Torbay nurse vows to carry on working after celebrating 83rd birthday
One of Britain’s oldest nurses has celebrated her 83rd birthday – and vowed to carry on working. Monica Bulman started work aged 19 in 1952 – just four years after
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Vacant nursing and midwifery posts in Scotland up 16% in three months
Vacancy rates for NHS consultants, nursing and midwifery staff in across Scotland continue to increase, according to new figures. The number of nursing and midwifery posts lying vacant – given
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Report: Understanding quality in district nursing services – Kings Fund
District nursing services play an important role in helping people to maintain their independence by supporting them to manage long-term conditions and treating acute illnesses – and demand for such
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District nursing report warns of increasingly ‘poor quality and unsafe care’
Patients who need care in their own homes are increasingly faced with “rushed and abrupt” district nurses, a new report suggests. District nurses are having to take a “task-focused” approach
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NHS Scotland set to bolster workforce by 760 in coming year
More than 760 extra full-time staff are expected to be recruited to NHS Scotland in the coming year, according to new figures. Projections drawn up by health boards across the
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RCN warn 14% drop in school nurse numbers putting children at risk
A dip in the number of school nurses could be putting vulnerable children at risk, leading nurses have warned. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said that school nurses play
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Western Trust set to welcome 100 international nurses to fill recruitment gap
A potential 100 international nursing contracts will be offered to nurses from the Philippines and Italy to come and work in the Western Trust in Northern Ireland. An acute shortage
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Hospitals told to reduce operations as RCN warn of ‘drastic shortage’ of nurses
Hospitals in England have been ordered to cut back non-urgent operations and cancel outpatient appointments in the run-up to Christmas in preparation for a possible winter crisis, official documents have
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Documents reveal official doubts over viability of seven-day NHS service
The NHS may lack enough key staff to make a seven-day service work properly, leaked Health Department documents reportedly reveal. The assessments, obtained by The Guardian and Channel 4 News,
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Medics urge tougher language tests for NHS staff amid fears over patient safety
Patient safety could be at risk because doctors, nurses and dentists from the EU are not facing stringent enough language tests, leading medics have said. In just one year, 29
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