<![CDATA[Nursing Times]]> Follow Nursing Times, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/nursing-times Tue, 25 Jan 2022 19:12:16 +0200 <![CDATA[Nurses facing the sack protest mandatory Covid-19 vaccine rules]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlJxUqZhs3Ikt9KEpFgimKzx Nurses and midwives were among thousands who protested over the weekend against mandatory Covid-19 vaccination for NHS and care staff, as they face potential dismissal in the coming weeks. Staff and members of the public marched throughout different cities across England to object to upcoming…

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]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 16:35:39 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlJxUqZhs3Ikt9KEpFgimKzx <![CDATA[Only one paediatric intensive care unit operating with enough nurses]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlJoJygUZuCuKHtuT6pSmY81 Results from an annual paediatric intensive care report have revealed a shortage of specialist nurses in the UK and Ireland, and found that frequently healthcare assistants were making up the difference. The report by the Paediatric Intensive Care Audit Network found that only one paediatric…

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]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:32:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlJoJygUZuCuKHtuT6pSmY81 <![CDATA[Deliveroo and RCN charity to partner on nurse training programme]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlJoJygUZuCuKN3hDS9njgCr Deliveroo and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Foundation have announced a partnership to deliver a training programme for NHS nursing and midwifery staff across the UK. The food delivery company said it had raised £300,000 through customer and partner donations from its Supporting the…

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]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:23:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlJoJygUZuCuKN3hDS9njgCr <![CDATA[Nurse joins board of Black Country mental health provider]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlLzsyFNQJVikH1d0VB8z-7c A nurse with a “wealth of experience” and a “passion for local health services” in the East Midlands has been appointed to a position on the board of a mental health provider. Dr Janet Bailey, who has over 40 years’ experience as a registered nurse,…

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]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 12:45:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlLzsyFNQJVikH1d0VB8z-7c <![CDATA[Student nurses urged to have Covid-19 jab or risk ability to join register]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlIVSejARYRfIKgzzHWHxDTV Nursing students who have not been double vaccinated against Covid-19 by April will not be able to undertake clinical placements, risking their ability to complete their studies and join the register. New guidance published by Health Education England (HEE) on 21 January offers answers to…

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]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 19:27:29 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlIVSejARYRfIKgzzHWHxDTV <![CDATA[‘There are reasons to keep going’]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlKu-p7rcT7PuQO5yOwvVe_2 It is hard for nurses right now. Training to be a nurse, or working full time on the front line during a pandemic is hard. People ask me why I want to do it. This is not surprising when headlines regularly tell us that the…

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]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 19:08:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlKu-p7rcT7PuQO5yOwvVe_2 <![CDATA[Unions demand ‘decent wage boost’ for NHS staff in evidence to pay body]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlKu-p7rcT7PubG7Iy_4u0x9 A total of 14 unions have called on the government to produce an NHS pay award large enough to stop more nurses and other health staff from quitting and to attract new recruits. If this is not done, unions warned in evidence to the NHS…

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]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 19:07:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlKu-p7rcT7PubG7Iy_4u0x9 <![CDATA[Paediatrics study finds nurses ‘especially’ impacted by pandemic]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlJ5eC0ckgNu8yoxzwoq1nFt A study looking at the effects of the pandemic on paediatric oncology services around the world has found that nurses especially faced tougher conditions. The study, Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on pediatric oncology providers globally: A mixed-methods study, was published by Wiley online in…

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]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:34:47 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlJ5eC0ckgNu8yoxzwoq1nFt <![CDATA[▶ Video 5: Prevention]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlJ5eC0ckgNu8_dczOo_8W9B This bitesize learning video explores: • Why leg ulcers reoccurr  • Interventions to prevent reoccurrence • The importance of reassessment • Selecting compression garments

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]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:29:44 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlJ5eC0ckgNu8_dczOo_8W9B <![CDATA[Test your knowledge on Prevention and management of leg ulcers 5 prevention of reoccurrence]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlJ5eC0ckgNu8-4sICfMfkNm Test your knowledge and gain evidence of your professional development with Nursing Times Self-assessment bitesize CPD

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]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:28:40 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlJ5eC0ckgNu8-4sICfMfkNm <![CDATA[Post-Covid-19 global nursing workforce challenges ‘too big to be ignored’]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlIQ7lYDTCYmLZu9CxXrVx4c Calls have been made for a long-term action plan to address global nursing shortages amid serious concerns over the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on the recruitment and retention of nurses across the world. A new report published today by global nursing leaders provides…

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]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 13:59:34 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlIQ7lYDTCYmLZu9CxXrVx4c <![CDATA[How video clinical tutorials empower patients to self-care after discharge]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlIg1lnIm0KmfrDXWBZfdr71 An online video resource, developed by nurses and based on best practice, is helping patients and carers manage self-care after hospital discharge

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]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 07:41:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlIg1lnIm0KmfrDXWBZfdr71 <![CDATA[Out-of-hospital resuscitation 4: recovery position]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlLuJ9UeJuVWxa8qfTAM-Smm This article, the last in a  four-part series describes how to position a patient in the recovery position

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]]> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 06:49:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlLuJ9UeJuVWxa8qfTAM-Smm <![CDATA[Green Party peer says improving nurse pay a ‘matter of justice’]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlIwgsP7gkgLhBhSCv31NykC Improving the pay of nurses is a "matter of justice", the former leader of the Green Party has urged, noting that some nurses were having to go to foodbanks to feed their families. In a powerful speech in the House of Lords yesterday, Natalie Bennett,…

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]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2022 19:49:55 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlIwgsP7gkgLhBhSCv31NykC <![CDATA[New category announced for the 2022 Student Nursing Times Awards]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlJx9B6JprMvjS1Ly282xAAw We are excited to announce a new Student Nursing Times Award category for 2022 which is now accepting entries – Student Nurse of the Year: Clinical Research. Thank you to the National Institute for Health Research, which is sponsoring the category and helped shape the…

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]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2022 19:33:41 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlJx9B6JprMvjS1Ly282xAAw <![CDATA[Former CNO backs calls to delay mandatory Covid-19 vaccines]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlIpPpAKd9JXoKgHTd9OkkKt A former chief nursing officer (CNO) for England and now Bishop of London has joined calls to delay the implementation of mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for NHS staff, citing concerns around the “harm” the move will have on the workforce. Dame Sarah Mullally made the comments…

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]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:16:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlIpPpAKd9JXoKgHTd9OkkKt <![CDATA[‘Which housing schemes are available to nurses?’]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlJI-RIqMszAGfdczOo_8W9B With house prices rising and nurse’s salaries not keeping up, finding other ways to make rent or home ownership more affordable are becoming necessary for many of us. I thought it would be helpful to talk about some of the schemes available that might just…

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]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2022 12:30:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlJI-RIqMszAGfdczOo_8W9B <![CDATA[▶ Video 4: Wound cleansing and wound-bed preparation]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlIAqfX14OukwVe5jCclomp- This bitesize learning video explores: • Why wound cleansing and wound bed preparation is an essential part of venous leg ulcer management • The principles of wound assessment using the TIME acronym: • Tissue management • Inflammation and infection • Moisture balance • Epithelial (edge) advancement

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]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2022 11:37:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlIAqfX14OukwVe5jCclomp- <![CDATA[Study shows importance of nurse-patient connection in mental health care]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlJJ6HVKbJoqM-4DA87rvhPr The therapeutic relationship between a nurse and a young mental health patient is "crucial to good outcomes", a new study has found. However, results from the University of Manchester and Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust research also said that sometimes nursing staff did not have…

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]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:45:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlJJ6HVKbJoqM-4DA87rvhPr <![CDATA[Northern Ireland’s nurses to receive additional one-off pay increase]]> https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/PR6oHDxWVlIy54A9_NmL0lT72x6uxjiK Nurses in Northern Ireland are to receive an additional one-off pay increase backdated to April 2021, it has been announced. Health minister Robin Swann has today confirmed that after months of exploring funding budgets, he will invest a further £25m into the country’s health and…

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