New nursing strategy to retain 6Cs at its ‘heart’, says CNO
The “6Cs” nursing values will remain at the heart of a new nursing strategy for England and there will be a strong community focus to forthcoming guidance on staffing, the chief nursing officer has said. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 5, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Oxford acute trust awarded foundation trust status
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, one of the largest teaching trusts offering acute services, has been awarded foundation trust status. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 5, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Sister uses board games to support brain injury patients
A ward sister at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham has been helping patients with brain injuries on the road to recovery. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 5, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Pressures facing nursing staff highlighted by RCN survey
Nursing staff are working in “intolerable situations” and feel unsupported and undervalued, with many thinking about leaving the profession, according to a Royal College of Nursing survey. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 5, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Treasury 'looking' at replacing student nurse bursaries with loans
Ministers could end free university education for student nurses in a bid to boost the numbers joining the NHS workforce, under proposals put forward by national education bodies. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 4, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Nurse leaders must 'strengthen profession's voice'
Top nurses have called upon leaders in the profession to strengthen the sector’s voice at a political level, with one claiming “Carry On” film stereotypes about nursing still remain in places. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 3, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Community and primary care coming out of ‘deep riven crisis’
The fall in the size of the primary care and community nursing workforce over recent years has been described by a leading GP as a “tragedy” that the NHS is only just beginning to recover from. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 2, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
QNI plans to help new generation of community nurse leaders
The Queen’s Nursing Institute will launch two initiatives next year to support the “pressing need for excellent practitioners to lead our community nursing services”, its chief executive has said. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 2, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Concerns over NMC plans for English language checks
Concerns have been raised about the robustness of the English language test being proposed to check that all overseas nurses are competent to work in the UK. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 2, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Lily Cole supports ‘baby friendly’ midwives at St Thomas’
Model and actress Lily Cole has thanked midwives at St Thomas’ Hospital who gave her the confidence to breastfeed. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 2, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
New group to represent Scotland’s academic nurse leaders
The Council of Deans of Health has launched a new group in Scotland to be the “voice” of education and research for nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 2, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Loophole allowing nurses to avoid revalidation closed
New standards for readmission to the Nursing and Midwifery Council register have been proposed to stop registrants from taking advantage of a loophole that could enable them to avoid revalidation. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 1, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
NMC reveals updated draft guidance for revalidation
Revamped draft guidelines on revalidation have been released, which include additional information about how the Nursing and Midwifery Council will verify registrants’ portfolios of evidence. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 1, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Supply problem ‘pauses’ part of flu vaccine programme
A pilot scheme to vaccinate older primary school children against influenza in England has been put on hold because of a supply issue. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 1, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Shadow health secretary attacks government over NHS pay
Newly-appointed shadow health secretary Heidi Alexander has criticised the government for “asking [NHS] staff to do more” but “paying them less”, claiming it is “punishing” staff for its own financial mismanagement of the service. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 1, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
