NHS England remains “committed” to ensuring “good clinical leadership” across integrated care boards, the chief nursing officer has said following concerns over senior nursing posts being scrapped. England’s CNO commits to ‘good clinical leadership’ amid ICB cuts appeared first on Nursing Times.

Newly qualified nurses should no longer be “making coffees, pulling pints or stacking shelves” under the government’s new graduate guarantee, health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has pledged today. Streeting: ‘I don’t want nursing graduates pulling pints or stacking shelves’ appeared first on Nursing Times.

Nursing and midwifery leaders have welcomed a new government scheme to improve job prospects for newly qualified graduate staff. Government pledge to tackle graduate nurse employment crisis appeared first on Nursing Times.

Residents at HC-One’s Coppice Lodge Care Home in Arnold, Nottingham, got into the purry spirit this International Cat Day (August 8) by transforming their in-house... Arnold Care Home Celebrates International Cat Day With ‘Paw-Sitive’ Kitty Café appeared first on The Carer.

Residents from an Edinburgh care home had a roaring good time on their visit to the zoo, where they marked special occasions, reconnected with past... Edinburgh Care Home Residents Have A Wild Time At Local Zoo appeared first on The Carer.

One in three doctors say they are unable to progress their education, training and careers in the way they want; the results of the latest... Marginal Improvement In Doctors’ Wellbeing But Many Feel Unable To Progress Careers, Warns GMC appeared first on The Carer.

With hotter weather predicted to return to parts of the UK this week, new analysis by Friends of the Earth reveals the areas (high heat... Nearly 10,000 Care Homes In Heatwave Hot Spots appeared first on The Carer.

It was a day of nostalgia, music, and pure joy at HC-One’s Kirkwood Court Care Home in Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne, as residents, relatives, and... Elvis Is In The Building At Kenton Care Home appeared first on The Carer.

Heather Woollard advances to national finals after being named Resident Ambassador of the Year for Barchester’s Central Division. Heather Woollard, a resident at Waterside Court... Waterside Court Resident Ambassador Wins Prestigious Regional Care Award appeared first on The Carer.

This article considers current evidence on the correct use of alcohol-based hand rubs and the nurse’s role in improving hand hygiene. Best practices for effective hand hygiene using alcohol-based hand rubs appeared first on Nursing Times.

CNO Duncan Burton explains the government’s new graduate guarantee policy for early career nurses and midwives in England. ‘I don’t want to see any nurse struggling to find jobs at the start of their career’ appeared first on Nursing Times.

Nearly 400,000 people have used a new prescription tracking feature in the NHS App in the first ten weeks since its launch, helping reduce unnecessary calls and visits to pharmacies. The handy “Amazon-style” tracker allows people to check the status of their medications as easily as their online shopping and has already been used 715,000 […]