New guidance to support social care placements for nursing students
New guidance to support the development of placements in social care settings for nursing students has been launched. It comes as the government recently claimed it wanted to enable ‘all student nurses’ to have the ‘chance’ to undertake a social care placement as part of their training. Skills for Care – the strategic workforce development... Read moreThe post New guidance to support social care placements for nursing students appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 15, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Children with ‘lazy eye’ at increased risk of serious disease in adulthood
New research suggests that adults who had amblyopia, or ‘lazy eye’ as a child are more likely to develop serious disease in adulthood than those who did not have amblyopia in childhood. Researchers at University College London (UCL) analysed health records of over 3,000 people who had amblyopia as children and found they had a... Read moreThe post Children with ‘lazy eye’ at increased risk of serious disease in adulthood appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 14, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Cardiology Diabetes Paediatrics eye care Source Type: news
Obesity in school girls linked to higher rates of joint and muscle pain
Primary school-aged girls living with obesity are 1.7 times more likely to visit their GP surgery for musculoskeletal symptoms than those with a healthy weight, a new study has found. Researchers from Queen Mary University of London found that girls who are obese experience pain in their bones, joints, muscles, ligaments or tendons more commonly... Read moreThe post Obesity in school girls linked to higher rates of joint and muscle pain appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 14, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Musculoskeletal Obesity and nutrition Older people care child health Source Type: news
Learning disability nurses key in overcoming ‘profound disparities’ in health service access
The declining number of learning disability nurses has been flagged as a key challenge in healthcare access for people with a learning disability, as part of a new health think tank report. It is also ‘not clear how proactive’ GP practices are in encouraging people with a learning disability to attend annual health checks or... Read moreThe post Learning disability nurses key in overcoming ‘profound disparities’ in health service access appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 14, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
‘Digital awareness’ vital for new GPNs to help influence use across practices
Nurses new to general practice should take on ‘digital championship’ from the beginning of their careers to ensure they instil digital ways of working in their GP practices as they go forward, a conference has heard. Strategic nurse lead and programme director of the GPN Foundation School in Staffordshire Rachel Viggars was speaking at the... Read moreThe post ‘Digital awareness’ vital for new GPNs to help influence use across practices appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 14, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Flu vaccination programme moved to October to ‘maximise’ protection
The flu vaccination programme in England has been moved from September to October this year in order to maximise vaccine effectiveness. Based on advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), the government has asked GP practices to deliver most flu vaccines from October, with an exact start date to be confirmed by... Read moreThe post Flu vaccination programme moved to October to ‘maximise’ protection appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 13, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Clinical Latest news Vaccinations and infections Source Type: news
Social care will stagnate without reform, says report
Adult social care will continue to stagnate as it faces ‘intense pressure’ due to vacancy rates and ‘record’ demand, according to a think tank report. The King’s Fund Social Care 360 report noted the workforce vacancy rate was at 152,000 in 2022/23. Though this is lower than in 2021/22 (165,000) the report said the sector... Read moreThe post Social care will stagnate without reform, says report appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 13, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
More digital nursing leaders needed ‘outside hospitals’
Action must be taken to ensure there are more digital nursing leaders across community and primary care settings, a conference has heard. National interim chief nursing information officer (CNIO) at NHS England, Helen Balsdon, said the voices of digital nurse leaders must be heard ‘in all places of care’, and not just hospitals. Speaking at... Read moreThe post More digital nursing leaders needed ‘outside hospitals’ appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 13, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
NHS apologises to high-risk patients not told about annual breast screening checks
The NHS has written to almost 1,500 women at very high risk of breast cancer who have missed out on annual check-ups to screen for the disease over the past two decades. An urgent catch-up programme will be offered to 1,487 women who are at high risk because of radiotherapy treatment they had received for... Read moreThe post NHS apologises to high-risk patients not told about annual breast screening checks appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 12, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Clinical Latest news Women's health Source Type: news
Nursing ranks high among dream careers for teenagers
Nursing ranks fifth on the list of the most desirable professions among teenagers, according to a survey commissioned by BBC Bitesize for National Careers Week. The job of doctor topped the poll of 4,017 children aged between 13 and 16 across the UK, and the NHS emerged as the number-one choice of employer – ahead of... Read moreThe post Nursing ranks high among dream careers for teenagers appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 12, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
‘Alarming rise’ in nurses actively planning to leave UK
New data has pointed to ‘an alarming and sustained rise’ in nurses actively planning to leave the UK to practise overseas – prompting a fresh call for a recruitment and retention payment to boost salaries within the profession. Following a submission of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC),... Read moreThe post ‘Alarming rise’ in nurses actively planning to leave UK appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 11, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Funding increase for nursing in care homes ‘a win for the sector’
A 7.4% increase to the weekly rates paid to care homes for NHS-funded nursing care (FNC) in England has been hailed as ‘a win for the care sector’ by a leading representative for adult social care providers. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced last week that the standard weekly rate per person... Read moreThe post Funding increase for nursing in care homes ‘a win for the sector’ appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 11, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Nursing still ‘undervalued’ and stereotyped as ‘women’s work’
Action must be taken to combat misconceptions of nursing as ‘women’s work’ and to recognise the vital contributions of the profession, nurse leaders have urged. To mark International Women’s Day those among the profession have highlighted the importance of valuing and investing in the nursing workforce. In a video posted on social media chief executive... Read moreThe post Nursing still ‘undervalued’ and stereotyped as ‘women’s work’ appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 8, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Waist-to-height ratio better obesity measure in children and adolescents
Waist circumference-to-height ratio could replace body mass index (BMI) in children and adolescents after a new study found that it was an inexpensive and accurate way to measure childhood obesity. Researchers at the University of Exeter, who led the study, found that waist circumference-to-height ratio was preferable to BMI assessment for detecting excess fat in... Read moreThe post Waist-to-height ratio better obesity measure in children and adolescents appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 7, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Paediatrics waist to height measure Source Type: news
Poorly controlled asthma generates greenhouse gases equivalent to 124,000 UK homes
Poorly controlled asthma is contributing to more than 300,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK every year, an analysis has suggested. Most of the carbon footprint comes from over-reliance on reliever inhalers, a study published in Thorax and carried out by Astra Zeneca found. Using health records of 236,506 people with asthma between 2008 and... Read moreThe post Poorly controlled asthma generates greenhouse gases equivalent to 124,000 UK homes appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 7, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Clinical Latest news Respiratory Source Type: news