Community nurses, district nurses, community settings | Nursing Times https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/ Resources for the nursing profession Fri, 16 Feb 2024 16:49:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://emap-moon-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/07/favicon-nt192-70x70.png Community nurses, district nurses, community settings | Nursing Times https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/ 32 32 https://www.nursingtimes.net/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Nursing Times https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/ 125 75 Resources for the nursing profession Government ‘must shift focus’ from hospital to community https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/government-must-shift-focus-from-hospital-to-community-16-02-2024/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/government-must-shift-focus-from-hospital-to-community-16-02-2024/#respond Fri, 16 Feb 2024 16:49:25 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=313855 Nurse leaders have welcomed calls for the government to have greater focus and funding on primary and community care but have warned that it will require investment in nursing “that we are not currently witnessing”.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/government-must-shift-focus-from-hospital-to-community-16-02-2024/feed/ 0 Trailblazing nurse on working alongside her assistance dog https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/trailblazing-nurse-on-working-alongside-her-assistance-dog-13-02-2024/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/trailblazing-nurse-on-working-alongside-her-assistance-dog-13-02-2024/#respond Tue, 13 Feb 2024 11:19:36 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=313665 A community nurse is urging healthcare leaders to make adjustments in the workplace so that more disabled people like herself can feel empowered to pursue a career in nursing.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/trailblazing-nurse-on-working-alongside-her-assistance-dog-13-02-2024/feed/ 0 Hospice nursing a ‘privilege and honour’, says chief nurse https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/hospice-nursing-a-privilege-and-honour-says-chief-nurse-13-02-2024/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/hospice-nursing-a-privilege-and-honour-says-chief-nurse-13-02-2024/#respond Tue, 13 Feb 2024 10:01:56 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=313650 The chief nurse of a children's hospice is seeking to challenge perceptions of the specialty and encourage more nurses into it.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/hospice-nursing-a-privilege-and-honour-says-chief-nurse-13-02-2024/feed/ 0 QNI publishes three more community nurse standards https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/qni-publishes-three-more-community-nurse-standards-06-02-2024/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/qni-publishes-three-more-community-nurse-standards-06-02-2024/#respond Tue, 06 Feb 2024 16:56:56 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=313296 The Queen’s Nursing Institute has developed new standards for health and justice nursing, community learning disability nursing and palliative and end-of-life care nursing.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/qni-publishes-three-more-community-nurse-standards-06-02-2024/feed/ 0 Luton nurse wins award for inclusive palliative care https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/luton-nurse-wins-award-for-inclusive-palliative-care-30-01-2024/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/luton-nurse-wins-award-for-inclusive-palliative-care-30-01-2024/#respond Tue, 30 Jan 2024 17:01:59 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=312841 Mark Pedder, a palliative nurse from Bedfordshire, has received a regional award in recognition of his work to improve the accessibility and inclusivity of compassionate end-of-life care.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/luton-nurse-wins-award-for-inclusive-palliative-care-30-01-2024/feed/ 0 Nurse jailed for sexually assaulting woman in her home https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/nurse-jailed-for-sexually-assaulting-woman-in-her-home-26-01-2024/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/nurse-jailed-for-sexually-assaulting-woman-in-her-home-26-01-2024/#respond Fri, 26 Jan 2024 16:42:01 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=312652 A community nurse who sexually assaulted an 85-year-old woman in her home has been jailed for four and a half years.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/nurse-jailed-for-sexually-assaulting-woman-in-her-home-26-01-2024/feed/ 0 Nurse guilty of sexually assaulting 85-year-old woman https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/nurse-guilty-of-sexually-assaulting-85-year-old-woman-22-01-2024/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/nurse-guilty-of-sexually-assaulting-85-year-old-woman-22-01-2024/#respond Mon, 22 Jan 2024 15:50:48 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=312354 A community nurse has been found guilty of sexually assaulting an 85-year-old woman during an unscheduled visit to her home.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/nurse-guilty-of-sexually-assaulting-85-year-old-woman-22-01-2024/feed/ 0 Community nurses hit by severe flooding offered £500 grant https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/community-nurses-hit-by-severe-flooding-offered-500-grant-12-01-2024/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/community-nurses-hit-by-severe-flooding-offered-500-grant-12-01-2024/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:05:12 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=311881 Community nurses severely affected by recent floods have been offered £500 to help with the costs of finding new housing, making repairs due to water damage, or losing vehicles needed to do their work.  

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/community-nurses-hit-by-severe-flooding-offered-500-grant-12-01-2024/feed/ 0 Most palliative care nurses feel unable to meet patient needs https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/most-palliative-care-nurses-feel-unable-to-meet-patient-needs-04-01-2024/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/most-palliative-care-nurses-feel-unable-to-meet-patient-needs-04-01-2024/#respond Thu, 04 Jan 2024 14:33:56 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=311412 Junior health staff are having to make complex decisions about end-of-life care, due to a lack of out-of-hours palliative care nursing services, a new report has warned.

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]]> https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/most-palliative-care-nurses-feel-unable-to-meet-patient-needs-04-01-2024/feed/ 0 QNI consults on more community nursing standards https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/qni-consults-on-more-community-nursing-standards-17-10-2023/ https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community-news/qni-consults-on-more-community-nursing-standards-17-10-2023/#respond Tue, 17 Oct 2023 12:01:21 +0000 https://www.nursingtimes.net/?p=307156 The Queen’s Nursing Institute has published draft standards for health and justice nursing, community palliative and end-of-life care nursing, and community learning disability nursing.

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