Jeremy Corbyn highlights mental health as priority
Labour’s new party leader Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Luciana Berger as shadow minister for mental health in a newly created position. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - September 14, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Heidi Alexander appointed shadow health secretary
Lewisham East MP Heidi Alexander has been appointed shadow health secretary, replacing Andy Burnham, who is now shadow home secretary. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - September 14, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Nurses to offer ‘unique’ breast cancer support service
A new breast care survivorship team has been set up in Lincolnshire in what is being described by nurses as a “complete shift” in how follow-up care is managed. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - September 14, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
New study will assess the legacy of ‘productive ward’
Researchers from King’s College London are to assess the impact of a major nursing initiative over the last 10 years in English hospitals. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - September 14, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Trust to recruit 200 physician associates for national scheme
Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in north west London will recruit 200 physician associates on behalf of over 40 trusts across the country. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - September 14, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Government to review payments for nursing homes
The government has announced it will review the amount of money nursing homes are paid to look after residents. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - September 14, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Smoking relapse 'more likely for mothers stressed by newborn care'
The stress of caring for a newborn baby and the idea that a child no longer needs the same level of protection from harmful cigarette substances following birth are among the main reasons new mothers begin smoking again, according to a new study. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - September 11, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Lancashire social enterprise pilot reduces ‘bed blocking’ at nearby trust
A social enterprise providing nurse-led care and therapy in Lancashire has decreased patient length of stay at a nearby trust through a pilot scheme which focusses on continuing care assessment at home. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - September 11, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Nursing Times to host revalidation event for nurses and managers
Nursing and Midwifery Council chief executive Jackie Smith will join a host of speakers at the Nursing Times Revalidation conference this November to explain how nurses should handle revalidation from a registrant’s and manager’s perspective. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - September 11, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Blitz nurses commemorated at Guy's and St Thomas'
More than 200 people attended a service at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital Trust yesterday to commemorate the nurses and other staff members from the trust who died during the Second World War bombings. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - September 11, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
NHS trusts report staff shortages worst in specialist roles
Staff shortages in specialist and experienced roles including nursing are being felt across nearly 80% of NHS trusts, despite almost all using temporary workers to try and fill the gaps, according to new research. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - September 11, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Healthcare professionals failing to spot range of postnatal disorders
Healthcare professionals are failing to investigate psychological disorders beyond postnatal depression in mothers leaving them feeling “alienated” and “discounted”, a study has found. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - September 10, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Nurses and midwives urged to submit views to maternity consultation
Nurses and midwives are being encouraged to take part in NHS England’s national maternity review via a newly-launched online survey. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - September 10, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Trust chiefs warn visa rules causing nurse recruitment problems
Ten trusts along with NHS Employers have written to home secretary Theresa May urging her to take action over immigration rules which organisations have claimed are preventing them from recruiting the nurses they need this winter. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - September 10, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Mental health trust launches 'zero suicide' strategy
A mental health trust based in Liverpool has launched a “zero suicide” strategy in a bid to eliminate suicide of patients under its care. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - September 10, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
