Community nurses, district nurses, community settings | Nursing Times https://www.nursingtimes.net Resources for the nursing profession Wed, 18 Oct 2023 08:36:29 +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 Community nurses, district nurses, community settings | Nursing Times 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 QNI consults on more community nursing standards https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/qni-consults-on-more-community-nursing-standards-17-10-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/qni-consults-on-more-community-nursing-standards-17-10-2023/#respond Tue, 17 Oct 2023 12:01:21 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=307156 The Queen’s Nursing Institute has published draft standards for health and justice nursing, community palliative and end-of-life care nursing, and community learning disability nursing.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/qni-consults-on-more-community-nursing-standards-17-10-2023/feed/ 0 Decline in new district nurses with specialist qualification https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/decline-in-new-district-nurses-with-specialist-qualfication-03-08-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/decline-in-new-district-nurses-with-specialist-qualfication-03-08-2023/#respond Thu, 03 Aug 2023 17:13:48 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=291629 The number of district nurses who have qualified with a specialist practitioner qualification (SPQ) has dropped by 6% in a year, new research has shown.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/decline-in-new-district-nurses-with-specialist-qualfication-03-08-2023/feed/ 0 District nurse shortage increasing admissions for older people https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/district-nurse-shortage-increasing-admissions-for-older-people-17-07-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/district-nurse-shortage-increasing-admissions-for-older-people-17-07-2023/#respond Mon, 17 Jul 2023 16:00:21 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=290926 The lack of district and community nurses is causing an increase in the number of older people that are being admitted and readmitted to hospital, a report has warned.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/district-nurse-shortage-increasing-admissions-for-older-people-17-07-2023/feed/ 0 UK has ‘palliative care problem’ as more nurses needed to fill gaps https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/uk-has-palliative-care-problem-as-more-nurses-needed-to-fill-gaps-07-07-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/uk-has-palliative-care-problem-as-more-nurses-needed-to-fill-gaps-07-07-2023/#respond Fri, 07 Jul 2023 12:28:31 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=290357 A palliative nurse has said more people must take on the specialism to meet a huge forecasted growth in end-of-life care needs.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/uk-has-palliative-care-problem-as-more-nurses-needed-to-fill-gaps-07-07-2023/feed/ 0 Exclusion of some nurses from NHS bonus branded ‘a betrayal’ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/exclusion-of-some-nurses-from-nhs-bonus-branded-a-betrayal-15-06-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/exclusion-of-some-nurses-from-nhs-bonus-branded-a-betrayal-15-06-2023/#comments Thu, 15 Jun 2023 17:27:03 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=288228 The boss of a social enterprise that delivers NHS community nursing services has called it a “betrayal” that his staff are being denied a government-funded bonus payment.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/exclusion-of-some-nurses-from-nhs-bonus-branded-a-betrayal-15-06-2023/feed/ 1 Plans for ’24/7′ community nursing care in Wales spark questions https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/plans-for-24-7-community-nursing-care-in-wales-spark-questions-09-06-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/plans-for-24-7-community-nursing-care-in-wales-spark-questions-09-06-2023/#respond Fri, 09 Jun 2023 17:21:38 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=287836 Health leaders have aired concerns about the viability of a Welsh Government plan to implement “24/7” community nursing care across Wales.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/plans-for-24-7-community-nursing-care-in-wales-spark-questions-09-06-2023/feed/ 0 Leg club founder starts petition to improve lower limb and ulcer care https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/leg-club-founder-starts-petition-to-improve-lower-limb-and-ulcer-care-18-05-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/leg-club-founder-starts-petition-to-improve-lower-limb-and-ulcer-care-18-05-2023/#respond Thu, 18 May 2023 10:40:30 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=286346 A former nurse best known for starting a national initiative on leg care has now launched a petition to help fight for better treatment for those with leg ulcers and lower limb conditions.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/leg-club-founder-starts-petition-to-improve-lower-limb-and-ulcer-care-18-05-2023/feed/ 0 General practice access plan ‘welcome but overlooks nursing’ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/general-practice-access-plan-welcome-but-overlooks-nursing-11-05-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/general-practice-access-plan-welcome-but-overlooks-nursing-11-05-2023/#comments Thu, 11 May 2023 15:30:29 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=285793 A new plan to reduce waiting times at general practices will fail without investment in nurses, health leaders have warned.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/general-practice-access-plan-welcome-but-overlooks-nursing-11-05-2023/feed/ 1 Concerns of community nurses to be raised in UK Covid-19 Inquiry https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/concerns-of-community-nurses-to-be-raised-in-uk-covid-19-inquiry-02-03-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/concerns-of-community-nurses-to-be-raised-in-uk-covid-19-inquiry-02-03-2023/#respond Thu, 02 Mar 2023 10:37:01 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=269248 "Overlooked" community nurses will be among those represented in the UK's independent inquiry into the Covid-19 pandemic.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/concerns-of-community-nurses-to-be-raised-in-uk-covid-19-inquiry-02-03-2023/feed/ 0 Views sought on community nurse apprenticeship plans https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/views-sought-on-community-nurse-apprenticeship-plans-24-01-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/views-sought-on-community-nurse-apprenticeship-plans-24-01-2023/#respond Tue, 24 Jan 2023 14:38:39 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=267192 A consultation has been launched regarding plans to enable all community nursing specialist qualifications (SPQs) to be undertaken as part of an apprenticeship.

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