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Nurse heads up new palliative care research partnership in North West

May 06, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

Clinicians from Liverpool and the surrounding coastal areas are developing improved approaches to palliative care as part of a new North West research partnership. The Palliative Care Research Partnership North West Coast (PalCaRe NWC) is working with NHS staff across the region to improve approaches…

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Exclusive: Bid to develop eco-focused nurse leaders for independent sector

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A new initiative has been launched to develop a pipeline of future nurse leaders in the independent sector who can help drive forward environmental sustainability in healthcare. The Florence Nightingale Foundation (FNF) and Nuffield Health have partnered to offer leadership training to more than 60…

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Nutrition and Biochemistry Quiz Series - 24

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NMC further expands OSCE testing capacity with opening of fifth centre

May 05, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

A national nursing test centre has opened at Leeds General Infirmary, as part of wider plans to increase the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s testing capacity. The new NMC centre will host up to 7,000 nurses, midwives and nursing associates each year for the observed structured…

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Nurses ‘must be role models’ for good hand hygiene

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Nurses have reflected on the “critical importance” of good hand hygiene for safe and effective nursing care and have recognised the need to lead the way in this practice and stamp out unnecessary glove use, as part of this year’s World Hand Hygiene Day. To…

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Former NMC boss appointed to help specialist trust ‘navigate challenges’

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The former chief executive of the Nursing and Midwifery Council has been appointed as chair of a specialist NHS trust in the South of England which is considering a merger with two other trusts. Jackie Smith, who was chief executive and registrar of the NMC…

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Nurses report negative impact of pandemic on wound care patients

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Almost nine in 10 wound care nurses believe the coronavirus pandemic has negatively impacted patients living with a wound, a new survey has shown. However, at the same time, many nurses welcomed the shift to 'supported self-care' seen during Covid-19 and believed this model was…

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Psychology Quiz Series - 21

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Kingston University appoints new nursing leadership team

May 04, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

Kingston University’s School of Nursing has appointed two nurses with more than 70 years’ combined experience to its leadership team. Professor Claire Thurgate and Dr Andrea Cockett, who both specialise in children’s nursing, have been named as the school’s head and deputy head respectively. "Higher…

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Nursing regulator appoints new council member for Scotland

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A former nurse director and deputy chief nursing officer has been appointed as the Nursing and Midwifery Council's new council member for Scotland. Margaret McGuire, a dual registered nurse and midwife by background, started in her post with the nursing regulator on 1 May. “I…

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HRT ‘potluck’ must end, urges leading women’s health nurse

May 04, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

A centralised stock of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) products is needed to end the “potluck” of access women are facing, says a menopause expert nurse. This concern comes after the government issued Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) on three HRT products, limiting dispensing to a three…

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Accreditation scheme ‘helps improve GPN understanding’ of veteran needs

May 04, 2022  Nursing Path  1 comment

A scheme designed to improve engagement between veterans and primary care services has seen nurses and GPs report an improved understanding of how to meet the needs of this population, a new evaluation has shown. More than 1,000 general practices have been accredited across England…

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Newly registered nurses talk preceptorship and mental health

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Simply checking in on how newly registered nurses (NRNs) are doing is one of the best ways managers and colleagues can support them during the crucial early part of their careers, Nursing Times has been told. NRNs also warned against paying “lip service” to their…

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Pharmacology Quiz Series - 21

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Welsh nurse staffing petition to be considered for parliamentary debate

May 03, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

A campaign to extend safe nurse staffing legislation in Wales to cover community nursing and mental health inpatient wards has taken a step forward. The Royal College of Nursing in Wales has secured more than 10,000 signatures on a petition calling for an extension to…

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New joint professor role seeks to boost nursing research

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A nursing academic in the West Midlands has been appointed to a joint role across a university and NHS trust to help boost nurse activity in research. Dr Kerry Gaskin will take on the position of associate professor of nursing with the University of Worcester…

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Rediscovering the life and work of a ‘pioneering and trailblazing’ nurse

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Efforts have been made to commemorate the life and work of a trailblazing nurse who moved to the UK from the Caribbean in the 1800s. Annie Brewster became a leader in the field of eye care and was known by colleagues as ‘Nurse Ophthalmic’. Ms…

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Child Health Nursing Quiz Series - 23

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Obstetric and Gynecological Nursing Quiz Series - 23

May 02, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

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Nutrition and Biochemistry Quiz Series - 23

May 01, 2022  Nursing Path  No comments

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