A senior practice learning facilitator has told how a primary care network (PCN) wide training scheme for nursing students has eased placement capacity pressures and encouraged future nurses into general practice. Hayley Ingleson, senior practice learning facilitator at Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Leeds Primary Care, launched the scheme in November 2022 across...
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The recruitment of registered nurses into social care is ‘starting to improve’ but concerns remain around high turnover rates and a reliance on international recruits, according to a new report. ‘The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England’ report from Skills for Care shows the number of filled registered nurse post rose...
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A charity which provides financial and emotional support for nurses has seen an almost 50% rise in staff seeking help. In a new report, Cavell warned that in over 100 years of supporting nurses and midwives, the charity has ‘never faced such a critical moment in meeting the escalating need’ and that it ‘urgently needs...
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Infant mortality rates in deprived areas of England are more than double that of the least deprived areas, analysis has shown. Researchers from the University of Glasgow identified four key factors which significantly influence infant mortality rates, including pre-term birth, smoking during pregnancy, teenage pregnancy and maternal depression. Together, these factors account for more than...
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