Flu cases in hospital have already surpassed last year’s peak as festive infections “flood” hospitals early this winter. Latest weekly figures published this week show... Winter Pressure Builds As No Sign Of ‘Festive Flu’ Letting Up appeared first on The Carer.

A public consultation has been launched in Scotland on how best to further regulate non-surgical cosmetic procedures to reduce the potential for harm from those considered to be riskier. Nurses asked for views on regulation of non-surgical cosmetic procedures appeared first on Nursing Times.

Red Rose Care Community has successfully brought festive cheer to the local area with its Christmas card competition, designed to help form connections between the... Red Rose Care Unites The Generations As Christmas Card Competition Winners Are Announced appeared first on The Carer.

A nursing course at the University of Sunderland has received accreditation from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). PNA nursing course in North East receives accreditation from RCN appeared first on Nursing Times.

Residents and staff at a dementia care home in Plymouth bid a fond farewell this week to the chaplain who has been supporting them for... A Fond Farewell To Chaplain Joanna appeared first on The Carer.

A 17-strong choir, whose members are between 87 and 99 years old and has an average age of 94, made history today (Thursday 19 December)... Christmas Joy For World’s Oldest Choir As It Sings Its Way Into The Record Books appeared first on The Carer.

Sector leaders and organisations have responded this weeks provisional local government finance settlement, which will provide £69 billion for councils across the country, a real-terms... Sector Responds to Publication of the Local Government Finance Settlement appeared first on The Carer.

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellent (NICE) has recommended a new treatment to prevent and reduce hearing loss in babies, children and teenagers being treated for cancer. Children receiving chemo set to benefit from hearing loss treatment appeared first on Nursing Times.

Care homes throughout the UK are being invited to take part once again in the Big Garden Birdwatch, the world’s largest garden wildlife survey. Every... Binoculars at the Ready – Are You Ready for the Big Garden Birdwatch? appeared first on The Carer.

Peter Carter reflects on the reasons why fewer people are choosing to study nursing while also looking at the factors that make it a great choice of career. ‘We are paying the price for years of austerity and ill-conceived policies’ appeared first on Nursing Times.

A charity is seeking to create a network of specialist nurses across the UK to support people affected by aortic dissection. New aortic specialist nurse funding scheme launched appeared first on Nursing Times.

Hospices have welcomed a multi-million-pound investment in their estates by the government but have called for funding to go further to cover the cost of essential services such as nursing care. Government funding must go further to address hospice crisis appeared first on Nursing Times.