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CARING is the essence of NURSING. -Jean Watson
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Knowing is not enough, we must APPLY. Willing is not enough, we must DO. -Bruce Lee
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Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts. -Winston Churchill
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A problem is a chance for you to do your best. -Duke Ellington
Nurses celebrated in Covid-19 Queen’s Birthday Honours
More than 50 nurses have been celebrated and recognised with birthday honours from the Queen this year, including two new damehoods for the profession. Nurses working in emergency care, infection prevention and control, public health, research and the military have been named among 1,500 individuals…
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Warning against further health visitor and school nurse redeployment
Directors of nursing have been warned against redeploying health visitors and school nurses during a second wave of Covid-19 in the face of increasing child safeguarding concerns. In a joint letter, NHS England’s chief nurse Ruth May; Viv Bennett, chief nurse at Public Health England;…
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New social care CNO role advertised as six-month secondment
Eyebrows have been raised over the posting of the government’s new chief nurse for adult social care role for England as an interim, six-month position. The advert for the newly created CNO job went out yesterday and it described the opportunity as a “secondment role…for…
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Outdated stereotypes ‘putting students off mental health nursing’
Failure to promote the role of mental health nurses correctly, coupled with outdated and negative perceptions of mental health services, is driving potential nurses away from the field at a time when demand is set to soar, a new report has warned. The Nuffield Trust,…
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NHS England commits £10m for ‘Long Covid’ clinics
A new network of ‘Long Covid’ clinics is being set up across England to provide specialist support to people experiencing enduring symptoms of Covid-19. NHS England chief executive Sir Simon Stevens announced yesterday that £10m would be invested this year to establish the network. “The…
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Government urged to redress ‘decade of underfunding’ in nursing
The Royal College of Nursing has formally asked the government to use the comprehensive spending review (CSR) to set right what it described as a “decade of lost investment” in the nursing workforce. Launched in July, the CSR is due to conclude this autumn after…
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CQC: Nursing staff wearing masks incorrectly on Kent Covid-19 wards
Inspectors have raised concerns after witnessing nursing staff at a hospital in Kent failing to use personal protective equipment (PPE) correctly while working on Covid-19 wards. Following the inspection, the Care Quality Commission warned East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust to make urgent safety…
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Charity calls for urgent expansion of epilepsy nurse workforce
More epilepsy specialist nurses are desperately needed in Northern Ireland to address gaps in care, a charity has warned. Epilepsy Action Northern Ireland is set to write to health minister Robin Swann to make a case for funding to be allocated for an urgent increase…
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Appointments cancelled at practice due to 70% of nursing team self-isolating
A general practice in Lincolnshire has been forced to cancel or delay "a lot" of patient appointments for the next two weeks because much of its nursing team is self-isolating. The Millview Medical Centre has confirmed that three members of its nursing team are in…
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CNO expands her top team to deliver new nursing research strategy
England’s most senior nurse is putting nursing research centre stage of the national agenda with two high-profile appointments to her top team. Chief nursing officer Ruth May (pictured above) has recruited Jo Cooper as her new head of nursing research, research transformation, and Professor Alison…
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RCN will consult members on re-joining global nursing network
The Royal College of Nursing has now confirmed that a consultation will be held with members to seek their views on whether the college should re-join the International Council of Nurses. A survey will run from 30 October until the end of November 2020, before…
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Level of staff burnout ‘real concern’ for NHS trust leaders
Senior leaders in NHS trusts have flagged serious concerns about the wellbeing of staff following the first wave of Covid-19, with 99% worried about the current levels of burnout across the workforce, a new survey has found. The survey was conducted by NHS Providers and…
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Nurse experiences of racism during Covid-19 focus of new film project
Nurses from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are being invited to share their experiences of discrimination during the coronavirus pandemic for a new research and documentary project. Academics from Sheffield Hallam University have teamed up with film network Migrant Media to launch Nursing…
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New guideline under development for treatment of ‘Long Covid’
A new rapid guideline is being developed to help clinicians identify symptoms and best practice treatment options for persistent effects of Covid-19 – also known as Long Covid. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) have…
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RCN confirms extraordinary meeting will be held next month
The Royal College of Nursing will convene an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) at the end of November to discuss problems arising from its presidential election. The plans for the EGM were agreed by members of RCN Council during a meeting held on 1 October. It…
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Covid-19 disrupting mental health services in most countries, finds WHO
Mental health services have been disrupted or halted in 93% of countries across the globe because of the coronavirus pandemic, a new survey from the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed. The WHO has today released findings of a new survey of 130 countries which…
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Retiring nurse leaves legacy ‘akin to Nightingale and Seacole’
A senior nurse who has retired from the NHS after 43 years has been likened to Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole in terms of her contribution to nursing. Elaine Inglesby-Burke stepped down on 2 October from her role as group chief nursing officer at the…
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NHS seeks to neutralise its carbon footprint by 2040
NHS England has set a new target of 2040 for becoming the first national health system in the world to completely offset its carbon emissions. A new multi-year plan published this week outlined how the organisation, which is responsible for some 4% of the UK’s…
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Additional £50,000 to develop forensic nurse role in Scotland
The Scottish Government has committed a further £50,000 towards plans to develop the role of the nurse sexual offence examiner in the country. The move comes as part of a government-backed Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) Scotland Bill, which yesterday passed stage one…
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