All Nursing articles – Page 55
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NewsHospital chief to chair nurse staffing group
Nursing academics who led research which found patients were at risk if nurse to patient ratios fell below one to eight have been commissioned to conduct a government backed review of the evidence on nurse staffing, HSJ has learned.
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NewsWorkforce plan promises 9pc rise in nurse training places
The first ever national workforce plan for the NHS has been approved this afternoon by Health Education England, promising a 9 per cent increase in the number of training places for nurses.
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HSJ Knowledge
How have intermediate care services performed in 2013?
CCGs were told they need to double capacity
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NewsJudge acts to stop Mid Staffs nurse leaving NMC register
A High Court judge has granted a last minute injunction to stop former Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust chief nurse Jan Harry from leaving the Nursing and Midwifery Council register.
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NewsWorkforce plan delayed amid budget talks
The publication of the first national plan for the health workforce has been delayed by Health Education England as discussions with the Department of Health over its budget allocation continue.
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NewsExclusive: GMC and NMC handling of Mid Staffs cases reviewed
The Professional Standards Authority is to review the Nursing and Midwifery Council and General Medical Council’s handling of alleged misconduct cases relating to Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust staff, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsNMC decision on Mid Staffs nurse 'too lenient'
The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s decision to caution former Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust chief nurse Jan Harry is being challenged in the High Court on the grounds it is “unduly lenient”.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: HEE bids to tackle staffing crisis
Health Education England is to take a lead in managing the national supply of the NHS workforce, starting with a major campaign to tackle a crisis in nursing numbers, HSJ has been told.
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NewsCNO hails first year of success for nursing strategy
The national nursing strategy for England has “recharged pride”, following the spate of negative publicity that has been aimed at nurses in recent years, according to the chief nursing officer.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Data reveals costly nurse shortfall
Some acute hospitals provide a third less nursing care per occupied bed day than their peers, HSJ analysis suggests.
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CommentMichael White: Reaction to response is cause for dismay
Francis report still has the power to shock
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NewsThousands of nurses exit the profession
The number of nurses actively choosing to leave their profession has jumped just over a quarter since the coalition government came into power, it has emerged.
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Francis response: trusts to decide on 'named nurse' for patients
Allocating named or key nurses to individual patients is not to be made mandatory, the government response to the Francis report has said.
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NewsNursing leaders divided over minimum staffing levels
Three of the NHS’s most senior nurses have spoken out against the introduction of minimum staffing levels as the profession becomes increasingly divided over the issue ahead of the government’s response to the Francis report.
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NewsExclusive: Official staffing guidance to order 'urgent' nurse staffing reviews
NHS providers should recruit more staff if their current workforce plans do not take account of staff training and unplanned leave, new government backed guidance is set to say.
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NewsExclusive: Prime minister's nursing group challenges government over staffing levels
The prime minister’s nursing advisory group has called for the introduction of a minimum staffing level – placing it in direct opposition to government policy.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Ministers to order staffing reviews in response to Francis
Hospital boards will be ordered to review and publish nurse staffing levels at least twice a year as part of the government’s full response to the Francis report, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsNursing directors warned to ensure safe staffing levels
Directors of nursing who fail to ensure their hospitals have adequate numbers of nurses could find themselves facing fitness to practise panels, the Nursing and Midwifery Council has warned.
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NewsFormer Mid Staffs chief nurse given caution
A former chief nurse at scandal-hit Stafford Hospital has received a five year caution after being found guilty of exposing patients to danger.