Nursing applications in Scotland fall by almost a quarter
A drop in the number of people applying to courses has raised concerns about an NHS staffing crisis. Source link
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Pat Cullen: Who is the RCN nursing union boss leading strikes?
The general secretary of the nursing union has led the first nationwide strikes in the profession’s history. Source link
Largest nursing strike in NHS history set to start
This winter, a number of other major health unions, including Unison, the GMB, Unite the Union and the Royal College of Midwives, have also voted to strike in different parts of the UK, with a series of walkouts planned over Christmas and the new year. Source link
Aberystwyth Uni nursing degree to encourage Welsh speakers
Students welcome opportunity to learn closer to home in move to boost Welsh language in health care. Source link
Unique game-based learning platform for nursing education launched in India – ET HealthWorld
New Delhi: FocusGamesIndia.com is a unique suite of serious online educational games to support the teaching of the new competency-based BSc Nursing Curriculum. The first set of 23 games has been published. They are mapped to the new curriculum to support the first semester. More games will be published as new semesters begin. The games … Read more
NHS nurse shortages a risk to safety, says Royal College of Nursing
Patients are missing out on basic care and medicines as the NHS struggles to fill posts, staff say. Source link
Only Half of U.S. Nursing Home Residents Have Received Boosters
By Robert Preidt and Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As COVID-19 cases surge nationwide, only about half of fully vaccinated nursing home residents have received a vaccine booster dose, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. Research shows that the effectiveness of COVID-19 … Read more
Beware of Private Equity-Owned Nursing Homes: Study
Nov. 19, 2021 — When you have to help a parent choose a nursing home or you need nursing home care yourself, you can consult a healthcare professional, talk to friends, or look at the Nursing Home Compare website of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The CMS website includes star ratings for … Read more
Covid in Scotland: ‘Nursing shifts left me inconsolable’
As vacancies hit a record high, Chloe Burke says she is leaving nursing because the pressure was too much to bear. Source link
Dancer takes up nursing after Covid care work
A student from Liverpool who took up care work during the coronavirus pandemic has decided to don scrubs instead of dancing shoes in a change of career. Paul Wilson, a dance graduate from Edge Hill University, worked in a home during the lockdowns to help fund his degree. “I quickly realised I had a massive … Read more