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
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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
Sep 03 2018
FREE and Exclusive Resource Library and E-Learning Programme for EDGE-Trained PHRA Staff
As part of our commitment to enhancing the service we offer, all EDGE-trained Key Trainers, who hold a valid 'people' or 'children' handling certificate can now access our FREE and exclusive Resource Library and E-Learning programme by clicking on the Resources tab at the top right of our website home page. 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
Jul 20 2018
EDGE Trainer Fiona McKinley: Memories of the NHS
My NHS story begins way before I became an employee, back in the autumn of 1961 at the tender age of three years old I was admitted to Barnet General Hospital for overnight observations following a fall. Read Full story
Jul 13 2018
EDGE Senior Trainer Sharon Zens: Memories of the NHS
Although I’d been an Occupational Therapist since 1993, my career with the NHS started in 2004 when I was recruited from the USA to work in London to head up the General Medicine and Surgery team. Read Full story