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RCN highlights latest drop in nurse numbers
The number of nurses, midwives and health visiting staff in the NHS has fallen by more than 6,500 since the coalition government took power, the Royal College of Nursing has said following the release of new workforce figures.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 25, 2012 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

In Hospitals Known For Good Nursing Care, Patient Deaths After Surgery Decreased
Patients treated in magnet hospitals (specially designated for their nursing excellence) had 14 percent lower odds of death than those in non-magnet hospitals in a four-state study of 564 hospitals led by the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. The magnet designation, determined by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, recognizes high-quality patient care, high levels of nurse education, and nursing innovation. "Even controlling for differences in nursing, hospital, and patient characteristics, surgical patients fared better in magnet hospitals," said lead author Dr...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 24, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news

External auditors have reviewed NMC fee rise
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has bought in external auditors to examine the business case for its proposed fee rise, Nursing Times has learnt.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 23, 2012 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Bulletin for proposed CCGs -Issue 22, 22 October 2012
Source: NHS Commissioning Board Area: News The latest issue of the bulletin for proposed clinical commissioning groups has been published, and covers the following topics: . NHS Commissioning Assembly . Service level agreements between CCGs and CSUs . CCG configuration . Update on arrangements for GP IT systems . A new vision and strategy for nursing, midwifery and caregivers . Clinical leaders webinar . Learning disabilities guidance for CCGs . Information governance . Complaints handling resource pack . NHS Property Services . NHS Continuing He...
Source: NeLM - News - October 23, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Kenya: Amref Launches Campaign to Stop African Childbirth Deaths
[The Star]SOME 200,000 African mothers die in childbirth annually leaving about 1.5 children motherless. In response to this Amref will train 15,000 midwives in three years to reduce the deaths.
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - October 21, 2012 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

NHS Trust upgrades workforce management technology
The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust in the UK has chosen the Kronos SMART workforce management solution for a standardised rostering process that improves time management in the nursing and midwifery departments.
Source: Hospital Management - October 18, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Mary Seacole winners announced
The work of nurses and midwives who have contributed to improving the health of black and ethnic minority communities was celebrated this week at the annual Mary Seacole awards.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 18, 2012 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Higher Nurse Workloads Increase Likelihood Of Death Among Older Surgical Patients
Older black patients are three times more likely than older white patients to suffer poorer outcomes after surgery, including death, when cared for by nurses with higher workloads, reports research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. The large-scale study showed higher nurse workloads negatively affected older surgical patients generally and that the rate was more significant in older black individuals...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 18, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news

Afghanistan: MSF to Resume Medical Activities in Khost
Afghanistan 2012 © Hilde Cortier/MSF Newborn babies at the MSF maternity hospital in eastern Khost Province KABUL/KHOST, AFGHANISTAN, OCTOBER 17, 2012—The independent medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) will resume medical activities in its maternity hospital in Khost Province, Afghanistan, which were suspended following an explosion in the hospital in April 2012. The decision to restart medical services was made after an August 27 meeting, or jirga, between MSF staff and leading community members. Representatives from all distric...
Source: MSF News - October 17, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

No revalidation of nurses for three years
Revalidation for nurses will not be introduced for at least three years, despite the head of the Nursing and Midwifery Council admitting current arrangements are “not fit for purpose”.
Source: HSJ - October 17, 2012 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

NMC admits PREP 'not fit for purpose'
Revalidation for nurses will not be introduced for at least three years, despite the head of the Nursing and Midwifery Council admitting current arrangements are “not fit for purpose”.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 17, 2012 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Fee rise unavoidable, says regulator
The nursing and midwifery regulator has admitted that even if it accepts a government grant of £20m, nurses’ and midwives’ annual registration fees will still have to increase.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 17, 2012 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

NMC delays revalidation roll out
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has delayed the roll out of revalidation by a year, it has been announced read more
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 17, 2012 Category: Nursing Authors: lnaughton Tags: Professional Editor ' s pick Source Type: news

Exceptional nurses and midwives recognised at Mary Seacole Awards
Six nurses, midwives and health visitors have been recognised for their contribution to black and ethnic minority (BME) communities at the Mary Seacole Leadership and Development Awards ceremony.
Source: Royal College of Nursing - UK- National News - October 17, 2012 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Nurse council's two-year backlog
The backlog in disciplinary cases for nurses and midwives will take more than two years to clear, the profession's regulator says.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 16, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Government offers £20m grant to the Nursing and Midwifery Council
The government expects that this support will allow the NMC to protect nurses and midwives from the full impact of a proposed registration fee rise of almost 60 per cent. The NMC is an independent body responsible for the regulation of nurses and midwives, including dealing with complaints and fitness to practise hearings. It has an important role in protecting patients. The government expects that this grant will provide the extra financial support required for the NMC to properly tackle a backlog of fitness to practise cases, as well as to allow it to reduce the effect of a fee rise for hard-working nurses and midwives. More ….
Source: NHS Networks - October 16, 2012 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

Cash-strapped nurses facing a 60 per cent hike in professional fees they must pay in order to work
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), which regulates the UK's 670,000 nurses and midwives, has proposed increasing the annual registration fee from £76 to £120
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 15, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Ministers offer NMC £20m to cut fee hike
The government has offered a £20m grant to the Nursing and Midwifery Council in a bid to reduce the size of its proposed fee hike which has sparked uproar among the workforce.
Source: HSJ - October 15, 2012 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Government offers NMC £20m to reduce fee hike
The government has offered a £20m grant to the Nursing and Midwifery Council in a bid to reduce the size of the proposed fee hike.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 15, 2012 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

NMC offered grant to protect nurses from fee hike
The government has offered the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) a one-off £20m grant to “protect” nurses and midwives from having to foot the entire bill of the regulator’s proposed 60% fee hike read more
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 15, 2012 Category: Nursing Authors: lnaughton Tags: Professional Editor ' s pick Source Type: news

Shell Shocked – Kerry’s Story
I was admitted to hospital to be induced with my second baby thinking that I’d be discharged again about 6 hours after the birth, how wrong was I. After giving birth to my little girl naturally the midwife went to sew up where they’d had to cut me and noticed I was bleeding quite heavily. The next thing I knew the room was full of people and I was being rushed to surgery.When I woke up in intensive care the next day my husband told me that they had had to perform a hysterectomy to save my life as there was no other way of stopping the bleeding. I didn’t really know how to feel about it and three weeks on ...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - October 15, 2012 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Post Birth Your Stories post birth bleeding post partum haemorrhage story Source Type: news

NHS leadership programme for nurses to be launched
More than £46m is to be invested in the NHS Leadership Academy as it launches its largest development programme for nurses and midwives – leading with compassion. read more
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 12, 2012 Category: Nursing Authors: abrewerton Tags: Editor ' s pick Latest News Source Type: news

U.N. Launches Global Campaign to Abolish Child Marriages
The United Nations has launched a global campaign to abolish an anachronistic social practice still prevalent in some communities around the world: child marriages. “International conventions declare that child marriage is a violation of human rights because it denies girls the right to decide when and with whom to marry,” says a new report released Thursday by the U.N.Population Fund (UNFPA). The launch also marked the first International Day of the Girl Child – Oct. 11 – as designated by the 193-member General Assembly last year in order “to recognize girls’ rights and highlight the un...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - October 11, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Thalif Deen Tags: Education Featured Gender Violence Headlines Health Human Rights Poverty & MDGs Religion United Nations Women's Health World child marriage UNFPA Source Type: news

NHS Leadership Academy to invest in development programmes
The NHS Leadership Academy in the UK will invest more than £46m by 2015 in three core programmes for leadership development of nurses and midwives.
Source: Hospital Management - October 10, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Government lends £140m to tackle bureaucracy
A government loan of £140m has been made to reduce the amount of time NHS nurses and midwives spend on paperwork and bureaucracy. read more
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 10, 2012 Category: Nursing Authors: abrewerton Tags: Editor ' s pick Latest News Source Type: news

NMC delays appointment of permanent chief exec
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has promoted its current acting chief executive after a lack of “competitive candidates” came forward for the role. read more
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 10, 2012 Category: Nursing Authors: abrewerton Tags: Editor ' s pick Latest News Source Type: news

Director of nursing quality improvement and care appointed to the NHS Commissioning Board
Professor Beal, previously director of nursing (east) at NHS South of England, will be responsible for ensuring that care, compassion and patient experience are at the heart of nursing and midwifery in the health and social care system. Juliet will provide clinical and professional leadership for mental health, midwifery, children’s health and leadership for the nursing and midwifery contribution to the five domains of the NHS outcomes framework. More …
Source: NHS Networks - October 10, 2012 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

Expert claims UK nurses should consider emigration to Australia, New Zealand
The Emigration Group, based in the UK, has announced that there are several job opportunities for nurses and midwives in Australia and New Zealand.
Source: Hospital Management - October 9, 2012 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Search for new NMC chief exec put on hold
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has abandoned its search for a new chief executive and registrar due to the lack of a “competitive field of candidates”.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 9, 2012 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Low-risk women can benefit from midwife-led maternity care
Low-risk women can benefit from having their maternity care led by midwives rather than doctors, according to a review of studies by the University of London.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 9, 2012 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Government invests to cut nurses’ paperwork
£100 million will be offered to the NHS for nurses and midwives to spend on new technology that will free up time for patient care and help make essential patient details instantly available on the ward, at the bedside or in the community. Nurses and midwives, whether they work in a hospital, in the community or in another care setting, will decide what kit is best for their own workplace. More …..
Source: NHS Networks - October 9, 2012 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

The Continuous Evolution In Nursing Careers
This article tries to provide an insight on what steps nurses can follow and what ways to gradually evolve in their nursing careers from CNA (Certified Nursing Assistants) to RN (Registered Nurses). CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant For those wanting to be part in the 2.5million nurses who represent one of the largest healthcare workforces in the US, according to BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics), the first step is following CNA training courses. CNA stands for Certified Nursing Assistant and it is the most primary form of nursing. Almost anyone can do it...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 8, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news

Cameron outlines £140m investment in technology for nurses
The government is to spend £140m technology and leadership training for nurses and midwives in order to “improve care and beat bureaucracy”.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 8, 2012 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

NHS fund of £140m to be announced
Prime Minister David Cameron is set to announce £140m in funding aimed at easing the burden of red tape on nurses and midwives.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 5, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Zimbabwe: When Birth Can Be a Death Sentence
[The Herald]"My complicated pregnancy could have killed my triplets or me and today someone would have been narrating my story. "I could have been a maternal death statistic had I stayed at home and sought the services of an untrained midwife. "Mine was an experience I want other women to learn from.
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - October 4, 2012 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news

Gambia: Nurses and Midwives' Day Observed in CRR
[Daily Observer]Crr -The Gambia Nurses and Midwives Association, in collaboration with the community of Upper Fulladu west over the weekend observed the Nurses and Midwives' Day in Bansang, on the theme 'Midwives save lives'.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 2, 2012 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Hospital Workers At Greater Risk Of Musculoskeletal Pain When There Is Work-Family Conflict
Nurses and other hospital workers, especially those who work long hours or the night shift, often report trying to juggle the demands of the job and family obligations. A study by The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) suggests that the higher the work-family conflict the greater the risk that health care workers will suffer from neck and other types of musculoskeletal pain...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 1, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news

When Employees Feel Safe To Reveal Performance Errors, Patient Safety Improves
When nurses feel safe admitting to their supervisors that they've made a mistake regarding a patient, they are more likely to report the error, which ultimately leads to a stronger commitment to safe practices and a reduction in the error rate, according to an international team of researchers. In addition, when nurse leaders' safety actions mirror their spoken words -- when they practice what they preach -- unit nurses do not feel caught between adhering to safety protocols and speaking up about mistakes against protocols...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 28, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news

NHS performing well but worries over tougher times ahead
26 Sep 2012 NHS performance is continuing to hold up well, but there is concern that quality of care may suffer as financial pressures bite from next year, according to the latest quarterly monitoring report on NHS performance published by The King’s Fund.A survey of 45 NHS finance directors undertaken for the report found that a majority are confident of delivering average cost improvement targets for this year of just under 5 per cent. However, 2013 is seen as a potential turning point, with savings becoming more difficult to deliver and most directors sceptical that the NHS will be able to meet i...
Source: The King's Fund - Press - September 26, 2012 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Former NMC chief paid £80,000
The former chief executive of the Nursing and Midwifery Council was paid almost £80,000 when he stood down, it has emerged.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - September 26, 2012 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Patient neglect driving NMC referrals
Lack of competence in caring for patients and neglect are the biggest drivers of complaints to the Nursing and Midwifery Council, a breakdown of referrals to the regulator has revealed.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - September 25, 2012 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Historical Lessons Underline Vital Role That Nurses Can Play In Patient Feeding
Nurses can play a key role in feeding people and restoring their humanity in times of great crisis and this was very evident during their little-known involvement in the liberation of Bergen-Belsen at the end of World War Two. That is the key finding of a historical research paper published in the October issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 24, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news

Views sought on new vision for nursing
Over recent months, Viv Bennett, director of nursing for the Department of Health, and Jane Cummings, chief nursing officer for England, have been talking to care givers across the country to start to understand what the new vision and strategy for nurses, midwives and care-givers should look like, and what values unite the profession. They now want to hear your views on the issues contained in the draft vision to inform the strategy for the development of the nursing, midwifery and care-giving professions.
Source: NHS Networks - September 24, 2012 Category: UK Health Authors: Karen Topping Source Type: news

Nigeria: Reckitt Benckiser Re-Enforces Malaria Awareness Campaign
[Vanguard]Following the growing concern to curb the incidence of malaria and save the lives of children and their mothers, Reckitt Benckiser, makers of Mortein insecticide has re-enforced its anti-malaria awareness campaign at a forum for Local Government Nurses and Midwives (FOLGONM), Lagos State 6th Annual Scientific Workshop 2012.
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - September 22, 2012 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Doctors urged to encourage staff immunisation against flu
The letter also includes supporting evidence on the importance of the influenza vaccine. NHS organisations are urged to use this letter locally to encourage doctors to have their flu jabs. Letters for nursing and midwifery staff and allied health professionals will be available shortly.
Source: NHS Networks - September 21, 2012 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

Healthcare workers urged to get flu vaccination
Source: Department of Health (DH) Area: News In an open letter to doctors, the Chief Medical Officer and the Chair of Council at the BMA have stressed the vital role that doctors can play in ensuring that as many frontline staff are vaccinated against flu as possible. The letter also includes supporting evidence on the importance of the influenza vaccine. NHS organisations are urged to use this letter locally to encourage doctors to have their flu jabs. Letters to nursing and midwifery staff and allied health professionals will follow shortly. It has been estimated that up to 1 in 4 healthcare workers may becom...
Source: NeLM - News - September 21, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Nigeria: Psychiatric Patients Groan As Health Workers Down Tools
[Daily Trust]Kaduna -Patients at the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Kaduna are groaning following a strike embarked upon by the Medical Health Union and Association of Nurses and Midwifery. Our correspondent, who visited the hospital however reports that a few patients were seen being attended to by doctors who are not part of the strike. A patient, Pricilla Kaga, said she has been receiving treatment at the hospital for sometime for mental disorder, and that she was surprised when she came in yesterday and discovered ther
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 19, 2012 Category: African Health Source Type: news

New nursing minister praises East London maternity unit
Dr Dan Poulter kicked off his new role as minister with responsibility for nursing and midwifery yesterday with a visit to a state-of-the-art maternity unit in one of the country’s most deprived areas.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - September 19, 2012 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Disturbing Level Of Sound Around Seriously Ill Patients 'Like A Busy Road'
Seriously ill patients in intensive care units are being cared for in environments with sound levels more than 20 dB higher than the WHO's recommendations. This is shown by a study carried out in partnership between the University of Gothenburg and the University of Boras. In the study, the researchers registered sound levels around 13 seriously ill patients cared for in the intensive care unit at Sodra Alvsborg Hospital over a 24-hour period. The study shows that the sound levels around seriously ill patients were on average between 51 and 55 dB. This is comparable with a busy road...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 19, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news

Nigeria: Maternal/Infant Mortality - FG to Engage 9, 000 Midwives, Nurses
[This Day]Plans are underway by the federal Government is to employ 9, 000 midwives, nurses and community health workers nation-wide to curb the rising maternal and infant mortality rates in the country.
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - September 19, 2012 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news