New social care nursing leadership role to be launched
A ‘first of its kind’ leadership role has been created to help raise the profile of the adult social care nursing and shape teaching, research and clinical practice within this area, it has been announced. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Foundation charity has awarded funding to the University of Salford to develop and appoint... Read moreThe post New social care nursing leadership role to be launched appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - November 17, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Monitoring blood pressure at home reduces heart attack risk in new mums
Self-monitoring of blood pressure after pregnancy and birth is more effective than traditional blood pressure monitoring for new mothers, a new study has shown. Researchers from the University of Oxford found that women who had experienced hypertension during pregnancy and who measured their blood pressure every day at home and then received subsequent medication advice... Read moreThe post Monitoring blood pressure at home reduces heart attack risk in new mums appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - November 16, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Cardiology Women's health hypertension Pregnancy Source Type: news
Pharmacies to initiate oral contraception from December
Community pharmacies will be able to initiate oral contraception from next month, NHS England (NHSE) has announced. The move would see ‘almost half a million women’ able to access the pill next year without needing to contact their general practice first, according to NHSE. And it comes alongside announcements of a new community pharmacy common... Read moreThe post Pharmacies to initiate oral contraception from December appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - November 16, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Clinical Latest news Women's health Source Type: news
Diabetes screening for 20,000 adults across the UK
A study that will screen 20,000 UK adults for type 1 diabetes was launched this week by the University of Bristol to coincide with World Diabetes Day. The study, known as the Type 1 Diabetes Risk in Adults (TQDRA), aims to recruit 20,000 adults between the ages of 18 and 70 from the general population... Read moreThe post Diabetes screening for 20,000 adults across the UK appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - November 16, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Diabetes type 1 diabetes Source Type: news
Loneliness and lack of social connection linked to an increase in mortality risk
People who lack multiple forms of social connection have a higher risk of mortality, according to a new study from the University of Glasgow. Lacking objective social connections, such as not regularly seeing friends and family, as well as subjective feelings of a lack of social connectedness, such as feeling lonely, was found to increase... Read moreThe post Loneliness and lack of social connection linked to an increase in mortality risk appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - November 16, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Older people care loneliness Source Type: news
