Whooping cough (pertussis) cases have surged in recent years. This factsheet gives an overview of the infection, including its key characteristics and complications. It is part of a collection on childhood. Whooping cough: factsheet on nursing childhood infectious diseases appeared first on Nursing Times.

This factsheet aims to help nurses better understand chickenpox (varicella), a common and usually mild infection affecting a large majority of children in the UK. It is part of a collection on childhood infections. Chickenpox: factsheet on nursing childhood infectious diseases appeared first on Nursing Times.

Premature ovarian insufficiency is a complex condition characterised by loss of ovarian function in women under 40. Its assessment and treatment are multifactorial. Premature ovarian insufficiency: diagnosis 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 premature ovarian insufficiency: diagnosis and treatment appeared first on Nursing Times.

This article explores online informed consent training for clinical trials, using a collaborative approach. Informed consent training for clinical research trials: online delivery appeared first on Nursing Times.

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has been quizzed on whether nurses will lose their jobs due to the upcoming dissolution of NHS England. Streeting quizzed on potential nurse job losses from NHS reform appeared first on Nursing Times.

The government has introduced new rules that will require social care sector employers to prioritise hiring migrant workers already in England before recruiting from overseas. Overseas recruitment tightened under new care worker visa rules appeared first on Nursing Times.

As the UK endures another harsh winter, plummeting temperatures and a surge in respiratory infections are placing strain on our healthcare system. The winter effect and other pressures on COPD patients: providing better outcomes appeared first on Nursing Times.

From 9 April, care providers who want to recruit a new worker from overseas will have to first prove that they have attempted to recruit... New Rules To Prioritise Recruiting Care Workers In England appeared first on The Carer.

Dennis Smith, aged 98, a resident at Astune Rise care home in Eston, Middlesbrough has been appointed to the rank of Chevalier in the Order... 98-Year-Old Middlesbrough Veteran Honoured By French For War Service appeared first on The Carer.

On Tuesday, 12th March, Kailash Manor Care Home once again opened its doors for the Bhagavad Gita Wisdom Circle, a monthly spiritual gathering in collaboration... Kailash Manor Hosts Bhagavad Gita Wisdom Circle in Partnership with ISKCON Bhaktivedanta Manor appeared first on The Carer.

The hospital where Lucy Letby murdered babies is now being investigated for gross negligence manslaughter as well as corporate manslaughter, police have announced. Letby: manslaughter probe into Countess of Chester ‘widened’ appeared first on Nursing Times.