Final year student nurses are being called upon to return to paid clinical placements in wake of the latest surge of Covid-19, it has been announced. The Nursing and Midwifery Council has today confirmed that it will reintroduce emergency education standards to enable student nurses in the last year of…
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Government commits funds to ‘strengthen’ maternity leadership
The government has pledged half-a-million pounds to provide new training to maternity leaders across England in a bid to improve multidisciplinary working in these services and ultimately make them safer places to receive care. Patient safety minister Nadine Dorries (pictured above), a nurse by background, launched the “innovative” training programme today…
University gets approval for ‘ground-breaking’ online nursing degree
Coventry University has become the first institution in the UK to have an online nursing degree programme approved, with applications now open to prospective student nurses. In the summer, Health Education England announced that seven universities had signed up to the new “blended learning nursing degree option”, the theoretical component…
Latest data confirms ‘record’ rise in nursing students for 2020
End of year figures for 2020 have confirmed that a “record” number of nursing students have been placed onto courses across the UK this year, with large increases in the number of male and mature students. The chief nursing officer for England, Ruth May, said the latest figures offered “some…
London university to launch new post-doctoral pilot for nurses
A London university is set to pilot a new post-doctoral bridging scheme that aims to support nurses, midwives and allied health professionals to develop their clinical academic careers after completing a PhD. Those behind the scheme told Nursing Times they hoped it would bring benefits to individual career pathways, patient…
Welsh Government reveals student nurse rise in three specialties
The Welsh Government has announced additional student nurse places for adult, children and mental health nursing – but has so far failed to confirm a rise in numbers for learning disabilities. “We have continued to invest in the education and training of healthcare professionals in Wales” Vaughan Gething The government…
New IPC simulation suite to be launched for NHS staff training
A new simulation suite is set to open in Hertfordshire to offer “bespoke” training for NHS nurses and other health professionals working in infection prevention and control (IPC). The training facility, which has been funded and launched by IPC specialist GAMA Healthcare, will consist of a two-bed ward, an isolation…
New blended learning nursing degree offers real flexibility
The new blended learning nursing degree at the University of Huddersfield offers students a fully interactive programme using a digital strategy The University of Huddersfield has been selected by Health Education England to play a vital role in solving the country’s nurse shortage by pioneering a new course based on…
First-of-its-kind brain injury care course opens to nurse applicants
Nurses across the globe can now apply for a new online postgraduate course in neurological rehabilitation and care, as part of a move which aims to address the “growing need” for nurses in this specialism. The “ground-breaking” and “cutting-edge” course has been developed at the University of Edinburgh, in partnership…
Exclusive: Universities in ‘chaotic’ search for nurse clinical placements
Nurse educators are struggling to secure clinical placements for their students due to a "triple whammy" of backlogs, Covid-19 restrictions and additional starters this year, Nursing Times has been told. Just days before several student nurses are scheduled to go out on placement, one university has been left “begging and…