An expansion of same day emergency care services across the country has seen thousands more people every week get the rapid tests and treatment they need to avoid an overnight stay in hospital – with the total up by more than a tenth in just a year. New data shows there has been an 11% […]

Carmain Gibson-Holmes on an initiative that permits staff to stop and take time to reflect and share their everyday experiences. ‘Staff see how sharing their views and experiences can bring change’ appeared first on Nursing Times.

Creating more opportunities and expanding career pathways in mental health nursing is “vital” for services to be sustainable in the future, a new report has said. Career pathways ‘vital’ for mental health workforce sustainability appeared first on Nursing Times.

Unison members have reaffirmed their opposition to a separate pay spine for nurses – an idea that some of the union’s health workers dubbed "dangerous", "unworkable" and “ignorant”. ‘Ignorant vandalism’: Unison members oppose nurse pay spine appeared first on Nursing Times.

A care home in Ramsbottom is among a select few that have received a brand new piano thanks to the fundraising efforts of an innovative... Grand Gesture From Piano School appeared first on The Carer.

Errors in calculating placement hours, including inappropriate inclusion of reflection time, mean some nursing students are set to miss their expected qualification date, Nursing Times has learned. Exclusive: Student nurses to qualify late due to hours confusion appeared first on Nursing Times.

Rotherwood Healthcare has marked a significant milestone in constructing its newest care home, Colwall Care Home, with a topping-out ceremony. Situated in the picturesque village... Rotherwood Healthcare Celebrates Topping Out Ceremony at Colwall Care Home appeared first on The Carer.

Exemplar Health Care has started work on transforming a former care home on Westfield Lane, Pontefract, into a brand-new complex care service. The site is... Work Starts on Complex Needs Care Home in Pontefract appeared first on The Carer.

Meadow House care home, situated in the heart of Swaffham announced the recent fulfilment of a lifelong dream for one of its residents, Nathan. Nathan,... Meadow House Fulfils Resident’s Football Dream appeared first on The Carer.

Cranford Care Home’s corridors were filled with an unusual sound recently – giggles and goat bleats, as Monty, a diminutive Pygmy goat with a big... Monty the Pygmy Goat: A Baa-rilliant Day at Aberdeen Care Home appeared first on The Carer.

Unison members have called for pay parity for all nurses in the UK, and reiterated a desire to withdraw from the NHS Pay Review Body after years of late wage uplifts. NHS pay reforms still urgently needed, warn Unison members appeared first on Nursing Times.

An NHS spokesperson said: “NHS England is very grateful to Dr Cass and her team for their comprehensive work on this important review over the past four years. “The NHS has made significant progress towards establishing a fundamentally different gender service for children and young people – in line with earlier advice by Dr Cass […]