• Nurses report an ‘increase in deaths and maggots in wounds’ amid summer heatwave

    Nurses report an ‘increase in deaths and maggots in wounds’ amid summer heatwave
    Nurses report an ‘increase in deaths’ during the summer heatwave, finding maggots in wounds and cancer patients ‘dripping with sweat’, a survey has revealed. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) surveyed 2,471 nurses across the UK between August 12 and 28 on the impact of the heatwave this summer which saw temperatures reach highs of...Read moreThe post Nurses report an ‘increase in deaths and maggots in wounds’ amid summer heatwave appeared first on Nursing in
  • Nurses asked to consult on guidance aimed at improving diagnosis of OCD and BDD

    Nurses asked to consult on guidance aimed at improving diagnosis of OCD and BDD
    Nurses and other healthcare professionals are being asked to consult on draft guidance which aims to improve the identification of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published draft guidance this week, which introduces new recommendations to help nurses recognise OCD and BDD ‘more...Read moreThe post Nurses asked to consult on guidance aimed at improving diagnosis of OCD and BDD appeared f

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