Student loan forgiveness for NHS nurses in England would help keep people in the profession for up to a decade longer, a new report has claimed. Student nurse loan forgiveness would boost retention, says RCN appeared first on Nursing Times.

There were wedding bells at a Derbyshire home thanks to modern technology allowing staff and residents to be a part of a colleague’s big day.... Wedding Bells At Derbyshire Home Thanks To Livestream Of Staff Members Big Day appeared first on The Carer.

Student editor Rebecca Kenderdine on the need for more collaboration between social services and the healthcare system. ‘How can the relationship between health and social care be improved?’ appeared first on Nursing Times.

In what has been called the “largest welfare reforms for a generation” the government has this week announced proposed changes to the welfare system which... Welfare Reform Will Lead To “Unintended Consequences” To Social Care NCF Says appeared first on The Carer.

Staff and residents at Hazel Lodge care home in Battle are celebrating because their Regional Directors, Maria Stefea and Jayne Holloway, from Barchester’s South Division,... Care Home Regional Directors Compete In Charity Cook Off appeared first on The Carer.

In January, founder and chief executive of the School and Public Health Nurses Association, Sharon White, announced her retirement after 45 years of working with children, young people and their families and almost two decades leading the charity. Outgoing chief hopeful for her ‘small but mighty’ nursing charity appeared first on Nursing Times.

Colleagues at an Aberdeenshire care home have cycled almost 100 miles to raise funds for local nursery children. The team at Auchtercrag House Care Home... Care Home Raises Money For Local Nursery With 100-Mile Cycle appeared first on The Carer.

Waterhaven Place, the newest addition to the Connaught Care Collection, recently hosted a dazzling ‘Gatsby Charity Gala’ to raise funds for the Chichester District Foodbank.... Chichester Care Home Hosts Roaring Twenties-Style Fundraiser For Local Food Bank appeared first on The Carer.

The NHS in England is increasingly relying on workers from countries with significant health care staffing shortages since EU recruitment became more difficult post-Brexit, instead... Research Reveals NHS Overreliance On Doctors From “Red List” Countries appeared first on The Carer.

Saphir Davies analyses the nurse education system in the UK from the perspective of a recent graduate, highlighting weaknesses and room for improvement. ‘A student’s perspective on the current state of nurse education’ appeared first on Nursing Times.

NMC response

The Royal College of Nursing in Wales has described proposals by Cardiff University to scrap its nursing courses as “alarming”, and said doing so would harm the future of the profession in Wales. Cardiff urged to drop ‘alarming’ nursing school closure proposal appeared first on Nursing Times.