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Suicide three times higher among community treated patients
Suicides among patients treated in crisis resolution and home treatment services are three times the figure for inpatients, according to a study.
06 Oct 2016
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Elizabeth Anionwu and equality coordinator Wendy Irwin
An Irish polka tune, fifties rock and roll and traditional African music were among the song choices of celebrated nurse Elizabeth Anionwu at a Desert Island Discs-style event mark
06 Oct 2016
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New maternity graffiti boards
The King's Fund charity has investigated local methods in the NHS for gaining patient feedback on maternity services.
06 Oct 2016
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Nurse Pauline Cafferkey is said to be in a stable condition after she was hospitalised for a fourth time since contracting Ebola while working in Africa.
06 Oct 2016
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An oncology nurse has developed a new tool for women to check their breasts.
06 Oct 2016
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By 2021 the number of people with learning disabilities will increase by 14%, without the corresponding nurses to care for them, a conference has heard.
06 Oct 2016
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RCN senior officer Colm Byrne addresses the conference
Take time to prepare for revalidation, learning disability nurses are warned.
06 Oct 2016
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Book clubs can help lessen anxiety about healthcare for those with learning disabilities.
06 Oct 2016
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Lone working guidance
The RCN's guidance gives tips for nurses on staying safe when working alone.
06 Oct 2016
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A new resource will help mental health nurses to better support and care for people with learning disabilities, according to a charity.
06 Oct 2016
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 A service user has said learning disability nurses can play a vital role in educating other healthcare professionals away from judgemental behaviour.

05 Oct 2016
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A new exhibition charting public health nursing through the decades has opened at the RCN in London.
05 Oct 2016

People with learning disabilities are three times more likely to die from treatable causes than the general population, said a lead nurse reviewing national mortality.

05 Oct 2016

GPs play vital role in improving care for people with learning disabilities, nurse leaders told the Learning Disability Practice conference in Manchester.

05 Oct 2016
More patients are surviving life-threatening injuries thanks to a regional trauma network.
05 Oct 2016
Too many people with learning disabilities are still being admitted into hospital as inpatients, an NHS nurse leader tells the Learning Disability Practice conference in Manchester.
05 Oct 2016

The controversial new contract for junior doctors in England will begin to be rolled out from today.

05 Oct 2016
More than 3,000 people have signed a petition urging the government to scrap a pay cap which limits staff to a rise of just 1% each year.
04 Oct 2016

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