Northern Ireland Archived News: 2008
August 2008
Re-appointment
of professional members to the Northern Ireland Practice and Education
Council for Nursing and Midwifery
RCN issues important new e-Health Policy Documents: “Consent
to access, share and create eHealth records” and “Nursing content
of electronic patient / client records”.
Minister
invests over £3million in emergency services in Fermanagh and Tyrone
Care for infants and toddlers in your practice? The Infant
& Toddler Forum aims to provide healthcare professionals with
practical help and information on infant and toddler nutrition and development
and has a new CPD accredited on line learning tool called Open Book -
all you need to do is register
EFMI (European Federation for Medical Informatics - www.efmi.org
) Special Topic Conference: Open
Source and Healthcare in Europe - Time for Leading Edge Ideas? London,
UK on 9-11 September 2008
July 2008
This month's NMC/Regulatory Body Update - it's been quite
an eventful month, with lots happening to read about;First see the New
Report on Extending Regulation; plus the Special
CHRE report to the Minister of State for Health Services on the NMC
and the NMC's
response to the review. Plus A
new governance structure for the NMC . Finally Update
on NMC projects (eg Pre-Reg Nursing Education, Advanced Practice), and
you have a chance to Have
your say about what goes in 'NMC News'
You are also invited to to take part in a consultation
on the content of new constitution rules for the four NMC statutory
committees (Investigating; Conduct and Competence; Health; and Midwifery),
all of which play a key role in the work of the NMC. Meeting 6th August
Belfast
Minister
invests £12million in better services for heart disease
Northern
Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) is to benefit from an extra £12million
investment over the next three years.
Northern
Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke Research Training Scheme for Nurses and
AHPs
June 2008
This month's NMC/Regulatory Body Update; Extending
Professional Regulation Working Group - Interim report; Warning:
Email scam plus Advice
for nurses working with children and young people and there are New
Midwifery Advice Sheets
GMC
Review of Confidentiality Guidance - for information
Care for children in your practice? Do not miss the Final report on
the Why
Children Die project
New
Dementia Advocacy Service plus Changes
are being made to the way in which resources for Acute and Elderly health
and social care are being allocated across Northern Ireland.
Health
Minister Michael McGimpsey has announced a £2million annual investment
to create new practice educators to support student nurses.
New
hospital visiting guidelines
Northern
Ireland students face hardship - BMA
See the Skills
Framework for Working in an Information Age
May 2008
This month's NMC/Regulatory Body Update; Subscribe
to the NMC newsletter NOW.. Trust, Assurance and Safety - what does
it mean for the NMC?- From
October 2008 the way the NMC hears Fitness to Practise (FtP) cases will
change to using the Civil standard of proof. Also Publication update:
Standards
to support learning and assessment in practice
Call
for papers for the 2008 NMC Midwifery Conference
Nurse pay - you MUST have your say - the RCN is running a consultation
on the new Pay Proposals -
register your opinion now
NI
to issue large-scale telehealth tender
Campaign
urges better telecoms for deaf users
Northern
Ireland providers get online educational resources
ICN Congress Durban June 2009: Call
for Abstracts Sub Theme 8. Technology, innovations and informatics
New
Lifeline - a regional helpline where calls are answered by trained
counsellors who are experienced in dealing with suicide, self-harm, abuse,
trauma, depression and anxiety. The number is: 0808 808 8000
April 2008
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
Northern
Ireland launches Emergency Care Record
McGimpsey
launches guides for young people in care
EMIS
partners with Ireland’s Helix Health
New
satellite Radiotherapy Centre for Altnagelvin
Health
minister announces freeze on prescription charges
Do you find barriers at work which hold back
e-health developments? NICE have published guidance'How
to Change Practice' which might be useful
Work in telephone consultation? See
this newly published work based on NHS Direct Wales: SNOOKS H.A., WILLIAMS
A.M., GRIFFITHS L.J., PECONI J., RANCE J., SNELGROVE S. , SARANGI S.,
WAINWRIGHT P. & CHEUNG W -Y. (2008) Real
nursing? The development of telenursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing
61(6), 631–640
March 2008
The
Northern Ireland Executive has announced a major investment programme
for remote healthcare
Health
Minister Michael McGimpsey today welcomed further reductions in hospital
waiting times, but admitted more still needs to be done.
New
website will assist millions to trace their roots
The
transport and energy links between Scotland and Northern Ireland are set
to be strengthened
International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) Bulletin
plus on line article Standardized
Nursing Language: What Does It Mean for Nursing Practice?
Interested in Telecare? Join the
Telecare Knowledge Network (TKN)
NMC
Education Roadshow 20th May Belfast - - Education
Road shows - Case studies sought
February 2008
New
health & social care structures in Northern Ireland
New Regional Suicide Prevention Helpline launched
Practice nurses at the forefront of Family & Community Health Services
iSoft reaches halfway point on Irish PAS deal
Adastra offers e-prescribing to N Ireland customers
GMC launches Consultation on Confidentiality - Protecting and Providing Information
Belfast gets European Connected Health centre
Gene analysis site launches in Europe
Virtual pregnancy helps train midwives
Work in the Community? QNI has launched a new Campaign: ' Nursing N°1 - encouraging you to spend as much time on your own health and wellbeing as you do on your patients’
January 2008
The eHealth Nurses Network wishes you all a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Why not start the year by recycling your Christmas Cards?
NHS 'now four different systems'
Britons ‘to get free EU care’
Department of Health warns of dangers of BZP
Interested in Health Screening? New report on the use of CT for the health assessment of asymptomatic individuals
Like to get published? Nurse Author & Editor journal offers advice on writing quality manuscripts, avoiding rejection, finding publishing opportunities, editing and reviewing.
Two current consultations: Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Consultation plus Improving Stroke Services In Northern Ireland both close in February 2008
Interested in Falls Prevention? Interesting new research
Welcome to the new PRONI site
Patient safety film ready for national roll-out
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