Wales 'prioritises' staff leadership in new maternity vision
The Welsh government has announced its new five-year vision for maternity care, which includes a commitment to leadership development and appropriate staffing levels. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - July 4, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Trial will see mental health patients face fears through virtual reality
More than 400 people with a severe mental health problem are set to take part in a new clinical trial which will see them given virtual reality (VR) therapy in a bid to help them overcome their fears and complete everyday tasks at their own pace. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - July 4, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Majority of hospitals using NICE endorsed sepsis tools, finds report
The vast majority of NHS hospitals in England are using officially endorsed clinical tools designed to improve the response to life-threatening sepsis, new research has found. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - July 4, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Exclusive: Isle of Man seeks nurses to support integrated care vision
The scale may be smaller, but the nature of the challenges facing the health system of the Isle of Man are not dissimilar to those in our NHS. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - July 4, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

RCN asked to 'urgently' reassess international ties ahead of 2020
Fears have been raised that UK nurses will be left out of key global discussions about the profession due to take place next year unless formal links with international colleagues are restored. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - July 3, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Obesity overtakes smoking as lead cause of four cancers
A leading cancer charity has called for “urgent” action from the government to tackle obesity, as new analysis shows that excess weight is causing more cases of certain cancers than smoking. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - July 3, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Government bows to pressure to rethink NHS nursing care rate
The Department for Health and Social Care has agreed to review the rates paid by the NHS for nursing in care homes in the wake of a legal challenge. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - July 3, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Social media group to expand care home postcard initiative
A care home provider has launched a new social media campaign in a bid to create a “one-stop-shop” of addresses for travellers and holiday-goers so they can send residents a postcard. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - July 3, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Exclusive: Nursing ’s past is the key to its future, suggests minister
A “pool of talent” has been lost in the shift to university-based nurse training, according to skills minister Anne Milton, who is looking back to her past to remodel nursing education. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - July 3, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

New patient safety strategy highlights importance of safe staffing
The importance of safe staffing has been highlighted in a new strategy for patient safety in the NHS, which includes the development of a major national training syllabus for all NHS workers. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - July 2, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

One in 10 pregnant women still smoking, warns chief midwife
England ’s top midwife has stressed the dangers of smoking while pregnant amid concerns about a lack of progress in getting more mothers-to-be to quit. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - July 2, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Nurses vital to tackling human trafficking, ICN congress told
The fight against modern slavery will be lost unless nurses are empowered with the knowledge and tools to support the efforts, an humanitarian expert has warned.   (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - July 2, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Prince of Wales launches nursing ‘cadet scheme’ with RCN
The Prince of Wales and the Royal College of Nursing have launched a scheme to give young people in uniformed originations, such as the army cadets, an introduction to nursing and the NHS. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - July 2, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Admiral nurses produce dementia pain management guide
A new pain management guide written by specialist nurses has been published to help ensure people with dementia are not left suffering in silence. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - July 2, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

End of school holidays linked to surge in asthma visits to GPs
A seasonal peak in asthma cases known as “back to school asthma” has been linked to a surge in GP appointments across England in a new study by public health researchers. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - July 2, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news