Northern Ireland Archived News: 2010
December 2010
NMC/Regulatory
Update: New
warning about bogus NMC callers ; Recent
News and fitness to practise hearings ; NMC
Publications
HPC Update: Current In
Focus
‘Wii’
study could have big benefits for people with Parkinson’s
New
Assistant Director set to improve NMC understanding of nursing and midwifery
issues in Scotland and Northern Ireland
New from RCN: Guidance
on safe nurse staffing levels in the UK
Online
nurse training from GE Healthcare
October
NMC/Regulatory
Update: Warning
about bogus NMC callers ; NMC
chair to address European Parliament ;
HPC Update: Current In
Focus
The
Northern HSC Trust and Yarra Software sign off on their new ‘clinical
intervention’ software
NI
firms in Boston for hi-tech health meeting
Strategic
Resources Framework 2009/10
Leading
NI Medical Engineering Entrepreneur to be honoured at 25K Awards
Publication
of GP Quality Achievements 2009/10
September
NMC/Regulatory
Update: New
education standards for nursing launched ; NMC
to review third part of register ; Changes
to registration fee processes and payments ; sign
up to receive NMC news updates
HPC Update: Latest
edition of HPC In Focus now online ; HPC
launches consultation to review the generic standards of proficiency
Ulster
Researchers ‘Solving World’s Health Problems’
Further
improvement in emergency care waiting times
Webinair: Future
Proof Your Trust with a Secure, Trust-Wide Integrated Electronic Health
Record; Wednesday 22nd September, 2:00pm BST
August
NMC/Regulatory
Update: NMC
Strategic Context Report ; New NMC Report Moving
forward with healthcare support workforce regulation ; Consultation
report on proposed new standards for pre-registration nursing education
; CHRE
annual review
Huge
rise in ICT learners a boost for NI skills base
Protect
your family’s health in the summer with nidirect
Aurion
Learning launches online CPD tool for dentists
Join a FREE Webinex on 19th August 4 - 5pm - Expert
on Call: Shared decision making and decision aids
June-July
Ulster
Helps Experts Connect With Health
Majority
of health and social care staff say their role makes a difference
Nurses
and midwives are the guardians of care
McGimpsey
announces a new £600,000 CT Scanner for Daisy Hill Hospital
Aurion
Learning and St James’s Hospital launch exciting new learning hub
May - June
NMC/Regulatory
Update: New
NMC site means better browsing for three million web visitors ; NMC
chairs first meeting of European nursing regulators on the review of EU
legislation ;
HPC Update: HPC
'In Focus'
Nurses
say technology can cut lost time
Challenging
year ahead for Health and Social Care
InterTradeIreland
announces funding for North/South R&D Partnerships
New
Computer Games For Stroke Sufferers Tested
New
mobile therapy service for people with dementia
April - May 2010
NMC/Regulatory
Update: Updated
Advice sheet on Mixing medicines ; Employers
of nurses and midwives get new tool to improve patient safety ; New
options for becoming a sign-off mentor include interactive use of electronic
resources . NMC
News - Back Issues
HPC Update: Latest
HPC IN Focus
Public
demand on Accident and Emergency(A&E) services increases waiting times
McGimpsey
introduces free prescriptions in Northern Ireland
Emergency
Care Waiting Statistics (March 2010)
Cross-border
healthcare and patient mobility
March - April 2010
NMC/Regulatory
Update: Changes
to standards for prescribing of unlicensed medicine ; NMC
response to CHRE Fitness to Practice Report ; NMC
signs up to share information about fitness to practise investigations
; professional
accountability in telephone triage work ;
HPC Update: HPC
in Focus
Health
and social care services must be driven by service users
New
Health Development Unit in Belfast
Health
visitors and school nurses at the heart of public health
McGimpsey
outlines pilot scheme proposal on sudden cardiac death
February - March 2010
NMC/Regulatory
Update; Do
you want to help develop a framework for revalidation? Take part in our
survey ; What
do you think of our guidance on raising concerns? Let us know before 31
March ; NMC
signs up to share information about fitness to practise investigations
with other safeguarding organisations
HPC Update: February HPC
In Focus
Technology
Vital In Future Healthcare
Embed
health and health equality in all local policies – McGimpsey
Kelsius
wins hat-trick of top NHS tenders nationwide
Have you seen nidirect
Health and well-being ?
US
firm selects Science Park for European base
Nursing Times has an interview with Professor Weir-Hughes:
'We
need to be clear about our primary responsibility'
Take part in an academic study via this on line survey! Understanding
the views of health care professionals towards alcohol
January 2010
NMC/Regulatory Update; Have
your say: nursing education standards are changing
Events
for members of the public ; NMC
consultation on standards for pre-registration nursing education
HPC Update: HPC
launches new guidance for students ; HPC
launches guidance on health and character
Minister
asks Health Committee to help protect vital services
Award-winning
£10 million Knockbreda Health & Care Centre opened
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