All Nursing articles – Page 19
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Staff survey: Witnessing errors at highest level for five years
The proportion of NHS staff witnessing an error, near miss or other safety incident has reached its highest level for five years, the latest national NHS staff survey has revealed.
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District nurse apprenticeship standard approved
The standard for the district nurse apprenticeship has been given the green light, bringing the training route a step closer to operation.
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Trust issues safety alert to all staff following patient death
An NHS trust has issued a safety alert to all staff and introduced a new working model for acute medicine consultants following a patient’s death last year.
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Ending bursaries is not the main reason behind the fall in nursing students
England has not sufficiently invested in nursing education, observe James Buchan and Ian Seccombe
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New CNO: We must grow undergraduate nursing supply
The workforce implementation plan must lead to an increase in the undergraduate supply of nurses while retaining current NHS staff, England’s chief nursing officer has said.
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Ward leaders key to safety as new roles introduced, says chief nurse
Ward leaders are key to maintaining patient safety as new staff roles join the workforce this year, the new chief nursing officer for England has told HSJ.
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Saving babies’ lives
In response to numerous cases of unsafe maternity and neonatal care, many initiatives have been introduced but their implementation remains inconsistent due to lack of training and funding, note James Titcombe and Bill Kirkup
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Community and MH nurse numbers rise for first time since 2009
The number of registered nurses working in NHS community and mental health services have risen year on year for the first time, after almost a decade of decline.
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Do not ignore the specialist contribution when rethinking CAMHS
Dr Nick Waggett discusses the bottlenecks that cause difficulties in managing demand for children and young people’s mental health services and suggests some possible solutions
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'Trailblazing' community service shuts under financial strain
A midwifery service in east London praised as “pioneering” and “trailblazing” has been closed, after mounting financial pressure forced its provider to stop trading.
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Paediatric shortages pose ‘significant risk’ to children, college warns
Unfilled paediatric training posts pose a “significant risk” to children, young people, and their families, a royal college has warned.
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The NHS's strategy on overseas workers is a signal of desperation
Nadeem Moghal on why he is against Health Education England’s “earn, learn and return” strategy
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CQC warning over use of nursing associates
The Care Quality Commission has warned NHS trusts not to consider nursing associates the same as registered nurses, adding it will expect evidence demonstrating the new role is being used safely.
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NHS needs 'more nuanced approach' to immigration
The government’s immigration white paper does not provide a long-term solution to the NHS’ workforce needs, NHS Employers has warned.
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NHS to incentivise more doctors to become generalists
Doctors will be provided with new incentives to take on more generalist roles and shift dominance away from “highly specialised” ones, according to the long-term plan for the NHS.
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New Year honours for hospital bosses and NHS England staff
Hospital chief executives and senior NHS England staff were among those named in the New Year’s Honours list.
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NHS will still be short of nurses in five years, Dalton warns
It will be more than five years before the number of nurses the NHS needs are available to it, the chief executive of NHS Improvement has warned senior NHS leaders.
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New immigration laws could slash EU recruits by a quarter
New immigration laws proposed by the government could cut the number of EU healthcare professionals coming to work in the UK by more than 25 per cent, according to the government’s analysis.
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Take volunteering seriously
Shilpa Ross on new research that shows how volunteers take the pressure off frontline staff and provide an additional human touch to patients
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‘Catastrophic’ funding gap could pause district nurse supply for a year
The supply of district nurses coming into the NHS could drop to zero in 2021 unless the government provides additional funding, it has emerged.