Nurses write open letter to Tory leadership hopefuls
A group of prominent Royal College of Nursing members has written to the six remaining candidates hoping to be the new Conservative leader asking them to set out their policies affecting nurses. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - June 18, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Capital ’s nurses feature in film designed to boost recruitment
Nurses across the capital have shared their experiences to help inform a short film designed to celebrate and promote the work of nurses in London. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - June 18, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Epilepsy drugs 'linked' to increased risk of suicidal behaviour
A group of drugs often prescribed for epilepsy and neuropathic pain are linked to an increased risk of suicidal behaviour, according to a study by international researchers from Sweden, the UK and the US. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - June 18, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Nurses encourage people with learning disabilities to 'get active'
Nurses and other healthcare professionals are taking part in different activities and initiatives across the country to mark Learning Disability Awareness Week 2019, which also comes as staff are celebrating 100 years of the specialty. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - June 17, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

London ’s first unit for young people with a learning disability
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating the start of Learning Disability Week with the opening of the first unit in London for young people with a learning disability. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - June 17, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Welsh NHS boards set to be subject to ‘duty of candour’
A new health and social care bill, which would require NHS organisations to be “open and honest” when things go wrong, is being introduced to the Welsh parliament today. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - June 17, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

‘Shocking’ impact of violence and drug use on prison staff
Over a quarter of staff working in prisons have been the victim of physical violence within the last year, according to a survey a coalition of trade unions and professional organisations. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - June 17, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Nurse who survived ebola gives birth to healthy twin boys
Pauline Cafferkey, the UK nurse who almost died from ebola, has given birth to twin boys, the Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board has announced. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - June 17, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Doncaster trust launches learning disability passports
An NHS trust in Doncaster has become to latest to launch an innovative ”passport” scheme to help make care and treatment easier for people with a learning disability. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - June 17, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

CQC prosecutes mental health trust over prisoner suicide
A mental health trust in Sussex has been fined £200,000 for failing to keep a teenager who was known to be suicidal safe while he was in prison. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - June 14, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Specialist nurse helps patients to 'camouflage' scars
A specialist nurse is helping patients to camouflage scars and skin conditions as part of a “life-changing” service, which is set to expand across a trust in East Anglia. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - June 14, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Exclusive: Plans revealed to integrate district and practice nursing
District and general practice nurses are being brought together to work side-by-side in Leeds, as part of ambitious integration plans anticipated to free up staff time by reducing duplication. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - June 14, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Nurse bailed again over 17 baby deaths at Cheshire hospital
A nurse who was arrested for the second time as part of an ongoing investigation into baby deaths at a neonatal unit in Cheshire has been bailed. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - June 14, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Public sector staff view nurse colleagues as ‘under-appreciated’
Nurses are the least-appreciated group of professionals among public sector workers, a survey of staff from councils, schools and other emergency services has suggested. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - June 14, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Fun video on proper hand hygiene wins infection control prize
A film demonstrating the importance of hand hygiene through a variety of scenarios accompanied by sports style commentary has won an infection control prize in the US. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - June 14, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news