Write off student loans to stop NHS staff leaving in England, experts say
Think tank wants financial incentive to keep NHS nurses, midwives and physios in England for 10 years. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - September 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NHS unveils first ever national uniform as bosses ditch traditional male and female sizes - so here's what the TWENTY-SEVEN different coloured scrubs will mean
Twenty-seven different coloured scrubs are to be rolled out in England to represent different roles, including midwives, dieticians, podiatrists, matrons and students. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NMC promises ‘open and transparent’ response to whistleblower concerns
The head of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has reaffirmed a commitment to developing a ‘safe and inclusive working environment’ following a newspaper report accusing the organisation of operating under a ‘culture of fear’. An article in The Independent online newspaper has claimed that nurses and midwives accused of serious sexual, physical and racial... Read moreThe post NMC promises ‘open and transparent’ response to whistleblower concerns appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - September 27, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Winchester consultant Martyn Pitman 'victimised over hospital concerns'
Martyn Pitman claims he was dismissed for raising concerns about midwifery care at a hospital. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - September 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Malawi: Unemployed Nurses, Midwives Demand Permanent Employment, Give Malawi Government 14 Days to Effect Mass Recruitment
[Nyasa Times] Concerned unemployed nurses and midwives have given the Malawi Government up to 5th October 2023 to offer them permanent employment or face nationwide protests. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 26, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance Health and Medicine Labour Malawi Southern Africa Source Type: news
Rescued from the earthquake in Morocco, midwife Maria delivers babies and saves lives as catastrophe unfolds around her
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Source: UNFPA News - September 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Liberia: LBNM Validates Midwifery Curriculum for 'Excellence' - Training Nurses and Midwives to Mitigate Infant and Maternal Mortality Ratio in Liberia
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- On Thursday, September 14, 2023, the Liberia Board for Nursing and Midwifery (LBNM) held a one-day program to validate its revised competency-based registered Nursing and Midwifery curriculum. This curriculum, created in alignment with the standards set by the World Health Organization (WHO) and LBNM, aims to reduce infant and maternal mortality rates in Liberia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 22, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Liberia West Africa Source Type: news
Dozens of nurses and midwives from Nigeria STILL working in the UK despite fears their medical exam results are 'fraudulent or incorrect'
Over 700 Nigerian trained nurses and midwives are suspected of fraudulently passing their qualifications to come to the UK and 48 of them are already in Britian and able to work during the investigation. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Some nurses from Nigeria ‘likely’ to have gained ‘ fraudulent ’ entry to NMC register
Evidence of ‘widespread fraudulent activity’ has been found at a testing site in Nigeria used by internationally educated nurses before joining the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register. The NMC has today confirmed that an investigation into a computer-based testing (CBT) site in Ibadan has suggested that some nursing or midwifery professionals may have ‘fraudulently... Read moreThe post Some nurses from Nigeria ‘likely’ to have gained ‘fraudulent’ entry to NMC register appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - September 20, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Towards a unified vision of nursing and midwifery documentation
NHS England -This guidance sets the direction for all nursing documentation across hospitals, community and nursing homes. It is intended to help organisations implement record systems and policies which support nurses to produce good documentation that supports and evidences professional decision making and care, while minimising time spent on producing those records.GuidanceNHS England - publications (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - September 20, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: news
“Only Enough is Enough” campaign launched to expose hospital understaffing
Hospitals will be held accountable for unsafe staff levels under a new “Only Enough is Enough” campaign from UNISON launching this autumn, says the union today (Tuesday).
As a result of having too few employees, many NHS trusts are unable to provide safe staffing levels, says UNISON.
The union’s campaign aims to highlight hospitals that are failing to provide sufficient numbers of staff with the time they need to deliver quality patient care. The union wants trusts to work in partnership with NHS workers to solve their staffing problems.
The campaign will initially have six pilot areas – Birmingham, Cam...
Source: UNISON Health care news - September 19, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: Dan Ashley Tags: Article News Press release NHS staff safe staffing Source Type: news
‘ Only Enough is Enough ’ campaign launched to expose hospital understaffing
Hospitals will be held accountable for unsafe staff levels under a new ‘Only Enough is Enough’ campaign from UNISON launching this autumn, says the union today (Tuesday).
As a result of having too few employees, many NHS trusts are unable to provide safe staffing levels, says UNISON.
The union’s campaign aims to highlight hospitals that are failing to provide sufficient numbers of staff with the time they need to deliver quality patient care. The union wants trusts to work in partnership with NHS workers to solve their staffing problems.
The campaign will initially have six pilot areas – Birming...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - September 19, 2023 Category: Food Science Authors: Dan Ashley Tags: Article News Press release NHS staff safe staffing Source Type: news
Temporary nursing register to close March 2024
The temporary nursing register introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic will close at the end of March 2024, it has been confirmed. In providing the update this week, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) said its focus would now turn to supporting nurses and midwives who wanted to continue practising after March 2024 to... Read moreThe post Temporary nursing register to close March 2024 appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - September 19, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Covid-19 Latest news Source Type: news
BCBSTX, Huston-Tillotson University announce collaboration aimed at culturally-aligned health care and improving Texas maternal, infant health outcomes
Special Beginnings expands with HT's new Boldly B.L.U.E. grant to train doulas and develop midwife and lactation curriculums, business acumen, research network AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) and Huston-Tillotson University (HT),... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: WOM LIC Source Type: news
Nigeria: Gates Foundation Lists Measures to Prevent Stillbirth, Infant Death in Low - Middle-Income Countries
[Premium Times] The report also highlights seven life-saving innovations, which they said could be easily implemented by midwives and birth attendants to reduce maternal mortality. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - September 14, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: Aid and Assistance Governance Health and Medicine Nigeria Pregnancy and Childbirth West Africa Source Type: news
