Oct 31 2018
Clampdown on Violence Against NHS Staff
New measures to protect NHS staff are to be introduced to try to reduce the thousands of assaults on them that take place every year. Read Full story
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Oct 10 2018
CQC Release Report: 'The State of Health Care and Adult Social Care in England 2017/18
The CQC has released their report: 'The State of Health Care and Adult Social Care in England 2017/18.' Read Full story
Oct 01 2018
2019 Public Training Dates - Out Now!
EDGE has recently completed our 2019 Public Course Training Schedule. Read Full story
Sep 11 2018
Poor Mental Health at Work 'Widespread'
According to a survey of 44,000 people carried out by the mental health charity Mind, poor mental health affects almost half (48%) of all employees. Read Full story
Sep 07 2018
Catholic Church Sued for Resident's Fall from Care Home Window
The Catholic Church is being sued by the family of a man with dementia who fell from the second floor of a care home in Dundee. Read Full story
Aug 30 2018
Major Study Shows Over-85s needing 24 Hour Care Set to Double by 2035
Extending the retirement age will reduce the 'informal and unpaid carer pool' who have traditionally provided for older family members and could heap pressure on social care, experts warn further to this new study. Read Full story
Aug 17 2018
EDGE Trainer Carly Power: Memories of the NHS
I have been reflecting on my time in the NHS and while I could recall many happy and funny scenarios of former patients, colleagues and work day shenanigans, I have decided to focus on just one patient and her story. Read Full story
Aug 10 2018
EDGE Trainer Phil Essex: Memories of the NHS
I joined the NHS in 1990 as a reasonably mature (in age) student to train to be a learning disability nurse. Read Full story
Aug 03 2018
EDGE Trainer Matthew Cowan: Memories of the NHS
Having started my NHS experience as a care assistant working on an Intensive Care Unit, (ICU). When I started my nurse training it was agreed that my placements would be in the acute sector. Read Full story
Jul 27 2018
EDGE Trainer Anneliese Smith: Memories of the NHS
I started my nurse training at Bristol School of Nursing in March 1978. Read Full story