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Thousands avoid hospital admissions thanks to community rapid response team
A community rapid response team – including district nurses – has been praised for helping thousands of people in north Cumbria to avoid an admission into hospital every year.
RCN Awards to celebrate inspirational forum colleagues
Two new categories have been introduced in the RCN Awards.
Clinicians invited to apply for scholars programme
Clinicians are being invited to apply for the annual Healthcare Leadership Academy (HLA) Scholars programme – a prestigious scholarship set up to develop and nurture healthcare leaders of the future.
Trend Diabetes unveil agenda for forthcoming national conference
A glittering line-up of leading healthcare professionals will form part of the exciting agenda for the Trend Diabetes national conferences.
National network for ICB Chief Nurses announced
The NHS Confederation and The Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) have announced the creation of a new national Network for Chief Nurses of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) in England.
Frailty and older people with type 2 diabetes webinar - open for registration
The management of older people living with type 2 diabetes will be the focus of a forthcoming webinar this month.
Entries open for prestigious UK nursing awards
The RCN Nursing Awards invites nurses, students and nursing support workers to share their innovations and expertise and celebrate their contribution to improving care and outcomes for their patients.
Trust is looking to recruit community nurses
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has announced it is looking to recruit community nurses.
Diabetes Specialist Nurse Forum UK to host inaugural conference
An organisation which connects nearly 3,000 diabetes specialist nurses across the UK will host its inaugural conference in October.
Nurse celebrates golden anniversary
A nurse who began her career at the West Suffolk Hospital 50 years ago is still working for the Trust that runs the hospital – West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust – and has recently taken up a role in a team supporting patients to be cared for at home.
QNI chief executive to appear in Antiques Roadshow Nursing Special
The chief executive of the Queen’s Nursing Institute will appear on a special programme of the Antiques Roadshow dedicated to Nursing.
Community nursing team shares their first research experience
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Area Nursing Manager Nicola Zolnhofer has shared her team’s experience of their first community research study.
Network for Community Children’s Nurses reaches new milestone
Community Children’s Nurses (CCNs) provide vital care to babies, children and young people with some of the most complex healthcare needs in the community.
Nursing open day to be held in Gloucestershire
A nursing open day will be held in Gloucestershire to recruit Community Nurses.
Award-winning collaboration helps patients and district nurses
A new approach to delivering palliative at-home treatment to advanced heart failure patients in Wales has been hailed a success – with hopes the award-winning model can be rolled out nationally.
QNI draft standards for community nursing specialisms are out for consultation
The Queen’s Nursing Institute has published draft Standards for six specialisms in community nursing and these are now available for public consultation.
Community nurse appeals for help for earthquake victims
A community nurse in Walsall is trying to comfort her devastated husband as he comes to terms with losing five family members in the earthquake which affected south-eastern Turkey near its border with Syria.
Florence Nightingale Foundation launches new five-year strategy
The Florence Nightingale Foundation has unveiled ambitious plans to grow its reach in its new five-year strategy.
NMC supports forcibly displaced professionals to join its register
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has published a new policy to support forcibly displaced people to join its register safely.
‘Brilliant nurse and fantastic role model’ retires
Being able to make a difference to patients’ lives was the career highlight for nurse Lyndsey Allen who retired from Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust this month.