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Swansea nurse recognised as ‘shining star’ by staff and patients
A senior nurse from Swansea Bay University Health Board has been recognised as an inspiring example to others, after being…
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Nurses failed patients during infected blood scandal, inquiry finds
Nurses were among clinicians complicit in the NHS infected blood scandal, by not giving proper information about the risks involved…
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Fake Nurse, Sex Offender, Stole Nurse’s Identity To Work With Hospice Patients
According to Indiana authorities, a convicted sex offender has been charged with multiple level-six felonies for impersonating nurses and treating…
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Nurses innovate on breakthrough device for young respiratory patients
Two nurses in the Midlands have led the development of a clinical device to help support children with cystic fibrosis.…
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Reducing checks for stable patients ‘would free up nurses’
Hospital nurses can monitor the vital signs of patients who are not seriously ill less often without putting them at…
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New bitesize learning videos on bed handling and immobile patients
Nursing Times has launched a new set of bitesize learning videos that form part of an educational package on supporting…
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Nurses support scheme to improve housing for asthma patients
Respiratory nurses’ specialist knowledge of asthma is being used by a housing association in a new partnership aimed at reducing…
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Nurses ‘increasingly stressed’ by having to treat patients on trolleys
Leaving patients on trolleys in hospital corridors is both “unsafe and undignified” and is also having a negative impact on…
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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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Telemedicine can cut readmission and boost outcomes for heart patients
A “simple strategy” involving the remote monitoring and assessment of patients after a heart attack can reduce hospital readmissions and…
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