompted by the death of a baby girl, HSJ has learned.
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Government U-turn on delayed nurse revalidation rollout
The Department of Health has rowed back from plans to delay nurse revalidation in England, in light of the negative response from the profession’s leaders.
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Nurse revalidation faces two year delay following DH finance concerns
The full introduction of revalidation for nurses and midwives could be delayed in England for two years due to government fears about the current state of NHS finances.
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NMC approves introduction of nurse revalidation in April
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has today approved plans for the introduction of a major new system of competency checks for registered nurses and midwives, with the regulator’s chief executive describing it as a ‘historic’ moment.
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Exclusive: Immigration rules derail major nurse recruitment plans
WORKFORCE: A Manchester trust’s plans to draft in 275 nurses from India have been thrown into doubt due to difficulties securing visas.
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Exclusive: Baby's death case with 'echoes of Morecambe Bay' to be re-examined
The avoidable death of a baby girl six years ago is to be re-examined after an independent national review warned the case had parallels with the Morecambe Bay care scandal.
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Legal action delays hearings against Morecambe Bay midwives
Fitness to practise hearings against five midwives from the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust have been delayed because of legal action by their defence lawyers, HSJ has learned.
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'Incoherent' healthcare regulation needs 'radical overhaul'
Healthcare regulation in the UK is ‘incoherent’, ‘expensive’ and requires a ‘radical overhaul’ according to a review by the body which oversees the work of organisations such as the General Medical Council.
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Midwife struck off for ‘numerous failings’ at Morecambe Bay
WORKFORCE: The first midwife facing a fitness to practise case in relation to baby deaths at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust has been struck off.
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NMC to hear case against first Morecambe Bay midwife
PATIENT SAFETY: The first of eight midwives accused of misconduct related to poor care and deaths at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust will appear at a fitness to practise hearing next week.
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Mid Essex rated 'requires improvement' after unregistered staff concerns
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has rated Mid Essex Hospital Services Trust as ‘requires improvement’ following an inspection that found unregistered staff were providing nursing care.
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Nurse pleads guilty to sexually assaulting unconscious patients
A nurse has been convicted of a series of rape and sex offences while working in the accident and emergency department at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.
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Full HCA registration 'inevitable', says care review author
New training standards for healthcare assistants should be made mandatory as part of a journey towards ‘inevitable’ full registration of the care workforce, the author of the Cavendish review has said.
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Avoidable harm bill becomes law today
A new law on avoidable harm in health and social care is set to receive royal assent today.
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GMC to challenge 'lenient' misconduct decisions under new powers
The General Medical Council will be able to challenge ‘lenient’ decisions against doctors suspected of misconduct for the first time.
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Lord Willis launches blueprint for the future of nursing
A radical blueprint to reshape the nursing workforce calls for nurses to follow a medical style model of training and the creation of a new ‘advanced healthcare assistant’ role.
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Morecambe Bay review: Hunt backs independent safety investigation unit
The health secretary has backed the establishment of an independent patient safety investigation unit similar to the Air Accidents Investigations Branch of the Department for Transport.