All Nursing articles – Page 43
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NewsExclusive: 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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NewsTwo trusts slip back to old nurse staffing levels after leaving special measures
Two acute trusts that were taken out of special measures after recruiting scores of nurses have slid back to their old staffing levels, HSJ analysis shows.
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NewsClinicians guilty of manslaughter after Leicester child death
A doctor and a nurse have been convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence of a child at Leicester Royal Infirmary.
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NewsExclusive: Stafford child death investigation to consider case for new inquest
An independent review into the death of a three-year-old boy at Stafford Hospital will examine whether there should be a second inquest after its terms of reference were expanded, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: Majority of A&E departments fail liaison psychiatry standards
Almost three-quarters of England’s liaison psychiatry services in hospital emergency departments are rated substandard, HSJ has learned.
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NewsGlobal safe staffing expert questions ‘crazy’ NHS nursing policy
One of the world’s leading experts on nursing and safe staffing has questioned current NHS policies towards nurses and suggested some could even put patients at greater risk.
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NewsGovernment 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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NewsNurse 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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NewsNursing directors worry that 'finance is king' as winter looms
Directors of nursing have warned of their increasing concerns for patient safety as winter approaches, claiming the ‘pendulum is swinging’ towards trusts’ workforce decisions being led by financial considerations due to the escalating NHS deficit.
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NewsCarter review: Top surgeon to tackle clinical and cost variation
The government’s newly appointed quality tsar will work with Lord Carter’s team to drive out ‘unwanted variation’ in clinical practice across the NHS, it has announced.
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NewsMid Staffs trust to face criminal charges over patient deaths
The former Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust is to face criminal charges in relation to the deaths of four patients.
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NewsHome secretary lifts controls on nurse immigration
The home secretary has moved to immediately relax controversial immigration controls on nurses working in the UK, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts will struggle to achieve agency nurse spending caps
Several trusts will struggle to reduce spending on agency nurses in line with the targets set by regulators, HSJ has been told.
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NewsExclusive: NICE safe staffing U-turn followed meeting with Hunt's office
A decision by NICE to reverse its plans to publish work on safe nurse staffing levels came immediately after an email exchange between its chief executive and Jeremy Hunt’s office, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNMC 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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HSJ LocalExclusive: 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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NewsExclusive: Investigations launched into Stafford Hospital death 'cover up'
Commissioners and police have launched reviews into events surrounding the death of a three-year-old boy at Stafford Hospital. It comes amid claims that statements from health workers who witnessed his death have been falsified.
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NewsUncertainty over agency nurse procurement in South West
Trusts in the South West face uncertainty over their procurement of agency nurses as their plans have still not been approved by regulators.