ACA Conference and Exhibition 2017
22nd and 23rd May 2017, Belfast Waterfront, Northern Ireland
Following a hugely successful conference in Edinburgh, we are delighted to announce that ACA Annual Conference and Exhibition will be held on the 22nd and 23rd May 2017 at the Belfast Waterfront in Northern Ireland.
PCNR is offering one lucky nurse a CPD course, free of charge.
In fact, you even receive a small payment for taking the course!
Featured in one of the early issues of Primary Care Nursing Review, we are delighted to report that Neo-slip, a device to help with the application of compression stockings, invented by nurse Neomi Bennett, has won Entrpreneur of the Year at the National Diversiy Awards in Liverpool last month.
Asthma UK attended the 2016 European Respiratory Society conference in September to hear about and influence Asthma research.
Diabetes Professional Care 2016, the leading free-to-attend two-day, CPD accredited conference and exhibition returns on 16 & 17 November, at London Olympia.
The show offers healthcare professionals and practitioners the opportunity to update their knowledge of key suppliers, cutting edge technologies and solutions for the future of effective diabetes management, care and prevention.
PCNR is offering one lucky nurse a CPD course, free of charge.
In fact, you even receive a small payment for taking the course!
If it's happening, it's here! If it's not, let us know - PCNR is happy to publish your good news stories or reports on events etc.
Mmmm... it's all been a bit bonkers at the DH. Mr J Hunt is certainly not flavour of the month with the junior doctors, and then there's the whole bursary thing.
So what else is in the news?
We seem to be having a bit of a tele-health focu this issue. News of a fabulous event taking place in June - here!
Our resident commentator, Joan Pons-Laplana is doing it all again - running that is. This time, it's for the Cavell Nurse's Trust.
Read about it here and how you can support Joan.
Following a hugely successful conference in Brighton, we are delighted to announce that ACA Annual Conference and Exhibition will be held on the 23rd and 24th May 2016 at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.
The theme of this year's programme is Transitions in Continence Care.
There will also be an extensive exhibition which will feature over 50 companies offering new innovative products and practical solutions.
It's not often nurses and other health care professionals get something for nothing Of course, there's PCNR, which is free, and now there is another site that is a vaulable resource.
We all love a new therapy, especially in the world of wound care. A novel treatment is combined ultrasound and electro-field stiumlation.
Woundcare4heroes charity was founded in 2012 with a mission to bridge the gap of trauma aftercare services to provide lifelong care pathways and a single point of contact for veterans transitioning into our NHS following injury during military service.
Wcare4H have spent almost four years exploring the needs for veteran trauma aftercare services, raising awareness amongst practitioners and the veteran community, developing care and wound prevention pathways, providing clinical services, education and advice to healthcare practitioners, veterans and their families.
People who are in their final days of life in hospital should be assisted to receive hydration, according to a draft guideline from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
(From RCNi)
The European Medicines Agency has launched a review into the safety of medicines called SGLT2 inhibitors that are used to treat type 2 diabetes.
(From RCNi)
NICE’s latest guideline aims to improve survival rates and reduce variation in the care of patients with melanoma, currently the fastest growing form of cancer.
(From NICE.org.uk)
Outdated treatment, uncertain funding and failure to battle big causes of cancer – with one in five people still smoking – blamed for unnecessary suffering
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has just published new guidelines aimed at helping to improve employee health and wellbeing. The guidance supports a leadership model which promotes the wellbeing of employees, informed by an understanding of the role corporate culture can play in this
Very interesting legislation regarding time to appeal against a Conduct and Competence Committee (CCC) decision.
The QNI is delighted to announce their 4th Annual one day Conference in London on Monday 28th September 2015 at the Royal College of General Practitioners, 30 Euston Square, London NW1 2FB.
Is the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) just vireing money around, effectively robbing Peter to pay Paul?
Attending Wounds UK Annual conference at Harrogate? Then don’t miss the Activa Symposium, chaired by Angela Rippon
The EPUAP has announced the recent death of Dr. George Cherry.
SCA is excited to announce product upgrades to two of its most popular ranges, TENA Slip and TENA Comfort.
BSN has launched a new ‘Quick Guide’, Managing Chronic Oedema with a Venous Leg Ulcer. It contains practical help and advice, and is available free of charge.
We are giving away two Archos 70 Xenon 7" mobile tablet devices to the 500th and 700th nurse who registers on the Primary Care Nursing Review website!
On May 15th I had the honour of attending the Mall Galleries, London where Changing Faces, aided by the broadcaster and journalist, Mishal Husain, were launching their new campaign, ‘What Success Looks Like’.
Press 'read' to learn more
New research has found that the riding position of motorcyclists is a contributory factor in lower limb venous disease and the development of venous ulceration. However, according to a survey, 60 per cent of motorcyclists would not consider wearing compression hosiery which can prevent lower leg problems, despite two-in-five complaining of cramps and leg pains after riding.
The next generation of bandages may be able to tell you when a wound needs attention and in some cases, actually start the process.
Coloplast and the University of Ulster have developed and launched a new on-line resource to help specialist nurses communicate their work to others for the benefit of patients.
It's RCN Congress time again! This year, Congress will take place from the 15th - 19th June at the Liverpool Arena and Conference Centre.
Helen Mountford who is a staff nurse at the Acorns hospice in Walsall has been named as the overall winner of this year’s Wound Academy Scholarships and Awards.
The number of District Nurses in England in May 2010 was 7,813; there are now 2,020 fewer.
The developers of Surgihoney have postulated that given the doubts raised about the research methodologies used to demonstrate the effects of manuka honey, clinicians should stop using it and its derivatives.
The Government is consulting on making “wilful neglect” of patients a criminal offence in England. Any health professional successfully prosecuted could face up to five years imprisonment and/or £5,000 in fines, and their employing organisation receiving financial penalties.
The Erasmus Medical Centre, Department of Dermatology, Rotterdam and the Dutch Institute of Allied Health Care, Amersfoort, both in The Netherlands, are currently embarking on the development of International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Core Sets for Lymphoedema.
Study shows yoghurt consumption reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes
