In a bid to reduce waiting times, the NHS plans to have nurses trained to conduct surgical procedures. To achieve this proficiency, nurses will have to study for two years to become surgical care practitioners. This way, surgeons will have a bearable workload.

A novel (new) coronavirus capable of causing severe respiratory diseases such as pneumonia was identified in China towards the end of December 2019. The virus is referred to as the 2019-nCoV or Novel Coronavirus.

(Video Credit: The Guardian) Nurses grill Boris Johnson on policies during hospital visit. One student nurse told the PM how she was “struggling” financially because of tuition fees and asked him about his plans to bring back the nursing bursary.

UK prime minister Boris Johnson has promised a new NHS visa so that doctors and nurses can immigrate to the UK. The NHS visa is part of the points-based immigration system by the Conservative Party post-Brexit.

October is the international Breast Cancer Awareness month. Its aim is to increase support, awareness, early diagnosis, treatment and palliative care for women with breast cancer. About 1.7 million new breast cancer cases are recorded annually. The disease has an annual death toll of 522,000, with low- and middle-income countries being the worst hit because of lack of awareness, changing reproductive patterns and the adoption of western lifestyles.

We are delighted to report that our medical division received an exceptional score in this year’s Medacs Global Group audit. This is an independent audit that covers the rigorous standards of a leading national framework, compliance to IR35 regulations and pre-placement screening.

The Flame Lily is one of the leading framework-approved healthcare, nursing and medical recruitment agencies in the UK. We are a one-stop staffing solutions provider with cutting edge solutions that improve our clients’ healthcare businesses. Our organization is governed by 6 values: dependability, approachability, professionalism, commitment, efficiency and humanity.

It is now official. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has replaced mentors with assessors and supervisors. This is part of the overhaul of nurse education.

Cambridge Boxhill Language Assessment, which offers English test languages targeted to the healthcare industry reports a huge increase in candidate numbers.