Organ donation link nurses and targeted training may reduce missed referrals and improve donation opportunities, survey data suggests. Staff awareness and attitudes towards organ and tissue donation appeared first on Nursing Times.

Yorkshire-based care operator Park Lane Healthcare has announced the addition of Astrum House to its portfolio, further expanding the range of care services it provides... Park Lane Healthcare Expands Its Portfolio With the Addition of Astrum House appeared first on The Carer.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has welcomed the University of Westminster as the regulator’s 100th Approved Education Institution (AEI).

The government has initiated consultations on reorganising social care responsibilities across approximately one-sixth of England’s council areas, potentially affecting thousands of social care professionals. The... Government Launches Consultations on Social Care Restructuring Affecting 28 English Councils appeared first on The Carer.

Ashmead Care Centre in Putney celebrated the completion of their £1.2m wellbeing-focussed refurbishment with an open day attended by the community, including local MP, Fleur... Care Home Celebrates £1.2m Refurbishment with Community Open Day and MP Visit appeared first on The Carer.

Residents at a Wiltshire care home teamed up with local schoolchildren to celebrate one of Britain’s most iconic bears. It was a truly ‘bear-illiant’ morning... Winnie the Pooh Day Brings Generations Together at a Care Home in Wiltshire appeared first on The Carer.

More than a third of councils – and almost half of social care councils – responding to a new Local Government Association survey say they... Emergency Government Bailouts Needed By Third Of Councils Over Next Three Years LGA Survey Reveals appeared first on The Carer.

Professor Sir Mike Richards has resigned as Chair of the Care Quality Commission (CQC). He has agreed to continue until another Chair can be appointed.... Professor Sir Mike Richards Steps Down as CQC Chair appeared first on The Carer.

Student editor Zoe Craven on navigating loneliness and burnout on placement. ‘Loneliness during placement is common, but it doesn’t have to be’ appeared first on Nursing Times.

Mental health nurses in the West Midlands have stepped in to collect and provide urgent supplies for patients facing delays accessing support from local food banks. Mental health nurses set up ‘in-house food bank’ for patients in crisis appeared first on Nursing Times.

Student editor Jen Winch on whether student nurses are truly unpaid or if the bursary is considered payment. ‘We want enough support to study, learn and care without burning out before qualification’ appeared first on Nursing Times.

Autism may occur at comparable rates among male and female individuals, contrary to traditional views on its prevalence divide between the sexes, according to Swedish researchers. Autism rates in girls and boys may be ‘more equal’ than thought appeared first on Nursing Times.