Parkinson’s Disease expert nursing appointment: A RENOWNED expert on Parkinson’s Disease has been appointed the North East and North Cumbria’s first Clinical Academic Professor in Nursing – one of the first key roles of its type in the UK. Dr Annette Hand will take up the flagship clinical chair post – a joint position between […]
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RCEM calls for an increase in staffing after survey finds 3 in 5 A&E staff have experienced burnout: The Royal College of Emergency Medicine is calling for UK governments to act now to achieve safe staffing levels in Emergency Departments after a workforce survey found that three in five Emergency Medicine staff say they have […]
Dylan Alcott wasn’t always a Paralympic champion. He grew up disabled, but it might not be what you think. In this engaging and funny talk, Dylan tells us what it’s really like growing up with a disability. Dylan Alcott OAM is a Paralympic gold medalist, World Champion, Grand Slam champion and world record holder for […]
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Coventry University created virtual simulations of wards to train nursing students whose work placements have been cut short during the COVID-19 pandemic – preparing them to join the NHS. When the pandemic hit in March last year, work placements in hospitals were affected but the university’s simulation team has helped the School of Nursing, Midwifery […]
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Deafblindness is far more common than many people realise… around 400,000 people are affected by sight and hearing loss in the UK. That’s enough to fill Wembley Stadium nearly five times! It affects everyone differently, some might need to adjust the settings on their TV or turn up the volume on the phone, and others […]
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The Duchess of Cornwall and The Duchess of Cambridge have hosted a joint video call with three of their respective children’s hospice Patronages to mark this year’s Children’s Hospice Week. Their Royal Highnesses wanted to thank all those involved in and supporting children’s hospices across the UK during this critical time. Their Royal Highnesses were […]
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Coventry University has collaborated with national disability charity Motability to recruit and sponsor a number of doctoral candidates to undertake research into accessible transport at the university’s National Transport Design Centre (NTDC). The collaboration combines Coventry University’s strong tradition of design transport teaching and Motability’s objective to support and develop innovative solutions to meet the […]
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Inequalities in disability between richest and poorest in the UK more than tripled in past decades, new report finds A new report published today by the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC), drawing on a research project led by Newcastle University, finds that ill health and disability have been on the rise in recent decades, while […]
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New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives: Fully investing in midwives by 2035 would avert roughly two-thirds of maternal, newborn deaths and stillbirths, saving 4.3 million lives per year. UNITED NATIONS, New York, 5 May 2021 — Millions of lives of women and newborns are lost, and millions more experience ill health or […]
Female health and care staff report deteriorating health because of COVID-19: The physical and mental wellbeing of female health and care staff in England significantly worsened as a result of working through the COVID-19 pandemic with a marked deterioration since last summer, the results of a new survey show. The poll, carried out by the NHS Confederation’s […]
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