Nursing Times

‘Why we should move away from using the term ‘care’ in nursing Should nurses adopt a different term and drop ‘care’ from their language, asks Justine Barksby. #nurse #nurses #nursing #health #healthcare https://lnkd.in/enRNRygv

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Vascular nurse-led service halves treatment wait times A specialist nurse service treating varicose veins and venous leg ulcers has been successfully launched in London by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. #nurse #nurses #nursing #health #healthcare #vascular #legulcers #specialistnurses #innovation #hospital https://lnkd.in/eMGCJbXM

No nurses selected to lead NHS 10-year reform The government is being challenged over its failure to appoint any nurses to lead the development of its new 10-year plan to reform the NHS. #nurse #nurses #nursing #health #healthcare #policy #government #nhs #nhsreform #nhs10yearplan #leadership https://lnkd.in/er_edSE4

‘How can we encourage people to want to train to become nurses?’ As a university that offers training for adult nursing, mental health nursing, and children’s nursing, we are very aware of the significant decline in applications, and consequently, recruitment to nursing programmes. #nurse #nurses #nursing #health #healthcare #university #education #workforce #recruitment https://lnkd.in/eAUwgu9t

Proposed nurse apprenticeship cuts a ‘major blow’ Nurse leaders have warned that cuts to government funding of some nursing apprenticeships would "jeopardise" courses and hamper recruitment and retention. #nurse #nurses #nursing #health #healthcare #apprenticeship #government #policy #workforce #recruitment #education #apprenticeships https://lnkd.in/ebcKWFCA

Helené Donnelly: ‘For the NHS to succeed, its staff must be valued and supported’ I write this as the latest attempt to ‘fix’ the NHS is launched by the government. A consultation process has commenced and the Department of Health and Social Care is calling for everyone to get involved. #nurse #nurses #nursing #health #healthcare #nhs #government #policy https://lnkd.in/eEBqNAw4

Bill to refresh ‘outdated’ mental health laws introduced Long-awaited reforms to the Mental Health Act in England and Wales are now a step closer thanks to the introduction of a bill to parliament. #nurse #nurses #nursing #health #healthcare #legislation #policy #government #mentalhealth #mentalhealthbill https://lnkd.in/eaJjGTAu

Calls for expansion of public health nursing workforce The specialist community public health nursing (SCPHN) workforce needs to be "rebuilt" to address urgent health challenges facing the UK population, a conference has heard. #nurse #nurses #nursing #health #healthcare #publichealth #publichealthnursing #healthvisitors #schoolnurses #scphn #workforce https://lnkd.in/ek-d4B6C

Nurses must be involved in designing tech, urge nursing directors Senior nurses have discussed the importance of the profession being involved in designing, not just implementing, digital tools to assist practice. #nurse #nurses #nursing #health #healthcare #digitaltechnology #digital #technology #NTDigital #leadership #nurseleaders https://lnkd.in/eNVuYKkw