More Restrictions Eased for Care Homes
From Monday 17 May care home residents will be able to have more named visitors and more opportunities to make visits out with no need
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Nursing
Cautious Welcome for Double Visits
Today’s Government announcement increasing the number of visitors care and nursing home residents can have has met with a cautious welcome from providers. Provider body
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Two Visitors Allowed in Care Homes to Reunite Loved Ones
Care home residents in England will be able to receive two visitors indoors from Monday 12 April as covid restrictions continue to be cautiously eased.
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Microwave Specialist Launches Its Biggest Ever Giveaway
Regale Microwave Ovens is offering a free Panasonic rice cooker with every purchase of some of the brand’s microwave ovens.
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New Tools Launched Support Senior Nurses Working to Integrate Health and Social Care in Scotland
Nurses on integration authority (IA) boards in Scotland have access to a new set of tools with the publication of a competency framework. IA nurse
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DHSC Agrees to Reconsider Funded Nursing Care Rate
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has agreed to reconsider the 2019/20 funded nursing care rate in response to a legal challenge brought
Read more...Devon Admiral Nurse Wins ‘Community Nurse of the Year’ Award
Heidi Crook, Devon’s first Admiral Nurse, has won the ‘Community Nurse of the Year’ award. This was the first community focused awards ceremony in Devon
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Most Independent Acute Hospitals are Providing Good Care
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published its analysis of the quality and safety of care provided by independent acute hospitals across England. CQC has
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Carers: Contribute to State of Caring Survey 2018
Each year Carers UK runs the State of Caring Survey to help us show the reality of what it means to care for a family
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Award Win For Local Learning Disability Nurse
A local registered learning disability nurse has been recognised for his hard work, dedication and passion with an award – thanks in part to a
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Christie & Co Report Highlights Opportunities And Challenges Of Solving The UK’s Bed Blocking Problem
The nursing crisis in the UK has reached new heights according to the latest report published by Christie & Co. The report, entitled ‘Adult Social
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Royal College of Nursing Makes Case for Safe Staffing Levels
NHS patients across the UK will be at risk of falling care standards unless all four countries have legislation to guarantee safe staffing levels, the
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New Report Warns that England Could Face a Shortfall of 42,000 Nurses by 2020
England could face a shortfall of 42,000 nurses by 2020, equivalent to 12% of the workforce, according to a new Health Foundation report. (Figure includes
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