Nursing Times

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust has pledged to tighten security procedures after the theft of three laptops containing patient data.

The current economic crisis may well be the biggest threat to nursing and patient care in living memory, claims the RCN.

The diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease could soon be made easier by a simple test designed to differentiate between the onset of the condition and depression.

Infants are more likely to be influenced by parenting if their mothers suffered prenatal depression or drug and alcohol abuse, according to think tank Demos.

The composition of tissue surrounding a breast cancer tumour is a key factor in determining whether a patient will need post-operative radiotherapy, according to research.

The Department of Health has admitted that it has no national data on uptake of swine flu vaccine among frontline hospital staff.

Clinical staff from Guy’s and St Thomas’ staff have been preparing for deployment to Afghanistan along with other army reservists in what is the largest group called up from a London hospital since the Korean War.

Jessie Huang from Fairfield in Liverpool, is returning to Taiwan to take part in the challenge of a lifetime in November 2010, when she will cycle the length of the country.

A “history panel” was unveiled at Orpington Hospital in Kent yesterday to commemorate its past as one of the greatest military hospitals in the world.

Retired district nurse Karen Melling set sail across the Atlantic this week to raise funds for the Queen’s NursingInstitute.

An electronic tool that can be used to facilitate better workforce planning was unveiled by nurses at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital for children today.

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Ten breast cancer survivors have hit the cat walk at the West Middlesex University Hospital Trust to celebrate the trust signing up to a patient pledge scheme on services.

Barts and The London NHS Trust has triumphed in a national trial to cut the time it takes to process cervical cancer screening test results.