All Nursing articles – Page 89
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News
Census shows wide variation in numbers of clinical staff
The government's boast that the NHS has been swelled by thousands of extra clinical staff masks wide regional variations and a flattening in the number of nurses and GPs.
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Inquiry into bullying claims at nursing council
The government has set up an independent inquiry into allegations of bullying and racism at the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
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Comment
Your Humble Servant: carry on nurses
To: Don Wise, chief executiveFrom: Paul Servant, assistant chief executiveRe: Ooh you are awful, but I like you
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News
PCTs cut continuing care packages
More than a quarter of primary care trusts have cut the number of adults they give NHS 'continuing care', despite guidance intended to boost provision.Figures published by the Department of Health show 44 PCTs reduced the number of people to whom they give the care package between April and December ...
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Comment
Media Watch: nurses under attack
It seems it's fine to rant about lazy, greedy doctors, but dare to criticise nurses and all hell breaks loose.
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'Overburdened' staff put mothers and babies at risk
Too little focus on maternity services and safety by some trust boards is leading to problems, an independent inquiry is expected to warn tomorrow.
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HSJ Knowledge
A check-up for nurses
A new campaign is encouraging health workers to focus on their own lives for a change. Rosemary Cook explains the ambitions of Nursing No.1
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HSJ Knowledge
A check-up for nurses
A new campaign is encouraging health workers to focus on their own lives for a change. Rosemary Cook explains the ambitions of Nursing No.1
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News
Unions warn nurses will be jack of all trades
Nurses will become mere 'handmaidens' who lack leadership skills under planned changes to nursing careers, unions have warned.
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Act now to avoid crisis, says RCN
The Department of Health must recognise the need to train thousands more nurses now to meet 'unprecedented' demand by 2030, the Royal College of Nursing has warned.
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Comment
Why this delay?
In my opinion, Sophia Christie has missed the point about Lucentis. There is no doubt that many ophthalmologists in the UK would agree that the price of Lucentis is too high, writes Jonathan Gibson
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Community nurse training places to double
The Welsh Assembly has announced that the number of training places available for registered nurses who provide care in the community will more than double this year.
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HSJ Knowledge
Device offers peace of mind for lone healthcare workers
Lone workers at Guy's and St Thomas' foundation trust are using a new security device that allows them to communicate discreetly with a back-up call centre in potentially hazardous situations.
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HSJ Knowledge
Device offers peace of mind for lone healthcare workers
Lone workers at Guy's and St Thomas' foundation trust are using a new security device that allows them to communicate discreetly with a back-up call centre in potentially hazardous situations.
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Career changes will turn nurses into 'handmaidens', say unions
Nurses will become mere “handmaidens” who lack leadership skills under planned changes to nursing careers, unions have warned. The Department of Health’s consultation on post-registration nursing careers, which ended last Friday, proposed moving away from early specialisation, with nurses instead working in five shorter term “pathways” such as mental health ...
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Unison reacts over mental health ward assaults
Unison's head of nursing Gail Adams has described yesterday's Healthcare Commission report on assaults on mental health ward nurses as 'shocking reading'.
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Half of mental health nurses assaulted, audit reveals
More than half of nurses on mental health wards have been physically assaulted at work, according to an audit of violence in mental health services published today.The audit - the second national assessment of its kind - covered more than 200 NHS and independent mental health units and was carried ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Risk prediction network created
A new risk prediction network has been established to engage health and social care groups - including commissioners, clinicians, community matrons and NHS and social care managers - to share ideas, experiences and knowledge on different methods of predicting and stratifying risk of local health populations.
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HSJ Knowledge
Risk prediction network created
A new risk prediction network has been established to engage health and social care groups - including commissioners, clinicians, community matrons and NHS and social care managers - to share ideas, experiences and knowledge on different methods of predicting and stratifying risk of local health populations.
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HSJ Knowledge
QNI
Staff in the NHS might be expected to be better at looking after their own health than most people. They have health promotion information to hand, they either are, or work closely with, clinicians, and they are usually provided with excellent occupational health services. Perhaps equally important, they are regularly ...