A consultation on safe and effective staffing for nurses and other healthcare staff has been launched for Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland consultation on safer nurse staffing opens appeared first on Nursing Times.

The UK Government has admitted that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is “not fit for purpose”, https://thecareruk.com/cqc-not-fit-for-purpose-says-health-secretary/ with the release today of an interim report... Sector Reacts to CQC’s Damning Report appeared first on The Carer.

Student nurses in Scotland are using food banks and barely scraping by, due to a lack of pay on placements and restrictions on paid part-time work, Nursing Times has been told.  Student nurses ‘in poverty’ and turning to food banks appeared first on Nursing Times.

The proposed changes to the national NHS job profiles for nurses “do not go far enough” to recognise the skills and expertise of staff, the Royal College of Nursing has warned. RCN renews calls for nurses to become band 6 after preceptorship appeared first on Nursing Times.

A lack of clinical expertise among inspectors is one of the reasons why the Care Quality Commission is failing, an independent review has warned. CQC under scrutiny as regulator ‘not fit for purpose’ appeared first on Nursing Times.

A care home in Camberley celebrated Charity Month in July by hosting a charity car wash for Parkinson’s UK. Camberley Manor care home hosted a... Scrub Squad At Camberley Manor! appeared first on The Carer.

All local authorities are struggling with under-funding, but there are big differences in the rates of requests for care being accepted both between regions and... Postcode Lottery For Care Facing The Public Today Analysis Reveals appeared first on The Carer.

Bringing fantasy and adventure to their care home, staff at RMBI Care Co. Home Prince Edward Duke of Kent Court, in Braintree, Essex, have created... Braintree Care Home Staff Create Magical Wonderland For Residents appeared first on The Carer.

A doting couple from the Highlands have celebrated their diamond anniversary with a card from His Majesty The King, presented by the Lord Lieutenant of... Sixty Years Of Fun For Nairn Couple Celebrating Diamond Anniversary appeared first on The Carer.

Liberty House, part of the Runwood Homes group, is delighted to commemorate a truly extraordinary milestone as their cherished resident, Freda, has just celebrated her... Celebrating A Century And Beyond: Freda Turns appeared first on The Carer.

Kelly McGovern, chief nurse of West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, on how she manages her own wellbeing. ‘I didn’t realise my mental health was suffering’ appeared first on Nursing Times.

Staff and residents at Moors Manor care home in St Leonards are celebrating because their wonderful Managing Director, Natasha Lazovic, from Barchester’s South Division, has... Care Home Managing Director Competes In Charity Cook Off appeared first on The Carer.