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Charity pledges investigation into Ebola case

By The Press Association5th January 2015News Scotland

Save the Children has said a review into how a British nurse – who is in a critical condition in a north London hospital with Ebola – had contracted the

Figures reveal 80% of new nurses hired from overseas

By The Press Association17th December 2014News England

Four out of five nurses hired in NHS hospitals in the last year were recruited from overseas, new figures suggest. Three quarters of all 140 acute hospital trusts in England

Doubt cast on Glasgow nurse’s conviction

By The Press Association16th December 2014News Scotland

New scientific evidence casts fresh doubt on the conviction of a nurse who was jailed for a minimum of 30 years for murdering four elderly women and attempting to kill

Care experience ‘not key to nursing’

By The Press Association8th December 2014News Scotland

Previous caring experience does not make students better nurses, a new study suggests. Researchers said nursing students with care experience are less likely to perform better academically and clinically than

Workers ‘profoundly troubled’ over end-of-life care wishes

By The Press Association3rd November 2014News England

A third of nurses have been unable to fulfil their patients’ dying wishes because they do not have enough time, according to a survey. Many healthcare workers are “profoundly troubled”

Scots charity introduce new nursing structure

By Iain MacDonald3rd November 2014News Scotland

Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) is introducing a new nursing structure to their care plan which will ensure the charity have the right skills, resources and expertise to support and

Midwives vote to go on strike for first time in 133 years

By The Press Association29th September 2014News England

Midwives in England have voted to go on strike in a bitter dispute with the Government over pay. Members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) backed walkouts by 82%,

Scotland’s Chief Nursing Officer to step down

By Iain MacDonald25th September 2014News Scotland

Scotland’s Chief Nursing Officer, Ros Moore, will step down from her role at the end of the year, it was announced yesterday. Appointed to the role in 2009, Ros Moore

New eligibility to work assessments for overseas nurses

By The Press Association27th August 2014News England

Nurses and midwives who completed their training outside Europe are to face new assessments of their eligibility to work in the UK, it was announced today. The Nursing and Midwifery

Tag: Nursing / Midwifery

Charity pledges investigation into Ebola case

Figures reveal 80% of new nurses hired from overseas

Doubt cast on Glasgow nurse’s conviction

Care experience ‘not key to nursing’

Workers ‘profoundly troubled’ over end-of-life care wishes

Scots charity introduce new nursing structure

Midwives vote to go on strike for first time in 133 years

Scotland’s Chief Nursing Officer to step down

New eligibility to work assessments for overseas nurses

Net migration drops 20% to 728,000 after hitting record 906,000 in 2023

Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families, review finds

Body-in-garden trial told three-year-old died after parents’ ‘breathtaking’ cruelty

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Tag: Nursing / Midwifery

Charity pledges investigation into Ebola case

Figures reveal 80% of new nurses hired from overseas

Doubt cast on Glasgow nurse’s conviction

Care experience ‘not key to nursing’

Workers ‘profoundly troubled’ over end-of-life care wishes

Scots charity introduce new nursing structure

Welsh taskforce to address shortage of nurses in social care

Midwives vote to go on strike for first time in 133 years

Scotland’s Chief Nursing Officer to step down

New eligibility to work assessments for overseas nurses