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Nurse at Northampton General Hospital accused of writing Christmas cards ... Northampton Chronicle & Echo The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) panel, scheduled for later this month, will hear allegations the staff nurse Liza Hawes also 'behaved in an unprofessional manner, by not attending to nursing tasks and duties' during the same night shift in ...

Developing a culture of compassionate care

Developing a culture of compassionate care: Care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment. These are the six Cs set out in the Chief Nursing Officer’s recent consultation paper Developing the culture of compassionate care: Creating a new vision and strategy for nurses, midwives and care-givers. The paper aims to ‘set out a shared purpose’ for staff in those roles, with six key areas for action. But why do we need a new vision for nurses, midwives and care-givers? And what difference will this vision make?

Getting to grips with integrated 24/7 emergency and urgent care

Getting to grips with integrated 24/7 emergency and urgent care: This report is designed to help commissioners implement effective integrated urgent care strategies in their local areas. NHS Alliance

VIDEO: Bone cancer checks 'must improve'

VIDEO: Bone cancer checks 'must improve': The survival rate for a form of bone cancer known as osteo-sarcoma has not changed for 25 years, according to the National Cancer Intelligence Network. BBC News

VIDEO: The injury dangers of mobiles and tablets

VIDEO: The injury dangers of mobiles and tablets: From "Blackberry thumb" to "iPad shoulder" – how not to getting repetitive strain injury (RSI) from using mobile gadgets. BBC News

Patients must not lose out because of NHS data penalties

Patients must not lose out because of NHS data penalties: NHS data breach fines are taking scarce resources away from 'innocent patients', risking missed operations, says expert Public Service

Cameron announces £100m nurse tech fund

Cameron announces £100m nurse tech fund: Prime Minister David Cameron announced he will give £100m in funding for nurses and midwives to spend on new mobile technology like digital pens. E-Health Insider

British scientist wins Nobel Prize for medicine

British scientist wins Nobel Prize for medicine:

Britain's Sir John Gurdon wins Nobel Prize for work on stem cells Related items from OnMedica Pig DNA is mapped Three genes linked to gout risk Scientists discover new 'breast cancer' genes Consider family needs in genetic testing, doctors advised Faulty intellectual disability genes linked to older dads at conception

Would you recommend hospital to friends and family?

Would you recommend hospital to friends and family?:
New government guidance have confirmed that from April next year, patients will be able to say if they would recommend their hospital ward to family and friends.The Friends and Family Test is designed to find out which hospitals are under-performing and get staff to improve services. Jeremy Hunt, the Health Secretary, said: "Patients need to be listened to and their feedback acted upon. They also need to know that ... Healthcare Today

Women recalled to hospitals after mistakes in breast cancer tests

Women recalled to hospitals after mistakes in breast cancer tests: Regulator launches 'urgent inspection' into patient care at Sherwood Forest hospitals NHS foundation trust
Seventy-nine women are being recalled to hospitals in Nottinghamshire after the discovery that mistakes were made in the testing of breast cancer tissue samples which could have led to some being given inappropriate treatment.

700,000 travellers 'at risk of typhoid due to dud jab'

700,000 travellers 'at risk of typhoid due to dud jab': More than 700,000 people who thought they were protected against typhoid may be vulnerable to the disease, because of a dud batches of a vaccine. The Daily Telegraph

Care applications for children continue to rise

Care applications for children continue to rise:
Care applications have continued to rise this year, with May and July each reaching the highest number ever recorded in a month, the body which represents children in care cases said today. The Independent