Online tool to help nurses discuss drugs with MS patients
A charity has set up a new website to help patients with multiple sclerosis discuss the array of drugs available to treat them with specialist nurses and other health professionals. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 12, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Migration rules derail major nurse recruitment plans
A Manchester trust’s plans to draft in 275 nurses from India have been thrown into doubt due to difficulties securing visas. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 12, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Nursing most under-appreciated profession, says public
The vast majority of the public think nurses are under-appreciated for the work they do, with nearly 60% ranking the profession as the most under-valued in Britain, according to a new poll. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 12, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
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. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 12, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Dying at home leads to ‘more peace and less grief’
Cancer patients who die at home experience more peace but not more pain that those who die in hospital, according to UK researchers. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 9, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
UK nurse re-admitted with 'late complication' of ebola
A UK nurse who contracted ebola earlier this year after working in West Africa has been re-admitted to the Royal Free Hospital in London due to an “unusual late complication” of the illness. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 9, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
NHS deficit warnings spark calls for urgent action
Ministers must give the NHS an “urgent cash injection” to stave off a crisis this winter, Unions have warned, as latest figures reveal the growing financial pressures facing the health service. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 9, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Guidance for nurses working with homeless people
The Queen’s Nursing Institute has launched new guidance for community nurses to help them assess the health of homeless people. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 9, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
New English language test agreed for European nurses
European Union nurses who want to work in the UK will in the future be required to pass an International English Language Testing System exam if they cannot prove they are proficient in using English, despite concerns about the test’s robustness. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 8, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Updated: 'Historic' decision on nurse revalidation largely welcomed
Nursing and midwifery organisations have warned that registrants must be adequately “prepared” for revalidation and then “supported” through the process, now its introduction has been approved. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 8, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
NMC 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. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 8, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Uncertainty over agency nurse procurement in SW
Trusts in the South West face uncertainty over their procurement of agency nurses as their plans have still not been approved by regulators. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 8, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
NHS nurses using their own smartphones for work
Nurses are routinely using their own smartphones for patient care, reveals a new survey. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 8, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
NMC to decide whether to rubber-stamp revalidation plans
A major new system of competency checks for nurses is expected to be approved for launch in April, as the Nursing and Midwifery Council meets today to finalise its plans on revalidation. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 8, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Brain cooling ‘lessens’ chances of head injury recovery
Head injury patients do not benefit from a therapy that involves cooling their bodies to reduce brain swelling, international research has found. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 7, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
