When 99-year-old Jean Jamieson came to Hairmyres Hospital after a fall, staff were sure they’d have her home in time for her 100th birthday some weeks later. But Jean developed sepsis, a potentially life-threatening condition, triggered by an infection or injury. The fantastic care from staff on ward 14 saw Jean fight back to health. […]

Off-duty nurse Maureen Youngson saved a friend’s life using a defibrillator machine just days after a colleague had given her basic life support training. Maureen, a community psychiatric nurse with the Community Mental Health Team for Older People, in Airdrie, was enjoying a motorbike rally near Stirling when the emergency happened. Maureen said: “My friend, […]

Nurses and midwives now have greater flexibility when paying their annual registration fee, with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) introducing a new payment by instalment option. Nurses and midwives can now choose to pay their £120 annual registration fee by quarterly direct debit payments of £30. Switching from an annual payment or newly signing […]

We had a bumper crop of entries for our superb competition to win a £250 voucher from Forest Holidays. Over 300 readers told us why they should scoop the prize, offered after The Pulse Online and NHS Staff Benefits teamed up with Forest Holidays. There were so many deserving winners that it was just too hard […]