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Adult Care crisis deepens
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The number of care providers cutting support for vulnerable adults has doubled in the last year because of financial pressures, a charity has said. Research by Hft, which supports adults with learning disabilities, suggested 20% of the 80 providers surveyed had offered care to fewer people in order to balance the books or meet rising wage bills. A third of those questioned had cut staff, while almost half had shut parts of their organisation. Billy Davis, public affairs and policy manager for Hft, said the sad reality was that the social care sector has "run out of options".
NMC publishes new future midwife standards
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The new future midwife standards have now been published. Midwifery is a unique, rewarding and dynamic profession and midwives are highly skilled, knowledgeable professionals. Every birth is touched by a midwife and that is an incredibly special privilege. In order to provide the best and safest care, midwives must meet the needs, views and preferences of women and their families, take account of demographic differences, and consider health and care profiles. The NMC have worked in partnership with midwives, student midwives, women, families, other health and care professionals, charities and advocacy groups across all four countries of the UK to coproduce standards that fully prepare midwives of the future.
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French elderly care home residents surf in Channel
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An elderly care home in Brittany is encouraging residents to remain active in old age, by offering "surf therapy" lessons in the waves of the English Channel. The Ehpad (elderly care home) in Dol-de-Bretagne (Ille-et-Vilaine) now offers the sport to its residents, many of whom have eagerly taken part. "Surf therapy" requires participants to lie forward on their boards, rather than stand – and seeks to encourage confidence, agility, and wellbeing.
RCN Nurse of the Year
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Taurai Matare has been named RCN Nurse of the Year 2019 for her innovative work in transforming her unit, its care pathways and workforce over 14 years. The matron for ophthalmology at Whipps Cross University Hospital, received the accolade at the RCNi Nurse Awards 2019. Ms Matare, an advanced nurse practitioner, was recognised in part for her role in achieving a zero nurse vacancy rate in eye theatres at the hospital, as well as zero complaints in 2018. The Care Quality Commission has described the theatres as the 'gold star' of Whipps Cross. In addition, 80% of the trust's ophthalmology staff would recommend the unit as a place to work. Ms Matare was named as the overall winner, having earlier won the Leadership category at the awards. On being named RCN Nurse of the Year, Ms Matare said: 'I have been a nurse for over 25 years, and to be recognised in this way for me is the pinnacle of my career.'
Taxi drivers take care home residents on free day trip
Residents and staff at a Bath care home were treated to a free taxi ride to a nearby farm as part of a fun day out. Taxi driver Paul Roles, a prominent figure around Bath, got in touch with Winfield Lodge Residential care home with the idea of giving its residents a day to remember. After Mr Roles acquired the help of fellow cabbies, Mike Bean and Stephen Lasota. Thanks to the taxi drivers, care home residents and staff were driven to Bath City Farm, and enjoyed a couple of hours of seeing the farm animals and a spot of tea and cake too.
Bournemouth care home rated as one of the best in England
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LIGHTWEIGHT frying pans and a mobile garden are just two of the innovations that have helped a Bournemouth care home become one of only four in the UK to be rated as Outstanding in all areas. Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission made an unannounced visit to Bupa Queensmount and noted that: "An outstandingly caring culture was promoted at every level. Without exception everything the service did was to enhance the lives of the people living there and their families." Among the innovations staff devised for their residents was a mobile garden so that those who were confined to bed could still enjoy a little gardening. The report also praised activities at the home, stating how they were tailored around residents' personal interests and people were encouraged to get involved with daily tasks to help them feel valued.
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Gin declared the key to long-life by 102-year-old care home resident
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A RESIDENT at a care home in Basingstoke has celebrated a milestone birthday. Ellen 'Nellie' Barton, who lives in Barchester Healthcare-run St Thomas Care Home, was joined by friends and relatives for her 102nd birthday. Daughter Jean said: "Nellie is and has been a fantastic mother, sister, auntie, grandmother and friend to so many over the past 102 years, and it's wonderful to be with her on this very special day to say just how proud she makes us feel." The secret to a long life is kindness to others, as well as gin, according to Nellie.
Student Nurses can be supervised in practice by Nursing Associates
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Allowing Nursing Associates to act as 'Practice Supervisors' will ensure student nurses are better supported. Recent changes to the Nursing and Midwifery Council's (NMC) educational standards mean that any registered healthcare professional, including registered nursing associates, can act as a practice supervisor for student nurses. Practice supervisors will supervise students on placements, create tailored and inclusive learning experiences, provide feedback and contribute to recommendations for progression. According to the NMC, there will be no formal qualification for practice supervisors.
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Work started on life-size Lancaster Bomber on Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire border
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Work has started to build a life-size model of a Lancaster Bomber on the Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire border which campaigners hope will become a national landmark rivalling the Angel of the North. The steel replica of the iconic bomber will be built on high ground off the A46 at Norton Disney, in Lincolnshire, in a spot campaigners say will be seen by 34,000 motorists each day. Lincolnshire is known as "bomber county" because of the number of military airfields it had during the Second World War.
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Hospital ward opens cinema for patients with memory problems
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Hull Royal Infirmary has opened a £7,000 cinema showing footage of Yorkshire throughout the decades to help patients with memory problems. The film booth complete with cinema seats and a giant screen has been set up in the middle of Ward 80 to help people reminisce about their past and share memories of growing up in the city. Ward 80 is the Progression to Discharge Unit where patients recovering from recent illness spend time recuperating before they are discharged home with support or to a care home. The cinema helps to keep people mobile, encouraging them to move around the ward to prevent muscle wastage and get back into a more normal routine following a hospital stay.