Posts Tagged ‘NHS’
NHS’ New Plan For 2023
With over 50,000 people calling NHS 111 a day, measures are being taken into place to ensure the waiting times are reduced. The NHS’ key focuses are on urgent mental health support, virtual wards, and paediatric services. By improving these areas, the NHS hopes to improve waiting times. A large majority of this new plan…
Read MoreEverything You Need To Know: The Winter Nurse Strikes
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has asked the government for at least a 17% pay rise, due to the rising staff shortage and working conditions. Over 300,000 RCN members have signed this strike ballot, making it the largest protest in the union’s century-long existence. The RCN has claimed their aim is to ‘secure fair…
Read MoreNHS Launches New Innovative Technology To Upgrade Services
The NHS’ latest project is virtual reality-style tech goggles for community nurses to wear. How would these be beneficial? You ask 53% of a community nurse’s working day is spent on non-clinical activities, according to Lord Carter. The goggles aim to improve nurses’ ability to care for their patients during home visits. Through the goggles,…
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