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Scottish Ministers wish to fill three SSSC Council Member positions.

Breathing is essential and so is counting, notes Sianne Chinwuba, as she sets out the importance of accurate respiratory rate measurement in nursing practice. ‘Breathing is essential and so is counting when it comes to respiratory rate measurement’ appeared first on Nursing Times.

Kathryn Alevizos and Zanne Gaynor look at what health professionals can do to improve communication in internationally diverse teams. ‘Everyone can become more aware of the language they use’ appeared first on Nursing Times.

Religious perspectives of suicide within Islam are reflected upon in this article, with practi-cal advice offered to nurses when supporting Muslim families who have experienced a sui-cide in their family. Supporting Muslim families after suicide: religious and cultural considerations appeared first on Nursing Times.

How a community of practice project sought to improve the experiences of internationally educated nurses who are working in England. Supporting internationally educated nurses to stay and thrive in the NHS appeared first on Nursing Times.

NHS patients with a life-threatening heart condition are set to benefit from a cutting-edge new medicine which can significantly reduce the risk of hospitalisation and death. The drug, tafamidis, is the first ever approved treatment for a cohort of patients in England with a rare heart condition known as transthyretin amyloidosis cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), where clumps […]

Today we’re celebrating all the nursing professionals and students across the UK dedicated to providing safe, kind and effective care, for the benefit of the pu

A family of nurses have reflected on the vast opportunities available to those wanting to join the profession, and how pursuing their different passions has enabled them to see the longevity in a career in nursing. Family of nurses on why nursing is a career for life appeared first on Nursing Times.

More than half of England’s care home residents have received their spring covid-19 vaccine from the NHS in the past four weeks.  Over 155,000 people (52%) have received the potentially life-saving jab since the NHS began administering it in older adult care homes on Monday 15 April. Overall, 2.5 million people across England have now […]

A new charity being launched by nurse leader May Parsons will offer free English language training to Filipino nurses in the UK to help them build their career in this country.  Charity to offer English language support to Filipino nurses appeared first on Nursing Times.

To mark International Day of the Midwife, let’s hear it for midwives and everything they do. ‘Let’s hear it for the midwives and everything they do’ appeared first on Nursing Times.

Hospital nurses can monitor the vital signs of patients who are not seriously ill less often without putting them at risk of harm, a new study has suggested. Reducing checks for stable patients ‘would free up nurses’ appeared first on Nursing Times.