Plans to update the NHS constitution to enable patients to request same-sex intimate care have been criticised by NHS Confederation as dragging the health service into a ‘pre-election culture wars debate’. The think tank has said that updating the constitution should focus on high quality care for all, rather than ‘grabbing headlines’. The comments were made in...
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A nursing associate has been working to raise the profile and improve understanding of the role within primary care across Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB). Samantha Simpson, who is based at Abbey Medical Practice and also works for the local primary care training hub, told Nursing in Practice that a lot of patients and some...
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This article contains mentions of suicide, for immediate help please call the Samaritans on 116 123. A charity that provides mental health advice to UK healthcare workers is launching an online bereavement group for anyone who has lost a nurse colleague or family member to suicide. Doctors in Distress, which runs a range of online...
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Understaffing at a care home in Huddersfield has seen housekeeping staff ‘regularly’ asked to break from their cleaning responsibilities to assist residents with their meals. Aden House – which removed its nursing provision in October 2022 due to recruitment issues – has been kept in ‘special measures’ and rated ‘inadequate’ again following an inspection by...
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