Ambulance crews and A&E staff have slashed handover delays by more than 7 minutes this winter – even as they ferried the highest number of patients to hospital in half a decade. Figures out today show that more than 1.2million patients were handed over (1,234,731) to A&Es by ambulances so far this winter. This is […]

The gap in pay between brand new social care staff and those who have racked up five years or more of experience is tiny and getting worse, a report has revealed. Pay levels in social care sector failing to reward staff experience appeared first on Nursing Times.

Adult social care nurses in the UK have, for the first time, a formal definition of their role, which has been developed by researchers at the University of Salford. New definition proposed for adult social care nursing appeared first on Nursing Times.

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A survivor of wartime internment in China, Kristine Pourgourides went on to build a remarkable 50-year nursing career in Britain. Obituary: Kristine Mary Pourgourides (1941–2026) appeared first on Nursing Times.

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The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has issued a statement on advanced nursing practice, in response to concerns over a survey run by the British Medical Association (BMA) on the risks of doctor substitution. RCN responds to concerns about ANPs being used for ‘doctor substitution’ appeared first on Nursing Times.