Needlestick/sharps injuries or exposure to blood or body fluid are the worst nightmare of most healthcare workers. However careful you are, sometimes accidents happen – and they’re more common than you might think. In fact, needlestick or sharps injuries account for roughly 17% of accidents involving NHS staff and are the second most common injury just behind manual handling.
It's National Eye Health week and eye care charities, organisations and health professionals from across the UK are joining together to promote the importance of eye health.
We are inviting Anaesthetic Practitioners, (Nurses and ODPs) and Scrub Practitioners, to join us at bands 5 and 6. Specialities including: Urology, Thoracic surgery and Robotic surgery.
Today, the emergency call number 999 turns 80 years old. This vital service has saved countless lives since it was launched in 1937, and we’re hugely grateful to the amazing men and women who respond to urgent situations. To honour their work, we’ve put together nine facts you may not know about the world's oldest emergency service number...
International Nurses Day is celebrated on the birthday of perhaps the most famous nurse, Florence Nightingale. Through the years, the nursing profession has seen people from all walks of life find a career full of passion and dedication. Here are some of the stories behind some of nursing’s famous names, past and present.