Three trusts want to move bank nurses to an agency, slashing employer pension contributions
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Three trusts want to move bank nurses to an agency, slashing employer pension contributions
Are employers doing enough to protect staff who handle chemotherapy medicines?
RCN also suggests a student loan forgiveness scheme and other strategies to retain new nurses
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RCN also suggests a student loan forgiveness scheme and other strategies to retain new nurses
Questions asked as report shows regulator failing to meet standards
Trust has dismissed 11 staff members for inappropriately accessing medical records
NMC faces backlash after failing to review health and criminal declarations for 18,000+ registrants
Call for healthcare staff exemptions after long-term permits were deemed invalid
Analysis
Are employers doing enough to protect staff who handle chemotherapy medicines?
Community nurses are fighting for their high-level practice to be rebanded at band 7
The BMA says staff are being used inappropriately – is the claim justified or divisive?
Our Q&A looks at what negotiations on Agenda for Change shake-up could mean for nurse pay
Our investigation shows the huge variation in parking fees across England and the UK
The highest scorers in the NHS Staff Survey, based on flexible working, morale and more
Clinical update
How to predict risk, ensure timely treatment and advise patients on its management
Updated NICE guidance focuses on diagnosis, red flag symptoms and when to seek emergency care
Guidance focuses on individualised care for pressure ulcers, lower limbs and surgical wounds
Sarcopenia is marked by a loss of muscle mass and often seen in older people
Resuscitation UK advice affirms role of advance care planning
How to recognise and manage the symptoms of AF and advise patients on lifestyle adjustments
Policy briefing
How nurses can implement changes to the RCUK process for end of life decision-making
The government’s plan to get the nation fit, protect against COVID-19 and ease strain on the NHS
A service to aid long-term recovery will offer personalised, online-based aftercare
Advice on how school nursing services in England can operate during imposed restrictions
The implications for nurses of RCN guidance on care provision and inadequate PPE
Public Health England focuses on promoting critical importance of mental health
Research news
A study to see if the programme for first-time parents is good value for money for the NHS
Parents and healthcare professionals endorse use of selected support materials
School trial of a 15-minute jog shows positive outcomes but concerns over implementation
People with cancer who skip referrals are more likely to die within a year of diagnosis
Nurses play a pivotal role in uptake of the shingles vaccine targeting people over 70
Support from health visitors to new mothers with mental health problems could be improved
Journal scan
Study looked at types of catheter available for intermittent use
Prospective study of scabies outbreaks in ten care homes for older people
Treatment with anticoagulants reduces risk of stroke by two thirds
Bacteria may help limit seizures, study of high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet finds
International study found diagnoses improved through shared use of surveillance systems
Japanese study suggests beneficial effects for prevention of cancer in all sites
