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New oral treatment to prevent migraines recommended by NICE
A new kind of oral treatment should be made available to NHS patients who experience regular migraines, according to guidance…
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Nurse Finds Mother in Trauma Unit While Working, Loses Baby in Collision
A nurse experienced the ultimate loss, both her mother and one-year-old daughter were killed in a motor vehicle accident in…
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First care home provider to gain top status for preceptorship scheme
Care home operator HC-One has become the first social care provider to achieve the national gold standard for a nursing…
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Heart failure ‘most common’ complication of atrial fibrillation
Heart failure, rather than stroke, is in fact the most common complication of atrial fibrillation (AF), according to Danish researchers,…
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Antipsychotics for dementia linked to ‘multiple adverse outcomes’
The use of antipsychotic drugs in patients with dementia is linked to more harms than currently acknowledged, which needs to…
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Student nurse wins award for research on ketamine for depression
A mental health nursing student, Cynthia Okoli, has won a national research award for her involvement in a clinical trial…
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KY Grants Criminal Immunity To Healthcare Workers For Medical Mistakes
Kentucky has passed a groundbreaking new law that grants criminal immunity to healthcare providers for unintentional medical errors. House Bill…
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Action needed to reduce risk of surgical swabs being left in patients
Improved standards are needed to help reduce the risk of surgical swabs being left inside patients after an invasive procedure,…
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Welsh Government told to tighten minimum nurse staffing laws
The Welsh Government must clarify sections of its safe nurse staffing laws and detail how it will fund the new…
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Scotland’s outgoing CNO to lead NMC practice learning review group
The outgoing chief nursing officer (CNO) for Scotland has been appointed as chair of the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC)…
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