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Universities should consider research placements for student nurses and midwives
The Council of Deans of Health says their report is backed up by the Nursing and Midwifery Council's standards for...
Concerns raised by staff over NHS patient data sharing scheme
Records would be ‘pseudonymised’ –so that a patient’s date of birth, NHS number and postcode will be replaced by a...
Nurses with poor mental or physical health significantly more likely to make clinical errors, finds study
Nurses who worked with employers who offered greater support were more than twice as likely to have better personal health...
Oxygen saturations ‘more useful’ than temperature in elderly COVID screening
Upwards of 30% of older adults with serious infections show mild or no fever.
Electronic cigarettes help smokers with schizophrenia quit
Some 40% of participants had stopped smoking traditional cigarettes by the end of 12 weeks.
Nurses’ uniforms should be professionally cleaned as COVID-19 survives for 3 days, finds study
NHS uniform and workwear guidelines state it is safe to wash healthcare workers’ uniforms at home, provided the temperature is...
Coughing is a ‘is a potent generator of aerosols’, concludes study
Aerosols are believed to be a significant route of transmission for the virus, and may remain in the air for...
ICU nurses at risk of PTSD, severe anxiety or problem drinking due to COVID trauma, finds study
New research from King's College London and published in Occupational Medicine shows the stark impact of working in critical care during the...
Cooling vests could alleviate heat strain caused by PPE
They wore the vest over their medical clothing but under their protective clothing.
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