Test your knowledge and gain evidence of your professional development with Nursing Times Self-assessment bite-sized CPD. Test your knowledge on understanding leukaemia: risk factors, symptoms and treatment appeared first on Nursing Times.

The NHS has started vaccinating people against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), for the first time in its history. RSV, a leading cause of infant mortality around the world, is a common cause of coughs and colds but can lead to severe lung infections like pneumonia and infant bronchiolitis, which are highly dangerous to older people and young children. As […]

The NHS is trialling blood pressure checks at dentist and optometry appointments to help find people at hidden risks of stroke or heart attacks. The scheme which will be up and running in the coming months follows the success of NHS community pharmacy blood pressure checks, which has delivered more than a million checks in […]

A funding boost of £311m to GP surgeries in England will mean pay rises for practice nurses and their colleagues can now be delivered, the government has said. GP nurses expected to get pay rise after funding boost appeared first on Nursing Times.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council is reviewing its position on the remote prescribing of injectable cosmetic products. NMC reviewing remote prescribing of cosmetic injections appeared first on Nursing Times.

Health and social care is the underappreciated backbone of our society, providing essential services to vulnerable people and their families across the UK. The industry... Immigration Laws Decoded: Impact On Health And Social Care appeared first on The Carer.

By Jo Henney, CEO at Nugent (https://wearenugent.org) Training & Upskilling: Yet another policy scrapped by Labour causing over 30 leaders in the care sector sending... Training and Upskilling Funding: Another Scrapped Policy appeared first on The Carer.

By Sabina Kelly RN Ba (Hons) B.Sc. (Hons) (07976 287189) Some media sources suggest that there are approximately 8 million unpaid carers in the UK.... The Unheard Voices. – The Challenges Of Being An Unpaid Carer appeared first on The Carer.

By Gareth Martin, partner and regulatory expert at leading criminal defence firm Olliers Solicitors (www.olliers.com) The role of a care manager holds immense responsibility. From... Navigating Legal Responsibilities as A Care Manager Amid Increasing CQC Prosecutions appeared first on The Carer.

A nurse-led scheme to improve cancer care at a Midlands hospital trust has seen waiting times for results and further referrals slashed. Nurse-led cancer team sees waiting times cut by 70% appeared first on Nursing Times.

We’re hosting quarterly forums to support implementation of the Newly Qualified Social Worker (NQSW) Supported Year. These are for NQSWs undertaking a Supported Year, those supervising NQSWs and employers and strategic leads for NQSWs. 

Alzheimer’s Society has announced that it will be investing just under £3.2 million into funding a new Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) at Newcastle University to... Championing The Next Generation Of Dementia Researchers appeared first on The Carer.