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Massive Software Outage Paralyzes Hospital EMRs and Systems Globally
In a major global disruption, a widespread IT outage on July 19, 2024, crippled critical systems worldwide. Hospitals relying on…
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London hospital achieves prestigious global nursing standard
A hospital in London has become the latest healthcare provider in the UK to meet the standards of a prestigious…
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Website designed by nurses aims to improve cancer research
Nurses from two cancer charities have led the development of a new website that aims to describe in simple terms…
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University nursing applications fall again to lowest in five years
Applications to nursing and midwifery courses at UK universities have fallen again and are now at their lowest numbers for…
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More early-career nurses quitting and ‘vowing to never return’
One in five nurses and midwives who left the register in the last year did so in the first 10…
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Short bursts of resistance exercise at night ‘may improve sleep length’
Regular ‘activity breaks’ during the evening can extend subsequent sleep time in healthy adults, suggests a small study by researchers…
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Increase in NHS staff reporting inappropriate behaviour at work
The national guardian for the NHS has warned that internal culture is a “patient safety issue”, as a record number…
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Nurses Plan To Strike at Rady Children’s Hospital, For The First Time Ever
For the first time in history, nurses at Rady Children’s Hospital have voted to authorize a strike. After months of…
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New social care workforce plan: key takeaways for nursing
A long-awaited workforce plan for social care has been published, setting ambitious targets for the government on nurse recruitment, retention,…
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UK-wide RSV vaccine rollout to begin from next month
Midwives and primary care nursing staff will have a key role in the rollout of a “game-changing” UK-wide vaccine programme…
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