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Addressing postural care should be a pre-requisite of occupational therapy yet is a postcode lottery, says RCOT. The problem is further complicated by lack of... Grand(E) Way To Help Address Barriers To Postural Care appeared first on The Carer.
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Safeguarding Hub reviews over seven thousand Fitness to Practise referrals
The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) Safeguarding Hub has reviewed more than 7,000 Fitness to Practise (FtP) referrals through a safeguarding lens over the
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Animals Race Across the World to Belong Atherton
Swiss Valais blacknose sheep, Chinese Silkie chickens, and Pygmy goats have been spotted in Atherton as Belong customers and the community have been playing host... Animals Race Across the World to Belong Atherton appeared first on The Carer.
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Higher-Quality Plant-Based Diet Linked to Lower Dementia Risk, Study Finds
A higher-quality plant-based diet may help reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, according to new research published in Neurology, the... Higher-Quality Plant-Based Diet Linked to Lower Dementia Risk, Study Finds appeared first on The Carer.
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A Midlands firm has completed the land and build delivery of a new 38-bedroom care home for adults living with complex needs in Coventry. Birch... Midlands Firm Completes New 38-Bedroom Care Home In Coventry appeared first on The Carer.
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Care England Issues Caution As Council Care Spending Falls Further Below The Cost Of Delivery, Despite Increased Funding
April 9, 2026 9:21 AM
Care England has responded to the King’s Fund’s Social Care 360 report by issuing a caution to government bodies that the social care system remains... Care England Issues Caution As Council Care Spending Falls Further Below The Cost Of Delivery, Despite Increased Funding appeared first on The Carer.
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‘I was on clinical placement during the Ramadan period’
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Student editor Mushtag Kahin shares her experience of being on placement during Ramadan and how both staff and patients can be supported during the period. ‘I was on clinical placement during the Ramadan period’ appeared first on Nursing Times.
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‘If we fail to look after our workforce, we ultimately fail our patients’
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Helené Donnelly uses the results of the latest health service staff survey to highlight the vital importance of staff safety and workforce wellbeing. ‘If we fail to look after our workforce, we ultimately fail our patients’ appeared first on Nursing Times.
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Long-arm placements: student nurses’ and supervisors’ views
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A university explored perceptions of student nursing placements with remote supervision, making recommendations for their best use. Long-arm placements: student nurses’ and supervisors’ views appeared first on Nursing Times.
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NMC anti-racism principles to tackle racial inequities in maternal health
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Midwifery education across the UK will include a greater focus on anti-racism after the launch of new anti-racism principles by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) later this spring. NMC anti-racism principles to tackle racial inequities in maternal health appeared first on Nursing Times.
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Bradford breast cancer specialist nurses call time on combined 90-year career
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Two specialist nurses who have cared for thousands of breast cancer patients in West Yorkshire during their combined service of more than 90 years in the NHS retired before Easter. Bradford breast cancer specialist nurses call time on combined 90-year career appeared first on Nursing Times.
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Group of NHS trusts in Midlands appoints new chief nursing officer
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Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Community and Hospitals NHS Group has appointed a senior nurse from a neighbouring organisation to be its next chief nurse. Group of NHS trusts in Midlands appoints new chief nursing officer appeared first on Nursing Times.
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