Variation in access to lung cancer specialist nurses 'must end'
Every hospital trust should employ at least two specialist lung cancer nurses, according to a new report that highlights ongoing deficiencies in lung cancer care (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 29, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Nurse comforted survivors of whale-watching tragedy
A nurse originally from Northern Ireland has described going to the aid of a group of people after their boat sank eight miles from shore during a whale-watching trip in Canada. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 28, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
First national training framework for community nurses
The first national framework for district and practice nurse education and training has been published, laying out how the two roles each require specialist skills but also how they can overlap. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 28, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Diabetes is infection risk factor for ‘most surgery types’
Patients with diabetes are at considerably increased risk of developing surgical site infections while undergoing most types of surgery, compared to non-diabetics, according to a US study. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 28, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
New PET scan method can cut staff radiation exposure
Researchers in Manchester say they have used recent advances in PET scanning technology to reduce the radiation dose for both staff and patients by up to 30%. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 28, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
CQC considers move to more ‘proportionate’ regulation
The Care Quality Commission may in future inspect organisations considered to be low risk in a more “proportionate way” and visit less frequently those services previously judged to be performing well. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 28, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
NICE approves new drug for chronic kidney disease
For the first time, a treatment will be available on the NHS in England and Wales that can delay the development of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 28, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Regional variations in cancer diagnosis highlighted
Nearly 20,000 more people would have a better chance of surviving cancer over the next two years if diagnosis rates in all English regions were on a par with the best at spotting the disease. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 28, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Revalidation delay in England 'very worrying', warn unions
Nursing and midwifery unions have said they are “extremely disappointed” and “very worried” that the introduction of revalidation may be delayed by two years in England, while other parts of the UK go ahead with the system in the spring. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 27, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
TB poses ‘significant health challenge’ for London
Tuberculosis is a “significant public health challenge” in London, with rates of the disease in parts of the capital comparable to Iraq, a new report has warned. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 27, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Warning of midwifery retirement ‘ticking time bomb’
Record numbers of births to older mothers are putting maternity units under intense pressure, as midwifery faces a “retirement time bomb”, a new report has warned. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 27, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Gaps persist in hospital staff training for spotting sepsis
Nearly half of hospital trusts in England are still not able to provide evidence of training for their staff in recognising sepsis, according to a report by MPs on tackling the condition. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 27, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
New admin role mooted for HCAs to support practice nurses
Healthcare assistants could in the future play a bigger part in supporting practice nurses and doctors with administrative work, under national plans to pilot a new role in general practice. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 27, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Stopping donepezil ups risk of care home admission
Withdrawing a commonly-prescribed Alzheimer’s drug in the advanced stages of the disease doubles the risk of patients moving to a nursing home within a year, according to a UK study. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 27, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Exclusive: Nurse revalidation facing two-year delay in England
The full introduction of revalidation for nurses and midwives could be delayed in England for two years due to government fears about the current state of NHS finances, Nursing Times can reveal. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 26, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
