The number of patients being treated in hospital corridors will be officially monitored nationally for the first time in Northern Ireland, it has been announced. Northern Ireland to nationally monitor corridor care appeared first on Nursing Times.

The World Health Organization has urged nurses and other health workers to be “agents for change” in eradicating female genital mutilation rather than perpetrators of the harmful practice. WHO calls on nurses to lead fight against FGM appeared first on Nursing Times.

For the residents of Catherine House Care Home, who are fondly referred to as family members, a day at Noah’s Ark Zoo wasn’t just a... Catherine House Care Home Visit Noah’s Ark Zoo appeared first on The Carer.

Portsdown View, a luxury care home in the Connaught Care Collection, was recently filled with smiles and laughter after a cute little duckling was hatched... Bedhampton Care Home Residents Are Visited By A Friendly Duckling For A Morning Of Fun And Mischief appeared first on The Carer.

Chrissla Davis on why reinstating free degrees and paid bursaries for student nurses could be a game-changer. ‘The benefits of free education for student nurses would outweigh the costs’ appeared first on Nursing Times.

A new daily pill for endometriosis has been approved for use on the NHS and could help over a thousand women in England every year manage the symptoms of the debilitating condition. The once-a-day pill, linzagolix, will soon be available for NHS patients in England who have had previous treatment for endometriosis, following approval by the National […]

Thousands of patients will benefit from a new cancer jab for more than a dozen types of the disease, with the NHS the first in Europe to offer the new injection. The health service is rolling out an injectable form of immunotherapy, nivolumab, which means patients can receive their fortnightly or monthly treatment in 5 […]

Patients who stay on hospital wards that are not properly staffed with nurses are more likely to die or be readmitted, a new study has claimed. New study ‘yet more evidence’ that nurse shortages kill appeared first on Nursing Times.

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) and the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) have launched a new Social Care Career Options Tool that will make it easier for people to find out about the wide range of roles and careers available in social care. 

It’s May, which means International Nurses Day is just around the corner, as is the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth in 1820. ‘May brings much to celebrate about the past and the present’ appeared first on Nursing Times.

A stage play about nursing, based on real-life stories from more than 70 nurses, has debuted in theatres across the South of England. Stage play aims to show the realities of nursing appeared first on Nursing Times.

East Cheshire Hospice plays a vital role in providing palliative care services to the community of Macclesfield and beyond. Like many organisations in the healthcare... How AP Automation Helped East Cheshire Hospice Save Time, Control Spend, and Streamline Purchasing appeared first on The Carer.