DNA testing for Down’s on NHS ‘would save lives’
Making a DNA test for Down’s syndrome available on the NHS would reduce the dependency on invasive tests and potentially save the lives of unborn babies, a UK study suggests. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 26, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Campaign aims to steer Welsh public away from A&E
The chief executive of NHS Wales is asking the public to choose the “right health service for their needs”, as part of a new national campaign to reduce winter pressures (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 26, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Key failings found in North Wales midwife education
Serious concerns about the standard of midwifery and nursing education programmes in North Wales have been identified by a review for the Nursing and Midwifery Council. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 26, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
New head of midwifery for Peterborough and Stamford
Fran Gregory has been appointed as the head of midwifery at Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 26, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Exclusive: Nurse directors concerned as winter looms
Directors of nursing have warned of their increasing concerns for patient safety as the winter period approaches, claiming the “pendulum is swinging” towards trust decisions being led by financial considerations due to the escalating NHS deficit. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 26, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Exclusive: Transfer of safe staffing work a 'devastating blow'
Workforce experts have reiterated the importance of nurse to patient ratios, with nursing directors currently between a “rock and a hard place”, as they struggle to reach recommended staffing levels. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 25, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Exclusive: Nurse directors support new assistant ‘bridging’ role
Nurse leaders say they support the creation of a senior care assistant role to bridge the gap between support staff and registered nurses, insisting the move would not “dumb down” the profession. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 24, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Breastfeeding problems may increase depression risk
Breastfeeding difficulties may increase the risk of developing postnatal depression, according to researchers from Swansea University. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 23, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
This year’s Mary Seacole award winners unveiled
Five nursing and midwifery professionals have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to the health of black and ethnic minority communities. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 23, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Gallery highlights role of Victorian nursing pioneers
New research into those who pioneered social reform and made life-saving advances in medicine during the Victorian era has been published by the National Portrait Gallery. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 23, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Agency rules will not risk patient safety, says Ruth May
Caps on hourly rates for agency staff working in NHS trusts will be able to be breached if there is a risk to patient safety, the senior nursing advisor at regulator Monitor has reiterated to chief nurses in defence of the new rules. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 23, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
A&E services in Brighton rated 'inadequate' by CQC
Overcrowding in the accident and emergency department at Royal Sussex County Hospital and a lack of progress in addressing issues previously raised during a recent unannounced inspection by regulators. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 23, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Midwife gets grant to study postnatal weight control
A UK midwifery academic has been given funding to study whether a weight management intervention based on “slimming groups” is effective in helping women lose weight after giving birth. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 23, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
NICE provisionally backs drugs for arthritis in children
Four drugs for treating a form of arthritis in children and young people have been provisionally recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in final draft guidance. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 23, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey’s condition improves ‘significantly’
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust has confirmed that ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey’s condition has improved significantly. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 22, 2015 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
