Evidence of neglect and abuse at a private nursing home in Essex is uncovered by a BBC investigation.

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Neglect at nursing home uncovered

Said public nursing was “nasty.”

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NASCAR Driver Sorry for Breastfeeding Tweets

A row has broken out between nursing leaders and the government over the number of jobs being cut in the NHS.

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Three people died and 50 were injured when a fire ripped through a nursing home in Sydney, Australian officials say.

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Fatal nursing home fire in Sydney

The Green House concept is the most comprehensive effort to reinvent the nursing home, including the way medical care is delivered.

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Shrinking the Nursing Home Until It Feels Like a Home

A Royal College of Nursing study claims less than a third of Scotland’s nurses feel they are in a secure job.

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Scots nurses fear job insecurity

The Royal College of Nursing calls for extended visiting times in hospitals so patients’ relatives can become more involved in their care.

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Nurses want longer visiting hours

Just as students head back to college and families finish summer vacations comes the latest bad news from pest control companies: Bedbug infestations are getting worse and becoming more common in some places, including dorms, hotels, nursing homes, hospitals, office buildings, and schools and day-care centers. According to a survey released Wednesday by the National Pest Management Association and the University of Kentucky, pest control companies say there has been double-digit growth in infestations in the past year. Read full article > >

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Bedbug infestations growing in certain settings, survey finds

Independent nursing experts are to give evidence to a public inquiry into Scotland’s worst Clostridium difficile (C.diff) outbreak.

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C.diff probe to hear from experts

The world’s last known combat veteran of World War I, Claude “Chuckles” Choules, dies in an Australian nursing home at the age of 110.

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Last WWI veteran dies at age 110

The world’s last known combat veteran of World War I, Claude “Chuckles” Stanley Choules, dies in an Australian nursing home at the age of 110.

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Investigators and community members in Tennessee continued their hunt Sunday for a 20-year-old nursing student, offering a fresh appeal for tips on the man they believe forcibly took her from her home last week.

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Tips sought in missing student case

Front-line clinical jobs are under threat in the NHS in England, a nursing union says – warning this could have a “catastrophic” effect on care.

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Front-line NHS jobs ‘face threat’

“Raymond,” the debut single from Nashville newcomer Brett Eldredge, is one of those devastating country songs that can break the heart of even the most cynical listener. Centered on a sweet, elderly woman with Alzheimer’s who thinks a nursing home employee is her long-deceased son, Raymond, the song could have been saccharine — but Eldredge’s strong, rich voice and emotional attachment to the story turn it into a truly touching tale.

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Concert review: Country crooner Brett Eldredge has a cheery side, too

More than 60 schools, nursing homes and hospitals in Wales have sub-standard food hygiene, says a watchdog.

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‘Sub-standard’ food hygiene worry