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January 2019

In January, the Nursing and Midwifery Council welcomed the very first nursing associates onto the professional register in a landmark moment for health and social care in England. It is the result of a tremendous amount of hard work by teams across the NMC; partners at national and local level in the NHS, social care and education; and the pioneer nursing associates themselves. The government has a target for 7,500 nursing associates to start training in 2019.

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January 2019

An article in the Heath Service Journal reports that a Care Quality Commission (CQC) briefing note has warned providers not to consider nursing associates as nurses. The note says that the CQC will expect to see evidence demonstrating the new role is being used safely and would demand assurance from providers that they were applying a “systematic approach” when deploying nursing associates.

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January 2019

A recent report by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA),‘Telling patients the truth when something has gone wrong’ has been published. It looks at duty of candour among healthcare professionals in the UK and examines the reasons why healthcare professionals avoided reporting mistakes or concerns.

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January 2019

The bedding and belongings of a woman who was sleeping rough in Chichester have been destroyed by a fire, police believe was started deliberately. Since the arson, members of the public and readers of the Chichester Observer expressed their sadness and many people have donated dog food, books and a four-person tent. Lauren, whose belongings they were, said she ‘really appreciates’ the generosity of Chichester residents.


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January 2019

The NHS Long Term Plan is drawn up by frontline staff, patients’ groups, and national experts to be ambitious but realistic. As medicine advances, health needs change and society develops, the NHS has to continually move forward so that in 10 years time there is a service fit for the future.

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January 2019

A Welsh health board failed to correctly store the remains of babies, leading to ‘traceability issues’ an inspection report has found. The report by the Human Tissue Authority looked at the mortuary services at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant and Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil. These are the same hospitals, run by Cwm Taf health board, where there is an ongoing investigation into maternity services. The investigations include the review of maternity cases including the death and serious injury of babies.

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January 2019

The NHS long term plan for England has been published and it notes that NHS leaders have promised a “step change” in the recruitment of international nurses in order to try and bridge domestic shortfalls. They have also said they are planning to work with the government to ensure nurses and other in-demand employees are provided with certainty, post-Brexit. The plan mentions that professional regulatory bodies, have a “significant role in enabling the recruitment and employment of appropriately trained overseas professionals in the UK”.

Read more about the long term plan | Read the statement from the NMC Interim Chief Executive and Registrar, Sue Killen

January 2019

An investigation by ITV Wales has revealed that warnings a maternity unit was on the brink of collapse were sent to the chief executive of the health board, two years before the current investigations into the deaths and still births of babies.

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December 2018

The Four Streets Project Community Coat rack in Chichester has been so successful it is now due to run past Christmas. The aim is to ensure that no one in the city or surrounding areas lacks a warm coat this winter. Founder; Donna Ockenden said ‘Our simple message is: If you have a spare coat in clean and good condition please leave it on the rack. If you need a coat please come and take one!’ Anyone wishing to donate a coat is asked to visit the rack, which will be kept underneath the portico of the city council’s Assembly Rooms in North Street.

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December 2018

The Nursing and Midwifery Council have launched a new survey which focuses on peoples experiences of the care they’ve received. The feedback received will help the NMC understand more about these experiences, which in turn will feed into their work to help shape better midwifery care. The survey is for the use of families who have recently used maternity services, not staff working within the services themselves.

Please take the survey here

December 2018

People suffering a mental health crisis will receive help within four hours, under NHS plans to give such problems the same priority as physical health. A 10-year-plan for the NHS is expected to put mental health at its centre, amid concerns about rising levels of anxiety and depression in younger generations. The new four-hour target will say those suffering acute crises should expect to wait a maximum of four hours for admission to an acute psychiatric ward or to be treated at home, following assessment.

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December 2018

Public Health England (PHE) is urging pregnant women and those over 65 to get the flu jab, after a fall in take-up compared to this time last year. Early indications suggest the vaccine will be more effective this year because it is well-matched to the predominant strain circulating. Uptake of the vaccine among pregnant women and those over 65, who are at a higher risk of flu complications, is lower than last year.

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