Nicole Blythe questions whether academic assessment methods are truly reflective of the skills needed in today’s dynamic healthcare environment, especially for student nursing associates. ‘I often find myself questioning traditional methods of student assessment’ appeared first on Nursing Times.

A brand new 66-bed luxury care home is set to open in Scarborough at the beginning of December, delivering residential, dementia and respite care to... Brand New Luxury Care Home to Open in Scarborough Next Month appeared first on The Carer.

A senior critical care nurse from India has been elected as president of the Royal College of Nursing. New RCN president announced appeared first on Nursing Times.

Two-thirds of internationally educated nurses and midwives with advanced practice skills gained overseas are being underutilised in the UK, new research has found. Advanced practice: international nurses back regulation appeared first on Nursing Times.

A new report reveals that a third of vulnerable young people in council care last year had to be placed in accommodation miles from their... Thousands Of Young People Were Placed In Council Care More Than 20 Miles Away From Their Home Last Year Report Reveals appeared first on The Carer.

League tables revealing failing NHS trusts and cancelled pay rises or dismissal for managers who don’t turn things around are part of new plans to... Zero Tolerance For Failure Under Package Of Tough NHS Reforms Unveiled appeared first on The Carer.

Eighty per cent of unpaid carers with a health condition have considered giving up their jobs amid a lack of support from their employers, a... Eighty Per Cent Of Unpaid Carers Consider Giving Up Their Jobs As Partnership Calls For More Employer Support appeared first on The Carer.

Exemplar Health Care, is celebrating the opening of two brand-new units at Woolston House. The care home on Long Barn Lane opened its doors in... Exemplar Health Care Opens New Units At Home In Woolston appeared first on The Carer.

Staff working in A&E and ambulance services experienced more pressure than any October on record, new figures show today, as the NHS heads into winter busier than ever before. Despite the continued pressure on hospitals, the overall waiting list fell for the first time since February. It reduced by around 70,000 in September from 7.64 […]

A comprehensive study released today by the Florence Nightingale Foundation (FNF), and commissioned by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), shows that advan

A worker at a Retford care service who has “transformed people’s lives” has been recognised with a national award. Beeches, in South Levington, Retford is... Retford Care Worker Wins Award for “Transforming Lives” appeared first on The Carer.

A senior nurse at Rugeley home marked 15 years at her workplace. Louisa Simpson works at MHA Briar Hill House and was acknowledged by the... Celebrations At Rugeley Home As Senior Nurse Marks 15-Year Service appeared first on The Carer.