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Nurse leader swaps English regional role for Welsh director post

May 31, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

One of England’s regional chief nurses is to join Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in North Wales as its new executive director of nursing and midwifery. Angela Wood, who is currently the director of nursing, quality and leadership at NHS England and NHS Improvement for North…

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Local primary care plans ‘could support recruitment and training of nurses’

May 31, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

New locally-driven primary care plans could better support the recruitment and training of healthcare teams, including practice and community nurses, according to a new report. The Fuller Stocktake report, published on 26 May by Dr Claire Fuller, has assessed how newly formed Integrated Care Systems…

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New-style urinary catheter progresses to UK human trial

May 31, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

A new urinary catheter designed to reduce nursing workload and patient discomfort by minimising the chance of blockages and infections, is progressing through the initial stages of its first patient trial in the UK. Research nurses involved in the project have told Nursing Times about…

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Specialist nurses lead intensive hepatitis C drive at Sussex prison

May 31, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

A nurse-led hepatitis C screening drive at HMP Lewes tested 96% of prisoners over three days, as part of an initiative supporting the NHS target of eliminating the disease as a major health threat by 2025. The intensive test-and-treat project was carried out by specialist…

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Experienced nurse takes up deputy mayor post in Greenwich

May 31, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

A registered nurse and previous Royal College of Nursing representative has taken up post as deputy mayor of the Royal Borough of Greenwich in London. Councillor Dominic Mbang, who has worked at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust since 1998, was unanimously elected as…

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Pharmacology Quiz Series - 26

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England’s ‘long overdue’ NHS workforce education budget confirmed

May 30, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

Government funding used to educate and train nurses and other NHS staff in 2022-23 has increased by more than £500m on the previous year, board papers have shown. Health Education England (HEE) has confirmed it has now received its awaited budget for the year, following…

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Family nurse scheme in Scotland reaches 10,000 young mothers

May 30, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

The Family Nurse Partnership is producing real benefits for young mothers and their babies, according to an analysis of data from the first 10 years of the programme in Scotland. The programme is a home-visiting scheme offered to all first-time mothers aged under 19, and…

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Ockenden to chair new review of ‘inadequate’ Nottingham maternity services

May 30, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

A new Care Quality Commission report has rated the maternity services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) “inadequate” for a second time. Meanwhile, Donna Ockenden has been announced as the chair of a new independent national review of those maternity services, taking over from…

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Number of children needing eating disorder support ‘through the roof’

May 30, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

School nurses are witnessing an “exponential rise” in the number of children and young people (CYP) with eating disorders, while mental health trusts say they are treating more than double the number of urgent cases compared to before the Covid-19 pandemic. The chief executive of…

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Psychology Quiz Series - 25

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Mental Health Nursing Quiz Series - 23

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Views to be sought on post-Brexit changes to nursing education

May 28, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

A project aiming to increase flexibility and allow for more innovation within nursing and midwifery pre-registration education has taken a significant step forward. The Nursing and Midwifery Council has this week been given the go-ahead to run a public consultation on changes it wants to…

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Winners of the 2022 Student Nursing Times Awards revealed

May 28, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

The winners of the 2022 Student Nursing Times Awards have been announced today at a glittering live event at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. The awards ceremony, which honours the achievements of student nurses and nurse educators, celebrates its 11th anniversary this year. “Our…

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SNTA 2022: Nurse academic commends ‘power’ of nursing profession

May 27, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

Professor Laura Serrant, regional head of nursing for Health Education England, North East and Yorkshire, told the Student Nursing Times Awards 2022 that she feels the nursing profession is "in good hands now and in the future". Professor Serrant, who won Chief Nursing Officers’ Award…

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SNTA 2022: Charity partner gives powerful speech about nurses’ mental health

May 27, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

The co-founder of a mental health charity for frontline workers reminded attendees at the Student Nursing Times Awards 2022 today that there is “no shame in struggling, feeling out of control or out of your depth”. Liam Barnes, of the Laura Hyde Foundation, was set to…

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SNTA 2022: HEE chief nurse thanks students and educators for pandemic response

May 27, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

Professor Mark Radford, chief nurse of Health Education England (HEE) and deputy chief nursing officer for England, has told student nurses that the nation owes them “a debt of gratitude” after the role they played during the coronavirus pandemic. Professor Radford was due to personally…

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Updated community and public health nursing standards receive final approval

May 27, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

The Nursing and Midwifery Council has finalised and approved its new post-registration standards for community and public health nurses, following a three-year long review. The regulator’s governing council rubberstamped the specialist community public health nursing (SCPHN) and specialist practice qualification (SPQ) standards during a meeting…

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NMC to launch consultation on English language requirements this summer

May 27, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

The Nursing and Midwifery Council has been given the greenlight to run a public consultation on proposed changes to English language requirements for internationally trained applicants. Those who have been raising concerns and campaigning for change have described the development as a “glimpsing light at…

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NCLEX Quiz Series - 21

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New framework aims to boost numbers of primary care nurses

May 27, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

An updated career framework for general practice nurses (GPNs) has today been launched to encourage more nurses to go into primary care, and to boost retention. The new Primary Care and General Practice Nursing Career and Core Capabilities Framework, developed by Health Education England (HEE)…

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RCN told to make ‘significant change’ in independent review

May 26, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

An independent review into the governance of the Royal College of Nursing has called for “significant change” and makes several recommendations related to the college's leadership, governance structures and strategy. The review was carried out by professional services organisation KPMG and is separate to the…

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Review launched into ‘digital readiness’ of nursing workforce

May 26, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

A year-long review has been launched to explore what additional skills and training may be required by nurses and midwives in England to work with technology in their roles now and in the future. Led by Dr Natasha Phillips, chief nursing information officer at NHS…

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Nurse pay protester wins claim against police for £10k fine

May 26, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

A mental health nurse in Greater Manchester who was fined £10,000 for breaking Covid-19 regulations when she organised a protest about nurses’ pay in March 2021 has won her claim for compensation from Greater Manchester Police (GMP). Karen Reissmann organised the rally in St Peter’s…

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Study shows positive impact of learning disability awareness training

May 26, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training in Learning Disability and Autism programme can give nurses and other health and social care staff a better understanding of the needs of people with learning disabilities or autism, enabling them to improve their management of those patients, the results…

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Norfolk trust creates new student award in memory of nurse

May 26, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

An annual award has been created to honour a long-serving nurse and nursing educator from Norfolk who died this year aged 96. The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH) will use the Betty Lee prize to celebrate student nurse excellence. “It was…

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Javid comes under pressure to deliver ‘inflation-busting’ NHS pay rise

May 25, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

Community nurses struggling with increased fuel costs are among those the NHS is at risk of losing if the government fails to deliver a “decent” wage rise for staff this year, the health and social care secretary has been warned. The union Unison has today…

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Pharmacology Quiz Series - 25

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RCN president gives evidence about ‘critical’ issue of nurse pay

May 24, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

Improving pay for nurses is “absolutely critical” to help address retention problems in the profession, the president of the Royal College of Nursing has told MPs. Giving evidence this morning to the Health and Social Care Select Committee, Dr Denise Chaffer said there were nurses…

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Memorial service pays tribute to ‘inspirational’ Ethel Gordon Fenwick

May 24, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

Nursing leaders have come together to commemorate a “true pioneer and inspirational nurse” who fought for regulation of the profession in the UK. Ethel Gordon Fenwick is well known for her crucial role in securing the Nurses Registration Act in 1919 and for becoming the…

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NCLEX Quiz Series - 20

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Scotland to introduce learning disability annual health checks

May 23, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

Nursing and charity leaders have welcomed new funding from the Scottish Government to introduce annual health checks for people in the country with learning disabilities. Health boards will receive £2m collectively in June to support the roll out of the health checks, which will be…

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North Midlands trust among latest to introduce professional nurse advocates

May 23, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the latest trusts to introduce a professional nurse advocate (PNA) role into its hospitals. The PNA programme was launched by NHS England last year to support the recovery of the nursing workforce after the…

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Death of infant in Birmingham leads to arrest of hospital worker

May 23, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

A hospital worker has been arrested on suspicion of administering poison with intent to endanger life, following the death of a child. The infant died at the paediatric intensive care unit at Birmingham Children’s Hospital on Thursday, 19 May. "We have asked West Midlands Police…

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Mental Health Nursing Quiz Series - 22

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NMC proposes changes to English language requirements

May 21, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

The Nursing and Midwifery Council is asking its council to approve a public consultation on amending English language requirements for internationally trained applicants, to ensure the processes are "fair and reliable". This request comes after concerns that have been raised about the current requirements, as…

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Nurses at Welsh hospital ‘overworked, bullied and afraid to speak out’

May 20, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

A health board in Wales is to launch a review into reports of nurses being bullied in the workplace and pressured to take on additional shifts because of staff shortages. Nurses at the Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospital in Bangor claimed that staff morale had “never been…

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Monkeypox training offered to clinicians as cases in England double

May 20, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

Clinicians are being provided with training about monkeypox as confirmed cases of the virus in England have doubled in two days. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced today that it had detected 11 additional patients in the country with monkeypox. "We continue to rapidly…

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No room for complacency on speaking up, national guardian tells Nursing Times

May 20, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

Every nurse must feel safe to raise concerns at work and know they will be heard, the nurse appointed to lead the speak up agenda in England has urged in her first interview with Nursing Times since taking on the national role. Dr Jayne Chidgey-Clark…

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