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NHS chiefs relax position on nurses' use of WhatsAppSubscription
NHS England appears to have shifted its position on the use of WhatsApp by staff in the NHS, with a softening of tone regarding the popular smartphone application.
Third of community hospitals miss nurse staffing targets Subscription
Nearly a third of NHS trusts running community hospitals have not met their targets for nurse staffing levels on wards for the past two years, according to latest analysis of workforce data.
Texting ‘as good as drugs’ at improving diabetes managementSubscription
Text messages can be as effected as some drugs for improving the management of type 2 diabetes, according to US researchers.
Nurses embracing social media to spread best practice Subscription
Critical care nurses in Kent say they are successfully using social media to share best practice and ideas, including when it comes to raising awareness of potentially deadly sepsis.
Major cyberattack attack hits multiple NHS trustsSubscription
Multiple hospital trusts and other NHS organisations are suffering significant IT systems problems this afternoon amid an apparent major ransomware attack.
More trusts to ‘give nurses more time’ with technologySubscription
Up to five more NHS trusts look set to trial sophisticated tracking technology, as part of efforts to improve bed management and patient experiences.
Exclusive: Nurses ‘get time back’ with tracking technologySubscription
Sensors in soap dispensers could soon be used to check whether nurses have washed their hands, the first trust to trial “TeleTracking” technology in the NHS has told Nursing Times.
'Bite-sized' health films can boost diabetes self-managementSubscription
Watching short health information films online, via smartphone or tablet, can help patients with type 2 diabetes reduce their blood glucose level, according to a small pilot study by UK researchers.
Info sharing system to aid nurses spot child abuse behind targetSubscription
A national information sharing system launched two years ago to help nurses and other clinicians identify children at risk of abuse is still yet to be in operation among all local authorities and NHS trusts.
Exclusive: Nurses help develop patient monitoring appSubscription
Nurses at major London hospital have helped develop and roll-out a vital signs mobile app that could potentially save up to 60 lives per year by identifying and treating deteriorating patients earlier.
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