Elon Musk, one of the world’s wealthiest people, known for expressing his often-polarising views, has seemingly come out as a champion of the nursing profession. Nurses championed on social media by multibillionaire Elon Musk    appeared first on Nursing Times.

Accidental falls are one of the biggest threats to the health and wellbeing of older people. Every year there are around 250,000 emergency hospital admissions... Portsmouth Care Home Pioneers New ‘Fall Risk’ Reduction Programme appeared first on The Carer.

Residents from three Dorset and Hampshire care homes enjoyed a postwar Britain-themed production performed by a theatre school in Bournemouth. Care home residents from Castle... Care Home Residents Enjoy Theatre Schools’ 50s-Themed Musical Drama Production appeared first on The Carer.

Health and Social Care staff in Northern Ireland are torn over the pay offer in the country, as health unions have unveiled their ballot results. But the deal will now be implemented. Northern Ireland pay deal to be implemented, despite union split appeared first on Nursing Times.

Oral mucositis (OM) is a common and debilitating adverse effect of radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or a combination of both in head and neck cancer treatment. GelX®: advancing proactive care in oral mucositis management for head and neck cancer patients appeared first on Nursing Times.

Under-inflation pay rises over the past decade have left many nurses effectively working five days a month without pay, new analysis suggests, as thousands of nurses say they are poorer than a year ago. Nurses working ‘for free five days a month’ due to poor pay appeared first on Nursing Times.

A first-of-its-kind nurse-led service that helps secondary breast cancer patients access clinical trials is celebrating having helped 500 patients. Cancer patients given access to trials via innovative advocacy service appeared first on Nursing Times.

NIHR Nursing and Midwifery have collaborated with NHS organisations and higher education institutions across England to develop an interactive resource aimed at pre-registration nursing and midwifery students. Inspiring nurses and midwives to improve health outcomes through research appeared first on Nursing Times.

A government-commissioned report has found “significant weaknesses” in the data projections used in NHS England’s long-term workforce plan. Audit finds ‘weaknesses’ in modelling used for NHS workforce plan appeared first on Nursing Times.

Slough supercentenarian Richard Brown celebrated his 107th birthday this month – but preferred a quiet cuppa to a party! Richard, who lives at Windmill Care... Supercentenarian and Honoured Veteran Celebrates 107th Birthday appeared first on The Carer.

Hundreds of nursing and midwifery whistleblowers have applied to contribute to the Lucy Letby inquiry, to give evidence about raising safety concerns in the NHS. Thirlwall Inquiry: Nurse whistleblowers apply to give evidence appeared first on Nursing Times.

Scott Mitchell, husband of the late Dame Barbara Windsor and Alzheimer’s Research UK Ambassador, has been appointed People’s Champion of the Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia... Scott Mitchell Named People’s Champion Of The Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission appeared first on The Carer.