http://www.mediplacements.com/nursing_news-rss.xmlNursing News from Mediplacementsen-gbTue, 25 Feb 2014 20:40:24 GMTCopyright: (C) Mediplacements60http://www.mediplacements.com/images/feedlogo.gifhttp://www.mediplacements.com/images/feedlogo.gifWorking night shifts is a common practice in the nursing profession and something that new starters have to get used to when they are first hired. Certain patients require round the clock care and having a nurse on hand in the hospital means that they can be tended to during the night, should they need to be. However, while the service is integralhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801696375-working_night_shifts_can.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801696375-working_night_shifts_can.htmlFri, 21 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMTNursingStudent nurses at the University of Worcester are to receive hands-on experience in treating patients with eating disorders. The new plans have been made possible due to a partnership with The Huntercombe Group. Students will be mentored by specialist clinicians and therapists at the group's Cotswold Spa Hospital from April 22nd. The idea willhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801575252-student_nurses_to_receive.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801575252-student_nurses_to_receive.htmlMon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTNursingA minimum amount of nurses are required in order to help care for hospital patients, a leading health union has claimed. The measure has been called for by Unison who claim that a nationwide poll of 1,500 healthcare professionals such as midwives, healthcare assistants and nurses, suggested that services were beginning to feel strained. Accordinghttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801574508-unison_calls_for_minimum_level.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801574508-unison_calls_for_minimum_level.htmlFri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTNursingThe Kent Community Health NHS Trust is on the lookout for "innovative, dedicated and qualified" band five and six nurses to work in the county. It has released a statement calling for people to step forward and take advantage of a whole host of new opportunities which are on offer. A wide range of nursing roles are being recruited for athttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801573636-wanted_kent_community_health.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801573636-wanted_kent_community_health.htmlThu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTNursingAround 50 nurses from the European Union may soon be working for East and North Hertfordshire Trust, which is working with professionals from the NHS to recruit migrant workers on "flexible work contracts". The trust has recently been trying to reduce its overall spend, but has seen agency spending increase in the last couple of months.http://www.mediplacements.com/article-801571076-east_and_north_hertfordshire.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801571076-east_and_north_hertfordshire.htmlMon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTNursingThousands of young mothers throughout the UK are to be offered the support of their own personal nurse as part of a new government scheme to help teenage parents from deprived backgrounds. The new class of family nurses will earn anything up to £40,000 a year, and will offer advice on relationship and family planning, career suppport, andhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801568215-nurses_to_be_trained_to_offer.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801568215-nurses_to_be_trained_to_offer.htmlMon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMTNursingNurses could be just as effective as doctors in treating minor injuries and illnesses, new research has suggested. Researchers in Spain found that patients who were seen by a nurse for ailments such as burns or stomach aches were as satisfied with their treatment from a nurse as they were when they had seen a GP. The team from the Institut Catalahttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801560604-nurses_just_as_good_as.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801560604-nurses_just_as_good_as.htmlFri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTNursingThe Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has announced that three new nurses will join its eating disorder services team next month. The organisation claims that the new recruits will offer additional programmes of support, including individual and group therapies, as well as meal support during home visits. It is responsible forhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801548181-eating_disorder_services_to.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801548181-eating_disorder_services_to.htmlWed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTNursingDoctors at Imperial College London claim that there could be a link between the satisfaction levels among a hospital's staff and the quality of health care it provides. In the first study of its kind, a team led by Dr Richard Pinder found that hospitals where mortality rates were lower were more likely to employ members of staff who werehttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801544805-staff_satisfaction_key_to_high.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801544805-staff_satisfaction_key_to_high.htmlThu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTNursingThe provision of specialist nurses is a vital part of improving the life expectancy of lung cancer patients, a new report has suggested. The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation and the National Lung Cancer Forum, who published the report, have now urged the NHS to safeguard the jobs of nurses specialising in caring for patients diagnosed with thehttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801534937-nurses_vital_in_lung_cancer.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801534937-nurses_vital_in_lung_cancer.htmlTue, 05 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMTNursingEngland's largest set of data regarding mental health will now be released monthly, with experts claiming it will bring more acute care to patients. The new proposal was launched on the back of a consultation by the Health and Social Car Information Centre (HSCIC) last week, with the changes being shaped by the feedback from more than 160http://www.mediplacements.com/article-801530048-mental_health_care_set_for.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801530048-mental_health_care_set_for.htmlMon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTNursingEngland's largest set of data regarding mental health will now be released monthly, with experts claiming it will bring more acute care to patients. The new proposal was launched on the back of a consultation by the Health and Social Car Information Centre (HSCIC) last week, with the changes being shaped by the feedback from more than 160http://www.mediplacements.com/article-801530048-mental_health_care_set_for.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801530048-mental_health_care_set_for.htmlMon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTNursingEngland's largest set of data regarding mental health will now be released monthly, with experts claiming it will bring more acute care to patients. The new proposal was launched on the back of a consultation by the Health and Social Car Information Centre (HSCIC) last week, with the changes being shaped by the feedback from more than 160http://www.mediplacements.com/article-801530048-mental_health_care_set_for.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801530048-mental_health_care_set_for.htmlMon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTNursingEngland's largest set of data regarding mental health will now be released monthly, with experts claiming it will bring more acute care to patients. The new proposal was launched on the back of a consultation by the Health and Social Car Information Centre (HSCIC) last week, with the changes being shaped by the feedback from more than 160http://www.mediplacements.com/article-801530048-mental_health_care_set_for.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801530048-mental_health_care_set_for.htmlMon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTNursingEngland's largest set of data regarding mental health will now be released monthly, with experts claiming it will bring more acute care to patients. The new proposal was launched on the back of a consultation by the Health and Social Car Information Centre (HSCIC) last week, with the changes being shaped by the feedback from more than 160http://www.mediplacements.com/article-801530048-mental_health_care_set_for.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801530048-mental_health_care_set_for.htmlMon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTNursingEngland's largest set of data regarding mental health will now be released monthly, with experts claiming it will bring more acute care to patients. The new proposal was launched on the back of a consultation by the Health and Social Car Information Centre (HSCIC) last week, with the changes being shaped by the feedback from more than 160http://www.mediplacements.com/article-801530048-mental_health_care_set_for.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801530048-mental_health_care_set_for.htmlMon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTNursingEngland's largest set of data regarding mental health will now be released monthly, with experts claiming it will bring more acute care to patients. The new proposal was launched on the back of a consultation by the Health and Social Car Information Centre (HSCIC) last week, with the changes being shaped by the feedback from more than 160http://www.mediplacements.com/article-801530048-mental_health_care_set_for.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801530048-mental_health_care_set_for.htmlMon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTNursingEngland's largest set of data regarding mental health will now be released monthly, with experts claiming it will bring more acute care to patients. The new proposal was launched on the back of a consultation by the Health and Social Car Information Centre (HSCIC) last week, with the changes being shaped by the feedback from more than 160http://www.mediplacements.com/article-801530048-mental_health_care_set_for.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801530048-mental_health_care_set_for.htmlMon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTNursingEngland's largest set of data regarding mental health will now be released monthly, with experts claiming it will bring more acute care to patients. The new proposal was launched on the back of a consultation by the Health and Social Car Information Centre (HSCIC) last week, with the changes being shaped by the feedback from more than 160http://www.mediplacements.com/article-801530048-mental_health_care_set_for.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801530048-mental_health_care_set_for.htmlMon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTNursingEngland's largest set of data regarding mental health will now be released monthly, with experts claiming it will bring more acute care to patients. The new proposal was launched on the back of a consultation by the Health and Social Car Information Centre (HSCIC) last week, with the changes being shaped by the feedback from more than 160http://www.mediplacements.com/article-801530048-mental_health_care_set_for.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-801530048-mental_health_care_set_for.htmlMon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTNursing