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District Nursing
A new paper from nursing charity, the Queen's Nursing Institute, is being used to start discussions on safe caseloads
06 Sep 2016
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Dabate on future of nurse education
A new report from the Council of Deans of Health is calling for discussion on what new standards of pre-registration nursing education should look like.
01 Sep 2016
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Breaking point

Overstretched district nursing services are functioning on nurses’ goodwill, says new report.

01 Sep 2016
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hospital patient
US study shows proportion of nurses on wards influences use of restraint.
30 Aug 2016
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exercising outdoors

Older people more likely to do outdoor activity if it’s recommended by a healthcare professional

30 Aug 2016
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Heatwave
Community nurses should be prepared to help vulnerable patients in the heatwave predicted for the South and East of England
24 Aug 2016
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Dementia

A new film for nurses and other healthcare workers highlights rising cases of dementia in the black and minority ethnic (BME) communities.

22 Aug 2016
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Dementia map

New interactive map has revealed wide inequalities in care for people with dementia in England. 

17 Aug 2016
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family support room

A lead dementia nurse has described the benefit of her hospital’s family support rooms which she helped introduce.

09 Aug 2016
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Jacqueline Young

While the majority of people with Parkinson’s have a specialist nurse, many struggle to access them between appointments, according to a national survey.

09 Aug 2016
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Prison

The RCN has called for improved care for prisoners with dementia after a watchdog revealed an inmate with the condition was kept handcuffed in hospital until shortly b

04 Aug 2016
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Nurses struck off for faking patient blood sugar readings
Three nurses who faked patients’ blood sugar readings guilty of 'clear eyed and calculated deception.'
03 Aug 2016

Nurses at South Tees Hospital NHS Foundation Trust contributed to the development of a scheme which cuts down on hospital admissions for leukaemia patients

27 Jul 2016

A survey by the British Skin Foundation has shown that almost a quarter of dermatological nurses say they are the only regular visitor for around half of the patients they see at home

27 Jul 2016
300,000 assaulted in past five years
25 Jul 2016

New NICE guideline urges nurses and other healthcare staff to be vigilant of early symptoms

22 Jul 2016

Public health bodies have provided advice on staying well during hot weather

18 Jul 2016
Bramley Court care home in Birmingham installed cameras in 2015
18 Jul 2016

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