Invest in senior nurses to improve dementia care, says RCN
A project providing extra support to senior clinical nurse leads responsible for hospital patients with dementia brought about rapid improvements in care, an evaluation has found.
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Learning second language ‘slows brain ageing’
Learning a second language can have a positive effect on the brain, even if it is taken up in adulthood, a University of Edinburgh study suggests.
Hospital feed company ‘saddened’ by baby death
The manufacturer of a hospital feed “strongly linked” to the death of one baby and illness of 14 others has said it is “saddened” by what has happened.
NHS hospitals to be given bonuses for treating patients well
NHS hospitals will receive financial bonuses for how well they treat patients, under new schemes linked to feedback from those they treat.
Police probe patient death as 10 Cwm Taf staff suspended
Ten members of staff have been suspended and police are investigating following the death of an elderly hospital patient.
Hospital forced to clean up at dirty A&E unit
Hospital inspectors have ordered immediate improvements at an accident and emergency department after finding dried blood on equipment and thick dust throughout patient areas.
Doctor told tragic cancer mum she had tennis elbow
A heart-broken family has paid tribute to their mother who died from breast cancer after they claim she was wrongly diagnosed with tennis elbow.
Centenarians ‘outliving diseases of old age’
Centenarians have found a way to beat the common diseases of old age, such as cancer and heart disease, research suggests.
Hospital inspectors facing intolerable workload, leaked CQC documents reveal
In notes leaked from a meeting between staff and management at the Care Quality Commission (CQC), inspectors reveal a wide range of concerns about a new inspection regime at the hospital regulator.
Skin cancer drug ‘cures’ man given months to live: Doctors hail results of ‘astonishing’ medical trial that could give hope to millions
An astonishing drug that has apparently cured a man dying of skin cancer was hailed by doctors yesterday.