A major expansion in the school nursing workforce is needed in England in order to address a steep decline in workforce numbers, a report from nurse leaders has warned. More school nurses needed to quell ‘horrifying’ child health slump appeared first on Nursing Times.

Thistle Court Care Home recently marked a remarkable milestone, honouring a dedicated member of their kitchen team for an incredible 29 years of service. Bev... Thistle Court Care Homehonours 29 Years Of Dedicated Service Of Team Member appeared first on The Carer.

A resident at a Lincoln home celebrated her 101st birthday and family say she is in such great health that they are already planning her... “Family Are Already Planning The Next One” As Party Is Held At Lincoln Home For Residents 101st Birthday appeared first on The Carer.

Make sure everyone is looking stylish, dignified and elegant at mealtimes. Care Designs’ smart range of adult clothing protectors incorporate the waterproofing functionality of a... Dignified Dining appeared first on The Carer.

Leaders across the health and social care sector agree that a ‘full-scale’ cultural shift at a policy and organisational level is ‘urgently needed’ in order... Healthcare Leaders Call For ‘Full-Scale Cultural Shift’ To Future Proof Health And Social Care System appeared first on The Carer.

By Jody O’Neill, CEO and Founder of Curam (www.curamcare.com) By 2030 one in six people in the world will be aged over 60 (including me!).... Can AI Ease Loneliness for Adults in Care? appeared first on The Carer.

At least one if not two significant reports has come out each day this week. Frankly, we’ve found it hard to keep things nailed down and cover everything that we need to. ‘I wasn’t expecting so many important reports this month’ appeared first on Nursing Times.

The UK nursing regulator, the Nursing and Midwifery Council, has put forward a draft plan to make the biggest investment in fitness to practise (FtP) in a decade, in an effort to process decisions safely but more quickly. Plans for £30m investment to tackle fitness to practise backlog appeared first on Nursing Times.

Primary school girls who are overweight or obese are more likely to see a GP at least once about musculoskeletal problems than those of a healthy weight, according to UK researchers. Excess weight in primary school girls linked to musculoskeletal issues appeared first on Nursing Times.

People with generalised joint hypermobility, also known as being ‘double jointed’, may be at heightened risk of developing long Covid, according to UK researchers. Joint hypermobility syndrome linked to increased risk of long Covid appeared first on Nursing Times.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council has put forward recommendations on how it would like to regulate advanced practice nursing, as part of a major review. NMC puts forward proposals for advanced practice regulation appeared first on Nursing Times.

We’ve published a draft new plan to make the biggest investment in fitness to practise in a decade, ensuring we can continue making decisions that keep people s