All Nursing articles – Page 45
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NewsExclusive: Trusts will struggle to achieve agency nurse spending caps
Several trusts will struggle to reduce spending on agency nurses in line with the targets set by regulators, HSJ has been told.
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NewsExclusive: NICE safe staffing U-turn followed meeting with Hunt's office
A decision by NICE to reverse its plans to publish work on safe nurse staffing levels came immediately after an email exchange between its chief executive and Jeremy Hunt’s office, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNMC approves introduction of nurse revalidation in April
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has today approved plans for the introduction of a major new system of competency checks for registered nurses and midwives, with the regulator’s chief executive describing it as a ‘historic’ moment.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Immigration rules derail major nurse recruitment plans
WORKFORCE: A Manchester trust’s plans to draft in 275 nurses from India have been thrown into doubt due to difficulties securing visas.
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NewsExclusive: Investigations launched into Stafford Hospital death 'cover up'
Commissioners and police have launched reviews into events surrounding the death of a three-year-old boy at Stafford Hospital. It comes amid claims that statements from health workers who witnessed his death have been falsified.
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NewsUncertainty over agency nurse procurement in South West
Trusts in the South West face uncertainty over their procurement of agency nurses as their plans have still not been approved by regulators.
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NewsStevens: Government needs to 'rethink' immigration policy for NHS
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has warned the UK needs to ‘better join the dots’ between immigration policy and the NHS.
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NewsExclusive: ‘Flawed’ perceptions of GPs impact recruitment, warns HEE
Junior doctors and medical students are being put off training as GPs because of ‘fundamental flaws’ in how the profession is perceived, the chief executive of Health Education England has told HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: Treasury could replace free nursing education to boost workforce
Ministers could end free university education for student nurses in a bid to boost the numbers joining the NHS workforce, under proposals put forward by national education bodies.
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SupplementsSupplement: It's time to heal wound management
Rising numbers call for better management
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NewsJudge rules against forced life saving amputation for mentally ill man
A High Court judge has ruled that a mentally ill man with diabetes should not be forced to undergo a life-saving amputation by an NHS trust.
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NewsStevens: 'Decisive action' needed to keep NHS in the black
The NHS will struggle to stay in the black this year unless ‘decisive action’ is taken to reduce the cost of temporary staffing, the NHS England chief executive has warned.
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NewsCall for better end of life care training
NHS hospitals risk repeating mistakes during end of life care if they ask staff to rely on formal processes rather than focusing on patient outcomes, HSJ has been told.
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NewsGrowth of nurse workforce slows as 'NHS finances bite'
The growth rate in NHS nurse numbers in England has halved this year compared to last year, with experts claiming the slowdown could mark a return to trusts prioritising budgets over safe staffing.
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Value in Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in Community Health Service Redesign
Value in Healthcare Awards winners for 2015
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Value in Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in Information Technology
Value in Healthcare Awards winners for 2015
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Value in Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in the use of Diagnostics
Value in Healthcare Awards winners for 2015
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CommentIf the government really wants to help it must support NHS staff
Taking a cue from the Samaritans