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New route into nursing for healthcare support staff

Healthcare assistants are to be offered a route into nursing through part-time degrees, under plans revealed by Health Education England. Continue reading

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New draft guidelines on heart attack treatment question benefits of omega-3

Advising patients who have had a myocardial infarction to eat diets rich in oily fish may have only a limited impact on reducing their risk of a future cardiovascular event, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Continue reading

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Care plans should include fall prevention, says NICE

All hospital patients aged over 65 should be considered to be at high risk of falling and have an appropriate care plan drawn up, according to guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Continue reading

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DH drawing up ‘older people’s plan’ for NHS

NHS bosses are creating a “vulnerable older people’s plan” to help alleviate the stress on accident and emergency wards, the health secretary has announced. Continue reading

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Councils to be ranked on public health outcomes

Public Health England is planning to publish national rankings of public health outcomes in different local authority areas, in a bid to encourage journalists and members of the public to “challenge those in positions of responsibility”. Continue reading

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NICE urges practice nurses to seek out inactive patients

Practice nurses and GPs need to do more to identify sedentary adults and encourage them to be more active, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Continue reading

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NHS staff forum to be expanded

A scheme which encourages NHS staff to get together once a month to discuss the stresses of their jobs is to be rolled out across the health service, officials said. Continue reading

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NICE launches draft guidance to reduce harm from drips

Hospital patients who are seriously dehydrated or have other problems with fluid levels are having their lives potentially put at risk by overstretched or under trained NHS staff, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has warned. Continue reading

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NICE updates guidance on assessing and treating fever in children

Updated clinical guideline on assessing and managing children under the age of five years with fever has been published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Continue reading

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WHO warns of threat from new virus

World Health Organization has warned that the emergence of a new coronavirus represents a “major challenge” for the world as well as the countries currently affected. Continue reading

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