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Queen’s Nurse title awarded to 24 community nurses
Twenty-four extraordinary community nurses and midwives – who were selected to complete the nine-month Queen’s Nurse Development Programme – have been awarded the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse in a ceremony in Edinburgh.
NHS trust’s Community Promise underlines holistic approach to health and wellbeing
A North East NHS trust is leading the way with its focus on all the ways it can support the health and wellbeing of the communities it serves.
Online conference to shine spotlight on Urgent Community Response Services
An online conference will be held next year to look at the role of Urgent Community Response Services.
Thousands of ‘survival’ HypoCards issued to people with diabetes could help to save lives
Almost 3,500 HypoCards have been handed out to people with diabetes providing vital advice on what to do should the card-carrier experience hypoglycaemia – a condition that can be life-threatening.
Painkiller supply issues worsen as leading manufacturer is partially suspended
Pharmacists nationwide are grappling with an escalating shortage of co-codamol as Bristol Laboratories faces suspensions from the Medicine & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
Community Nurse attends Reception at Buckingham Palace
Noor Ul Haq – Registered Nurse and Pastoral Support Lead at Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust – attended a reception hosted by His Majesty The King at Buckingham Palace last week.
North Devon initiative to train nurses locally celebrates its first graduates
The first cohorts of BSc Nursing students based at Petroc in Barnstaple have officially graduated in a ceremony held at the town’s Guildhall.
National shortage of leading branded painkiller
Pharmacists are currently experiencing a shortage of Zapain®, co-codamol 30/500mg tablets, across the UK.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals community nurse honoured with Queen’s Nurse award
A nurse dedicated to providing care to the most vulnerable, frail and elderly patients in the community has earned a coveted Queen’s Nurse Award.
Quality Mark awarded for supporting new nurses
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust has received the National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark from the NHS England National Preceptorship Programme.
Prestigious award for district nursing team
The Arches District Nursing Team won the Patient’s Choice category at the latest RCN Nursing Awards.
Hear Well project wins top award
Care UK’s Hear Well Project, which evaluates the impact of identifying and treating reversible hearing loss, was the winner of the ‘Nursing in Social Care’ category at this year’s Nursing Times Awards.
Ayrshire community nurses celebrate success
Community nursing teams from across Ayrshire came together at a special event to share how the many service developments and improvements are having a positive impact on local services.
RCN Awards nominations open
Nominations are now open for the RCN Awards, offering RCN members a chance to acknowledge colleagues and other nursing staff who’ve made a major contribution in their voluntary RCN roles.
Patients benefit from new Community Diagnostic Centre
Patients in Medway and Swale are benefiting from quicker and easier access to a range of vital tests and scans with the launch of a new Community Diagnostic Centre.
Mersey Care's nursing app wins national digital award
A new digital app, designed by Mersey Care to provide all the information needed by newly registered nurses and healthcare professionals, has won a national digital award for innovation.
New date unveiled for upcoming GlucoContro.online masterclass
Healthcare professionals involved in diabetes are invited to attend an online session looking at a web-based solution that allows them to securely connect with their patients’ blood glucose readings.
Going further for wound healing
The Going Further for Wound Healing report was launched at the Public Policy Projects (PPP) Wound Care Conference on Thursday, October 19.
Community Trust celebrates the successful completion of its first-ever occupational therapy apprenticeship
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) is celebrating two outstanding apprentices who have completed the Trust’s first-ever occupational therapy apprenticeship ahead of Allied Health Professionals (AHP) Day on Saturday, October 14.
Community Chronic Pain Service receives global stamp of approval
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust's community-based service, which helps people who suffer with chronic pain, has been internationally recognised for its excellence in supporting people with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD).