The first apprentice nurses could be working on wards from September, and once established, up to 1,000 apprentice nurses could join the NHS each year.
Aspiring nurses will join the apprenticeship at different stages, depending on their qualifications and experience, and stay in work whilst learning. By offering staff who want to progress more flexibility, regardless of whether they are health care support workers or already working towards higher level qualifications, employers will be able to open up a career in nursing to people from all backgrounds.
This group has been nationally recognised for using Experience Based Co-design to improve the care and experience for mothers with perinatal mental health difficulties, which are known to affect up to 20% of women during pregnancy and within the first year after the birth of their baby.
Specialist mental health practitioners from our child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) will work alongside school therapy teams to help children with problems such as low level anxiety and depression.
Led by Springwell Academy, the service will see three dedicated mental health practitioners support nine secondary schools across Barnsley. These specialists will train teachers and school therapy staff on how to support children with mental health problems as well as working directly with children themselves.
An evaluation has been undertaken of the pilot project to provide a Parkinson’s Disease Nurse Specialist post for two years funded by Parkinson’s UK. - See more at: http://www.sompar.nhs.uk/latest-news/parkinson-s-community-nurse-project-evaluation/#sthash.Ou572RsQ.dpuf
The badges have been introduced to help other members of staff spot new or recent starters who may be feeling vulnerable bacause of their lack of experience and local knowledge.
They are all undergoing Preceptorship and Preceptorship support Nurse Teresa Shaw said:”The badges are there so all of our staff can use their experience to help and support new starters” “The acorn symbol signifies that great oaks develop from tiny acorns therefore our preceptees will flourish and grow throughout their careers”
It is unclear whether training for nursing assistants was equivalent in all countries studied. In England, the Department of Health plans to introduce "nursing associates", who would have 18 months' training and work alongside professional nurses and existing, less well-trained health care assistants.
Additionally, the study does not prove that more qualified nurses are the reason for the differences in death rates and quality of care. The research is based on one "snapshot" of what was happening in hospitals at one point in time (2009 to 2010). Other factors, such as local doctor staffing levels, may also have an effect on outcomes.
A literature review was conducted, searching for articles published from 1990 to 2012. The review found that nurse practitioners are key to the modernisation of the National Health Service. Studies have shown that compared to doctors, nurse practitioners can be efficient and cost-effective in consultations. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
The aim of this study was to find out if student nurses feel comfortable in caring by providing support for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Questioning adolescents and what factors influence their level of comfort. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
To gather, assess and synthesize current research knowledge on the interventions aiming to improve nurses’ well-being at work. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
Safe and appropriate transition between inpatient settings and the community is one of the major challenges facing the modern NHS. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in conjunction with the Social Care Institute for Excellence published guidance on this challenging area in December 2015. This commentary provides context, summary and discussion of the key areas covered. The guidance particularly emphasises the importance of a person-centred approach in which patients are individuals and equal partners in the multidisciplinary team who should be treated with dignity and respect. Additionally, communication and information sharing is crucial both on admission and when taking a proactive approach to discharge, including the role of the discharge coordinator in liaising with community teams and arranging follow-up post-discharge. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
To gain insight into the process of patient enablement in general practice nursing consultations. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
Help I’m Hairy is a Keystage 2 relationship and sex education resource which uses narration from students, helpful advice from Yr 6-11 students, fact files, information from a school nurse, animation and short comic sketches to help young people understand what happens physically and emotionally during puberty.
This new version also contains an extra section devoted to Transition to secondary school. The resource is a collaboration between Catcher Media, Walsall School Nurses, Teenage Pregnancy and Sexual Health team, Walsall Schools and Creative Art Team. [Available at a cost to other areas]
This Toolkit has been developed to support the delivery of relationships and sexual health education with Key Stages 2, 3 and 4 pupils
TOPIC AREAS: Puberty Attitudes and the Law Relationships Contraception and Condoms Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI’s) Sexuality Risky Behaviour
Our Community nurses and their managers worked closely and in partnership with Doncaster Commissioning Group to look at how they could improve the service they offer.
And, as a result revamped the service to ensure it caters better for patients. It also introduced a 24 hour a day seven day a week contact number, staffed by senior nurses and specially trained call handlers. Nurses also saw patients on either a planned visit or an unplanned rapid response visit.
Melanie Gibbons, our Head of Nursing, said: “The way we now deliver our community nursing service has a greater emphasis on each individual patient’s care; this means we provide a better quality service, and an improved patient pathway. We now focus on providing continuity to our patients, using a case manager approach, offering a 24 hour response, 365 days a year, this not only results in our staff providing a more holistic and patient focused service, but also that our staff work in a more productive way”.
A new evening phone line to improve access to health advice for parents of young children is being trialled in Bury.
The Bury Health Visiting service has introduced a new evening advice line running from 5pm to 7pm on Thursdays which is open to all parents of a child under the age of five in the borough.