MHRA issues wheelchair safety warning

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has issued a warning about a brand of wheelchair that it says could leave patients at greater risk of injury if used as a seat in a vehicle.

Birmingham Children’s Hospital celebrates International Nurses’ Day

A poem and “best dressed” ward competition, live music and free beauty sessions were among the activities Birmingham Children’s Hospital put on to thank its dedicated staff as part of the International Nurses’ Day celebrations.

Parliamentary group hits out at lack of support for ME sufferers

An all-party parliamentary group has criticised the provision of services for people with myalgic encephalopathy (ME)

Nurses say technology can cut lost time - E-Health Insider

Nurses say technology can cut lost time E-Health Insider Time spent finding missing equipment and misplaced patient records are costing the NHS an estimated £1 billion a year in wasted nurses time. ...

Marie Stopes defends sexual health TV commercial

Marie Stopes has defended a television advert on sexual health that provoked more than 1,000 complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority.

Use of long acting contraception rises - Nursing Times

Use of long acting contraception rises Nursing Times Nursing Times magazine and nursingtimes.net are your portals to all things nursing. With the a finger on the pulse of the NHS and the wider nursing ...

Internet addiction increases depression risk

New research suggests that some teenagers could become depressed and anxious as a result of internet addiction.

Swine flu warning over EU working time laws

New EU laws that restrict the number of hours junior doctors are allowed to work could wreak havoc in the NHS if a second wave of swine flu breaks out in the autumn, medics have warned.

Senior nurses must be fully responsible for nursing numbers and quality of care

Directors of nursing and other senior nurses must be “fully accountable” for the quality of nursing in their service or organisation, according to the Prime Minister’s Commission on the Future of Nursing and Midwifery.

'We always said a pandemic was not a matter of if, but when' - guardian.co.uk

'We always said a pandemic was not a matter of if, but when' guardian.co.uk Andrew Brown, a nurse who normally works as a clinical educator elsewhere in the primary care trust, is co-ordinating the volunteer effort to staff the ...

Men more likely to suffer memory problems

A new study published has found that men are more likely to suffer problems with memory and thinking as they age compared with women.