Destiny Lopez
rwindFebruary 21, 2024Acting Co-CEODestiny (she/her/hers) is arespected executive leader and strategist, with over two decades of experience working at the intersection of policy advocacy, communications, coalition building and reproductive justice. At the forefront of some of the movement ’s most important fights and iconic campaigns – from getting emergency contraception behind the counter to repealing Hyde – her career has focused on a relentless commitment to abortion access and building the political power of BIPOC communities. Over the course of her career, Destiny has ser ved in leadership roles at All* Above ...
Source: The Guttmacher Institute - February 21, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: rwind Source Type: news
Kia Hollis, MSN, CNM and Mercy patient Jnai Player Featured Guests for February 2024 edition of "Medoscopy"
The February 2024 edition of Mercy Medical Center's talk show, MEDOSCOPY, takes a look at The Centering Pregnancy Program. BALTIMORE, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Kia N. Hollis, MSN, CNM, a certified nurse midwife with Metropolitan OB/GYN, a practice affiliated with The Family... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 21, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: WOM FVT Source Type: news
More than 700 Nigerian nurses under investigation for taking part in 'industrial-scale' qualifications fraud could be working in the NHS
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has warned that 669 individuals who were assessed at the test centre where 'widespread fraud' was uncovered have applied to join its register. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More than 700 Nigerian nurses 'are treating patients' despite being under investigation for taking part in 'industrial-scale' qualifications fraud to work for the NHS
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has warned that 669 individuals who were assessed at the test centre where 'widespread fraud' was uncovered have applied to join its register. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nigeria: Certificate Verification - Nurses Demand Withdrawal of New Circular
[Leadership] National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) Lagos State Council has called for the immediate reversal and withdrawal of the new circular on certificate verification by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 12, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance Health and Medicine Labour Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Decent NHS pay rise is crucial if both the workforce and the economy are to grow, say health unions
Proper investment in NHS staff is essential for both the UK’s economic success and if there’s to be any hope of filling record staff vacancies, health unions say today (Friday).
A new report, compiled on behalf of 14 unions representing more than a million health workers in England, makes clear rebuilding the NHS workforce will be impossible without the fair, sustained wage rises central to recruiting and hanging on to staff.
The unions also call for action from the government in the 2024/25 pay round to tackle the wage and staffing issues crucial to cutting the treatment backlog and giving patients the qualit...
Source: UNISON Health care news - February 9, 2024 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release health workers nhs pay Source Type: news
Blog: Mentoring matters more than ever for nurses
Words: Stuart Tuckwood, national officer for nursing
As the NHS battles to reduce waiting lists and meet escalating demands, workplace stresses remain intense for staff. While there has been an increase in the number of nurses and healthcare assistants, domestically and from overseas, this does bring big challenges for teams in terms of the mix of skills.
UNISON, Nursing Times and the Florence Nightingale Foundation surveyed over 2,000 nurses for their views on preceptorship (mentoring) programmes. The results are encouraging and suggest big strides have been made in support for newly registered nurses.
However, there rema...
Source: UNISON Health care news - February 7, 2024 Category: UK Health Authors: Simon Jackson Tags: Article Blogs News health nursing Source Type: news
Review of midwifery education and training and newly qualified experience: thematic analysis
This report contains a thematic analysis of data collected through a review of midwifery training and newly qualified experience. It was undertaken by the Health and Society Knowledge Exchange (HASKE) in March 2023, and was commissioned by NHS England.ReportNHS England - publications (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - February 7, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: news
How Midwives Are Filling the Void as Rural Minnesota Birthing Centers Close
Interviews a midwife offering services in rural Minnesota with a labor and delivery department closure. Discusses the planning required to travel multiple hours in order to give birth, insurance considerations, and home birth as a solution for limited access to care. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 7, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Debt write-off plan for nurses included in health commission proposals
A ‘loan forgiveness’ scheme should be introduced for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals who stay in the NHS after they qualify, according to a proposal in a report by the Times Health Commission. The commission – an expert panel set up by the newspaper in January 2023 to investigate evidence-based solutions for the UK’s... Read moreThe post Debt write-off plan for nurses included in health commission proposals appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 5, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Exclusive: Rise in ‘free births’ raised with government and regulators
National leaders have been alerted to the risks from growing numbers of women choosing to give birth without midwifery or medical input – known as “free birthing” – HSJ can reveal. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - February 5, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Liberia: Liberia - 'Ethics Protect Nurses, Midwives From Trouble'
[Observer] -- Says Orator Sarteh (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 2, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Liberia West Africa Source Type: news
First-hand accounts show newly registered nurses ’ fear and anxiety
A project by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Foundation and The King’s Fund has revealed first-hand accounts of newly registered nurses experiencing feelings of fear, anxiety and exhaustion through their work. The project, called Follow Your Compassion, was set up last year to explore the ‘everyday lived experiences’ of newly registered nurses and midwives,... Read moreThe post First-hand accounts show newly registered nurses’ fear and anxiety appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - January 30, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
ANOTHER maternity scandal? Serious failings at Cheltenham clinic 'may have led to two baby deaths'
Cheltenham Birth Centre, a midwife-led birthing unit, has been accused of serious failings which may have contributed to the deaths of two newborns. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tina Flores Tapped to Lead Frontline Health Workers Coalition
cbalesJanuary 29, 2024January 29, 2024The Frontline Health Workers Coalition welcomes Tina Flores as its new director. Flores will shepherd in a new phase for the global coalition, one that is more focused on multilateral, regional, and country advocacy and engagement, as well as strategic growth.The Frontline Health Workers Coalition is an alliance of 42 international organizations urging greater support andstrategic investment for all health workers –including nurses, midwives, and community health workers–around the globe. Flores leads the coalition’s secretariat, which is hosted by IntraHealth International. "...
Source: IntraHealth International - January 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbales Source Type: news
