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Job opportunity at RCN ! - Closing date: 19th May 2008. The RCN are seeking to appoint an e-Health Adviser This is an opportunity to influence policy and practice in the area of e-Health and to support and engage nursing staff in it. You will participate in UK government and international initiatives and build the RCN’s profile in relation to e-Health issues. See the advertisement
Are you a student nurse – and would you like to win an iPod? Take part in the latest RCN on line Survey which is investigating your Pre-Registration e-health learning needs– all who complete the survey will be entered into the draw
Do not miss the RCN Information in Nursing Forum’s Fringe Meeting at Congress – ‘Computer says No – Are you bothered?’ – This session will be stimulating, interesting and challenging – and everyone who attends will stand the chance of walking away with a new MP4 player Do not miss this
This month's NMC/Regulatory Body Update;The
new Code is available now to read and download.
The new Code will come in to effect on the 1st May 2008. Photos
and videos from the NMC Code launch are now available
to view. Standards
for Medicines Management are now available in the form
of a CD-Rom and accompanying A5 booklet
If you live in England this is a consultation that
you should be interested in: The
future regulation of health and adult social care in
England: A consultation on the framework for the registration
of health and adult social care providers runs until
June 17th - but get in there now. Think about Fitness
to Practice
The Local Government and Public Involvement in Health
Bill has been enacted it gives effect to the Government's
proposals for reform of the local government system
in England and for reform of the current arrangements
for patient and public involvement in the provision
of health and social care services. Explanatory
notes - related articles this month include: Choice
extended to all hospitals in England and Libraries
encouraged to offer Choose and Book
Work in acute care? There's another consultation
running on the Competencies
for recognising and responding to acutely ill patients
in hospital - again - have your say
HPC December Update:
HPC launches three month consultation on new fees proposal.
; HPC
April Newsletter
Don't miss the Newsfeed for even more up to date news which is constantly fed in!
Live in Northern Ireland? Northern
Ireland launches Emergency Care Record - See
this and more news on your own Northern
Ireland page
Live in Scotland?NHS
Scotland rolls out document management Plus see
more Scottish news on your
own Scotland
Page
Live in Wales? Wales
seeks ‘urgent approval’ for IHR rollout
- read more on your very own
eNWI page - plus lots about Informing
Healthcare
Live in England? CfH
says much done, much yet to come and Bradshaw
promises Lorenzo and Millennium by summer -
and Swindells
quits DH ahead of review publication - read more
below or on your own area
page
Do you find barriers at work
which hold back e-health developments? NICE have published
guidance'How
to Change Practice' which might be useful
New
arrangements to help manage sickness absence and ill
health retirement in the NHS.
Electronic Staff Record (England & Wales) ESR
set to complete roll-out and NHS
Staff Survey results published
Looking for funding to support e-health Developments
in Practice which Improve Fundamental Aspects of Care?
FONS
opportunities until 23rd May
Map
of Medicine sold to Hearst Corporation
13th May London: How
can technology transform the patients' experience of
the NHS?
Do not miss this new work: The
impact of e-Health on the Quality & Safety of Healthcare |
