Residents at HC-One’s Shelton Lock Care Home in Derby, Derbyshire, are preparing for another exciting stop on their World Cruise journey, this time travelling to... Shelton Lock Care Home Sets Sail for Germany as Part of Its World Cruise appeared first on The Carer.

HC-One’s Gittisham Hill House Care Home in Honiton, Devon, was filled with music, laughter and dancing as residents enjoyed another much-loved visit from singer Tom... Music and Dancing Bring Gittisham Hill House to Life appeared first on The Carer.

Social care in Wales is “sleepwalking into a crisis” unless a funding system that forces families to “pay twice” for essential support is ripped up,... Wales “Sleepwalking” Into Social Care Chaos Providers Warn appeared first on The Carer.

New data show that the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) key timeliness metric for Fitness to Practise (FtP) casework continues to improve and is at its fas

History taking and assessment enable nurses to adopt a problem-solving approach to help patients improve sleep. Insomnia: a symptom that merits holistic assessment and treatment appeared first on Nursing Times.

Test your knowledge and gain evidence of your professional development with Nursing Times Self-assessment bite-sized CPD. Test your knowledge on insomnia: a symptom that merits holistic assessment and treatment appeared first on Nursing Times.

An employment tribunal in Newcastle has found that eight Darlington nurses who complained about a trans colleague using single sex changing rooms at work suffered harassment. Darlington nurses were ‘unlawfully harassed’ over trust trans rules appeared first on Nursing Times.

Pulse oximeters that can be used at home to detect hypoxaemia give higher readings for patients with darker than lighter skin tones, according to UK researchers. Pulse oximeters prove ‘less accurate’ for patients with darker skin tones appeared first on Nursing Times.

Wearing a cast for six weeks appears to be no less effective than surgery for healing unstable ankle fractures and carries fewer treatment related harms, according to Finnish researchers. Six weeks in cast ‘no less effective’ than surgery for unstable ankle fractures appeared first on Nursing Times.

Thousands of men with prostate cancer will be offered a life-extending drug on the NHS within weeks. For the first time patients whose prostate cancer has not spread will be able to receive the drug in England, known as abiraterone, as the health service widens access to the treatment. Around 2,000 men diagnosed with prostate […]

The Department of Health in Northern Ireland has today published guidelines to support social care employers in identifying, preventing and responding to incidents of racism in the workplace. Guidance aims to combat racism against Northern Ireland social care staff appeared first on Nursing Times.

By Mark Fuller, Director of Health and Social Care Transformation, Isle of Man Government Department for Health and Social Care (www.gov.im) After more than 20... Taking Ownership of Change: Why the Isle of Man is Using Innovation to Enhance its Health and Social Care appeared first on The Carer.