Nurses have been warned to take more breaks and look out for signs of overheating in team members using personal protective equipment (PPE), to avoid heat stress during the current heatwave. Government agency warns of overheating risk in health and care staff appeared first on Nursing Times.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has responded to the findings of the independent review of maternity services at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS

A Shared Lives Plus ambassador from Northampton has won a national award recognising people who are helping create more inclusive communities and improving lives through their work and advocacy. Shared Lives Ambassador Wins National Learning Disabilities & Autism Award appeared first on The Carer.

Sector leaders have broadly welcomed today’s (June 24) latest Skills for Care report, The Size and Structure of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce in England 2025/26, which reveals the strongest workforce position seen in a decade. Sector Leaders React to Today’s Skills for Care Workforce Report appeared first on The Carer.

A trust in the West Midlands has launched a pioneering interoperable digital medicines management system, which is designed to both cut nurse administration time and improve patient safety. Trust goes live with integrated meds system to ‘save nursing time’ appeared first on Nursing Times.

A Derbyshire care home has launched its summer activity programme in a wonderfully quirky fashion, with residents rolling Babybel cheeses down a homemade hill... Derbyshire Care Home ‘Rolls’ Into Summer with Cheese Rolling, A Pop-Up Clothes Shop and Monopoly-Themed Dinner appeared first on The Carer.

Scientists in the United States have proposed a new theory that could reshape understanding of how Alzheimer’s disease develops, offering potential new directions for future treatments and research. New Research Points to Fresh Understanding of Alzheimer’s Disease appeared first on The Carer.

Spellman Care has officially announced the launch of its brand-new staff recognition initiative, the EMAs (Extra Mile Awards). Spellman Care Goes the ‘Extra Mile’ with Launch of Major New Staff Recognition Scheme appeared first on The Carer.

The vacancy rate in England’s adult social care sector has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, according to new data published by Skills for Care – the national charity that works to strengthen England's adult social care workforce. Adult Social Care Vacancy Rate Falls to Lowest Level in a Decade as Workforce Grows appeared first on The Carer.

This final article in our series on the spine explores how effective rehabilitation plans can be used to support holistic recovery from back pain. Living with back pain: long-term management and rehabilitation appeared first on Nursing Times.

Test your knowledge and gain evidence of your professional development with Nursing Times Self-assessment bite-sized CPD. Test your knowledge on living with back pain: long-term management and rehabilitation appeared first on Nursing Times.

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has again issued a defence of advanced practitioners, in response to fresh concerns from the British Medical Association (BMA) about the risks of doctor substitution. Nurses respond to BMA survey on use of advanced practitioners appeared first on Nursing Times.