Nursing News

A NEW urgent care facility for the "walking wounded" is taking the load off Hereford County Hospital's overstretched A&E nurses and at-capacity wards.

The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that a union that represents the workers presented the hospital with a strike notice Monday after workers voted overwhelmingly to reject a contract proposal.

Hundreds of thousands of NHS workers are to be balloted over strike action in a row over pay it, has been announced.

New mothers who return to work full-time are less likely to stick with their breast-feeding goals than those who go back to work part-time, a new study finds.

A conversation with her son about career choices led to a second degree and new calling for Tricia Ulch, who returned to college and changed from being a school psychologist professional into a nurse.

Contributed photoSeven Richmond County residents took part in the pinning ceremony for the Richmond Community College licensed practical nursing program.

The data for Colchester Hospitals Trust revealed there were so many unfilled vacancies on eight wards the situation had been added to the management's "risk register" as an area of concern.

The NHS trust in charge of Watford General has signed a A 33 million contract to update its IT systems.

Officials say the medical center is hosting events Monday and Tuesday at its campuses in Atlanta and East Point.

The State of California is tightening its control over operations at the Sundial Palms, a troubled senior care facility in Modesto run by the same owners accused of allowing residents at another center to go unmedicated, unsupervised and live in... Caregiver's are often asked to step outside their comfort zone, and perhaps now more than ever.

Teachers, doctors and social workers will be given extra training to identify and help girls who might be at risk of becoming victims of female genital mutilation .

It's the neighbor people just can't get along with and it's not what you might think.

Active-adult communities, assisted-living facilities, continuing-care retirement communities - that's just the tip of the jargon iceberg for places people 55 and over might spend their golden years.

Like many, we followed Apple's recent announcement about its Health app and HealthKit development platform with interest.

Medical experts have called for action to tackle the growing problem of superbugs in nursing homes caused by the inappropriate use of antibiotics.

More than 17,000 Detroit households have had their water shut off for non-payment since March, though many have since had service restored.

Rennie Grove Hospice will be holding its annual one-day conference on October 22 at the Green Park Training and Conference Centre in Aston Clinton.

Teen girls and young women who post sexy photos of themselves on social media sites are viewed negatively by their peers, a new study finds.

A YOUNG patient was horrified to find a cannula still firmly lodged in her arm when she returned home from the Great Western Hospital .

The School of Nursing received a two-year $703,000 grant from St. David's Foundation, the University announced Tuesday.