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Growing the nursing workforce in the United Kingdom: Aspiration and reality

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

The nursing workforce in the United Kingdom (UK) has been under capacity for a long time [1]. According to the latest published figures from NHS Digital (2024) [2], there are currently 34,709 qualified nursing vacancies in England. Introduction This week’s blog is by Rebecca Garcia and Irtiza Qureshi.

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How Four Questions Can Reduce Costs, Boost Hospice Utilization

Hospice News

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation ran the project between 2011 and 2015 at 32 participating hospitals and health systems. Clinicians also did home visits with nurses on call 24/7. A key component of the initiative was a “Four Questions” framework for goals-of-care conversations.

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Addressing the Shortage of Mental Health Nurses: A Critical Imperative

Daily Nurse

Notably, psychiatric mental health nursing has emerged as the fastest-growing non-physician specialty in healthcare, underscoring the urgent need to expand this workforce. The shortage of professional nurses extends across all specialties, making it imperative to analyze workforce trends within the nursing profession.

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Brigham and Women’s Hospital Develops Virtual Reality Hospice, Palliative Training Partnership

Hospice News

The Tokyo-based virtual reality company was founded by CEO Kensuke Joji in 2015, Since then, it has developed various VR and artificial intelligence (AI) programs in medical and nursing education, human resource development, and social and communication skills in health care, including mental health, hospice and palliative care.

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Two CEOs Retire, Three Hospice Leadership Teams Grow

Hospice News

She became a hospice nurse for By the Bay Health in 1996, then named Hospice of Marin, taking on various roles in clinical leadership throughout her more than 27-year tenure. “It The organization affiliated with the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) health system in 2015.

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Developing cultural humility in CYP nurses through decolonisation of the curriculum

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

Embedding Culturally humility within CYP nursing practice Integrating cultural humility into nursing practice is essential for enhancing patient journeys and outcomes. For instance, nurses must be attentive to families who speak English as an additional language or who may not speak English at all.

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Regent Surgical Health Names Contessa Co-Founder Travis Messina CEO

Hospice News

Messina co-founded Contessa in 2015, remaining with the company in a leadership capacity during its transition into Amedisys Inc. Under Messina, Contessa had grown increasingly bullish on palliative care, though the company also offered home-based care alternatives to hospital-level care and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).

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