Family Nurse Partnership 'not beneficial' in short term
A government-backed programme that provides early years nurse support for first-time teenage mothers has not produced the improved health outcomes it was expected to, new research has found. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 20, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey’s condition improves
There has been an improvement in the condition of Pauline Cafferkey, the nurse experiencing late complications of an ebola infection. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 19, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Call for nurses to play part in commissioning
Nurses have the “experience and opportunity” to play an important role in the commissioning of future models of care that are more centred round the needs of the patient. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 19, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Type 2 diabetes screening method needs ‘reviewing’
The process for screening for type 2 diabetes or those at high risk of the condition needs “careful re-evaluation”, according to analysis by UK researchers. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 19, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
CQC raises concern over quality of Dorset CAMHS
Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust has been told that it must improve the quality of some of its services following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 19, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Blood test could ‘match cancer patients to best drug’
Researchers have developed a blood test that they say could help pair cancer patients with the most suitable therapy for their disease and then track progress to see if the intervention is working. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 19, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Mid Staffs to face criminal charges over patient deaths
The former Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust is to face criminal charges in relation to the deaths of four patients. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 19, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Health visitor role in prevention laid out to local councils
Local authorities have been advised of the important role health visitors have to play in preventative healthcare, as councils take on responsibility for commissioning health services for children aged nought to five. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 19, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
'Unprecedented' nurse shortages hitting neonatal units
Neonatal services are struggling because of “severe staffing shortages” with the majority of units for premature and sick babies reporting they do not have enough nurses, according to a new report. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 19, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Nurses launch booklet to aid hospital dementia care
Good Hope Hospital in Birmingham has launched a new booklet designed to improve care for patients with dementia during their hospital stay. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 16, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
High cholesterol 'linked to increased tendon pain'
High levels of total cholesterol are linked to a heightened risk of tendon abnormalities and pain, according to a review of available evidence by Australian researchers. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 16, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Antibiotic resistance poses threat to surgery and chemo
A lot of common surgical procedures and cancer chemotherapy could be rendered “virtually impossible” if antibiotic resistance is not tackled urgently, US researchers have warned. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 16, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Training scheme to fast-track recruits into band 6 jobs
A Manchester trust has launched an initiative that fast-tracks new recruits into band 6 jobs in a bid to attract more nurses into specialist roles working with elderly people. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 16, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
NICE set to approve raft of new hepatitis C drugs
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is set to recommend three new treatments for some adults with hepatitis C, following preliminary positive recommendations in July. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 16, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
NICE provisionally backs new drug for depression
Draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended vortioxetine (Brintellix) for treating major depressive episodes. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 16, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
