Nursing Times | Nursing news https://www.nursingtimes.net Resources for the nursing profession Fri, 15 Dec 2023 17:59:31 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://emap-moon-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/07/favicon-nt192-70x70.png Nursing Times | Nursing news https://www.nursingtimes.net 32 32 https://www.nursingtimes.net/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Nursing Times https://www.nursingtimes.net 125 75 Resources for the nursing profession RCN ramps up warning over potential strikes in 2024 https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/workforce/rcn-ramps-up-warning-over-potential-strikes-in-2024-15-12-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/workforce/rcn-ramps-up-warning-over-potential-strikes-in-2024-15-12-2023/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2023 17:54:16 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=310870 The Royal College of Nursing is asking its members about their appetite for further strike action, as a new poll shows the public supports nurses taking industrial action in 2024.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/workforce/rcn-ramps-up-warning-over-potential-strikes-in-2024-15-12-2023/feed/ 0 University takes aim at nursing ‘myths’ in student video https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/education/university-takes-aim-at-nursing-myths-in-student-video-15-12-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/education/university-takes-aim-at-nursing-myths-in-student-video-15-12-2023/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2023 16:31:12 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=310861 A university in East Anglia is aiming to attract more student nurses onto its courses by challenging “the stereotypes of nursing”.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/education/university-takes-aim-at-nursing-myths-in-student-video-15-12-2023/feed/ 0 More babies attending A&E as health visitor numbers fall https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/children/more-babies-attending-ae-as-health-visitor-numbers-fall-15-12-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/children/more-babies-attending-ae-as-health-visitor-numbers-fall-15-12-2023/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:59:34 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=310849 A decline in health visitors in England has coincided with an increase in families attending A&E with concerns about their babies, new research reveals.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/children/more-babies-attending-ae-as-health-visitor-numbers-fall-15-12-2023/feed/ 0 Health secretary defends controversial changes to care visas https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/policies-and-guidance/health-secretary-defends-controversial-changes-to-care-visas-15-12-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/policies-and-guidance/health-secretary-defends-controversial-changes-to-care-visas-15-12-2023/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:09:35 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=310837 The health and social care secretary has defended the government’s latest immigration plans, which would see overseas care workers prevented from bringing their dependents to the UK.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/policies-and-guidance/health-secretary-defends-controversial-changes-to-care-visas-15-12-2023/feed/ 0 Chronic cough guidance backs specialist nurse input https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/respiratory/chronic-cough-guidance-backs-specialist-nurse-input-15-12-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/respiratory/chronic-cough-guidance-backs-specialist-nurse-input-15-12-2023/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2023 11:23:31 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=310827 Specialist nurse input is highly beneficial in the management of chronic cough and the role should be developed, according to latest UK guidelines on the condition, which backs multidisciplinary teams.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/respiratory/chronic-cough-guidance-backs-specialist-nurse-input-15-12-2023/feed/ 0 Prison sentence for Blackpool nurse who drugged patients https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/hospital/prison-sentence-for-blackpool-nurse-who-drugged-patients-14-12-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/hospital/prison-sentence-for-blackpool-nurse-who-drugged-patients-14-12-2023/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2023 17:58:22 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=310815 A nurse who drugged patients to keep them quiet on an NHS stroke unit has been jailed for seven years and two months.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/hospital/prison-sentence-for-blackpool-nurse-who-drugged-patients-14-12-2023/feed/ 0 Government yet to kickstart NHS pay review for 2024-25 https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/policies-and-guidance/government-yet-to-kickstart-nhs-pay-review-for-2024-25-14-12-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/policies-and-guidance/government-yet-to-kickstart-nhs-pay-review-for-2024-25-14-12-2023/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:20:16 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=310800 A pay offer for nurses may not be made before the next financial year because the government is yet to trigger the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB) process for the 2024-25 pay round.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/policies-and-guidance/government-yet-to-kickstart-nhs-pay-review-for-2024-25-14-12-2023/feed/ 0 Clinicians given new cholesterol target for CVD patients https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/primary-care/clinicians-given-new-cholesterol-target-for-cvd-patients-14-12-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/primary-care/clinicians-given-new-cholesterol-target-for-cvd-patients-14-12-2023/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:15:12 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=310793 Nurses and other clinicians are being given a new cholesterol target for patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the hope of preventing further cases of stroke or heart attack.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/primary-care/clinicians-given-new-cholesterol-target-for-cvd-patients-14-12-2023/feed/ 0 ‘Massive’ nursing investment needed for universal healthcare https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/global-nursing/massive-nursing-investment-needed-for-universal-healthcare-13-12-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/global-nursing/massive-nursing-investment-needed-for-universal-healthcare-13-12-2023/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2023 15:45:15 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=310780 An organisation representing nurses across the world has said that the United Nations (UN) goal of universal healthcare for the whole planet by 2030 will not be possible without global investment in nursing.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/global-nursing/massive-nursing-investment-needed-for-universal-healthcare-13-12-2023/feed/ 0 New National Rehabilitation Centre appoints lead nurse https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/leadership-news/new-national-rehabilitation-centre-appoints-lead-nurse-13-12-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/leadership-news/new-national-rehabilitation-centre-appoints-lead-nurse-13-12-2023/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2023 14:40:57 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=310770 An award-winning nurse, who has worked across emergency departments in London, has been appointed lead nurse the UK’s first national rehabilitation service, set to open next year.

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