New primary care indicators focus on asthma and COPD care
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published a range of potential new indicators focusing on respiratory and cardiovascular conditions that could be introduced for general practices. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - August 5, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Flu vaccine ‘reduces risk of dying’ for older intensive care patients
The influenza vaccine appears to confer some additional protection for older critical care patients on top of reducing the risk of being infected with respiratory disease. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - August 5, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Encourage those 60s to be socially active to cut dementia risk
Patients who are more socially active during their 50s and 60s have a lower risk of developing dementia later on in their lives, according to UK researchers. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - August 5, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
AI finds distinct breast cancer types that will help target treatment
UK researchers have used artificial intelligence (AI) technology to recognise patterns in breast cancer, leading them to uncover five new types of the disease each matched to different treatments. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - August 5, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Nurse shortages ‘driving’ record patient waits in Ireland in July
More than 9,000 patients in Irish hospitals were forced to wait without a bed during July this year, according to new monthly analysis from the country ’s largest nursing union. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - August 2, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Grampian appointment ‘strengthens’ education collaboration
The chair of NHS Grampian ’s board has taken up the position of visiting professor at Robert Gordon University to “further strengthen collaboration” between the two organisations. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - August 2, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
‘Internship and transition’ schemes key to retaining new nurses
Internships and transition to practice programmes are key to improving retention of newly qualified nurses, according to the authors of a research review that claimed nurses would feel “more confident” about the move from student to registered practitioner if such support was enshrined in local and national policy. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - August 2, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Early post-discharge nursing care ‘improves’ sepsis outcomes
Early post-discharge care by community nurses in combination with a hospital visit can reduce hospital readmissions for sepsis survivors, according to US nurse researchers. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - August 2, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Off-duty trainee nursing associate saves man ’s life after car crash
A trainee nursing associate at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has been praised for saving a man ’s life after a car crash happened near her home. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - August 2, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Edinburgh ‘global hotspot’ for inflammatory bowel disease rates
Edinburgh has some of the highest known rates of inflammatory bowel disease in the world and the figure is expected to rise in the next 10 years, warn researchers. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - August 1, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
New app helping nurses detect acute kidney injury in 'minutes'
Nurses in London have been able to cut the time it takes to treat a patient with acute kidney injury from hours to minutes, thanks to a new mobile app. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - August 1, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Digital games may beat mindfulness apps at relieving stress
Digital games, typical of those used on smartphones, may relieve stress after a day ’s work more effectively than mindfulness apps, according to UK researchers. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - August 1, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
UK tick-borne Lyme disease cases higher than previous estimates
Cases of a nasty infection passed on through tick bites may be much higher in the UK than previously thought, according to new research. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - August 1, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
RCN signs pledge to support social care nurses' skills development
The Royal College of Nursing has announced it will be working with one of the UK ’s largest care home providers to support lifelong learning for nursing staff. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - July 31, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Welsh government urged to end student nurse bursary 'uncertainty'
Uncertainty about the future of the nursing bursary in Wales has left potential students “confused and disheartened”, according to the Royal College of Nursing, which has urged the government to commit to providing financial support as part of a new workforce plan. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - July 31, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
