A £1.2m grant to fund research into major health conditions and improve patient care will be launched today.
The grant will be awarded to Research Capacity Building Collaboration Wales, which co-ordinates a programme of health research projects.
It will be allocated to researchers working within nursing, midwifery and the allied health professions and is the second phase […]

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Patients are more likely to catch the superbug MRSA in a hospital in London than in any other part of the country.
A government report reveals that the number of infections in the capital is at least 12 per cent higher than the national average.
The Department of Health report comes amid evidence that hospitals are failing […]

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THE new top nurse at Hereford County Hospital is Sue Hardy.
Her appointment as director of nursing and quality was confirmed by chief executive Martin Woodford, who said she was a professional with high standards.
Sue came to the hospital last year as head of midwifery and women’s and children’s services before taking over as acting director […]

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The Union has been complaining for the past five months on the poor quality of food which is served to nurses and midwives at the Gozo General Hospital; whereby, almost everyday, such professionals are served canned beef and ham with peas, beans and carrots.
A press release issued by the Union said that way back in […]

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Giving birth is never an easy experience, but in a region that has been ravaged by war, poverty and hardship, it becomes even more difficult and dangerous. Cathy Ellis, a seasoned registered nurse, midwife and expert in community health from Saskatchewan, recently had the opportunity to play a significant role in creating a much safer […]

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It’s the mid-morning rush at Hospital Infantil de las Californias, and the waiting area is packed with young mothers cradling newborn babies, all wrapped in heavy blankets to protect against the December chill. A handful of apple-cheeked toddlers mill about the brightly painted play area along the back wall of the room; others cling tightly […]

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In an effort to increase learning opportunities and try to alleviate nursing shortages by offering nurses higher education in the workplace, an innovative partnership was formed five years ago between the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University and the North Shore-Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Health System. The relationship continues to thrive and now more […]

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Private nurses have been available for hire in hospitals for decades, markers of affluence much like household servants. Now, though, they are working in a different world. Shortages of staff nurses plague hospitals across the country. Even in those that are fully staffed, surveys have repeatedly shown, nurses are taking care of more patients and […]

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Rockwall’s first hospital is scheduled to begin accepting patients Friday. “It’s really huge,” Mayor Bill Cecil said. “We want to have everything we need right here in Rockwall. That’s a huge piece of that.” Past attempts to open a hospital in the city failed, but the resources of the Presbyterian Healthcare System, combined with the […]

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When registered nurse Lynn Schiff finished her master’s degree in nursing 10 years ago, she became a certified family nurse practitioner, commonly known as an NP. Good career move, say the experts. All indicators point to registered nursing and specialized practice and caregivers like NPs and PAs (physician’s assistants) having excellent earnings potential in a […]

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