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Better
Nursing for Elderly
By Health Newswire reporters
August 29, 2003
A new initiative has been launched
to encourage more nurses to undertake specialist training in how to care
for older people.
Over
the last few years there have been suggestions that ageism exists within
the NHS. And, in some instances, examples of substandard care of older
people have been highlighted.
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and charity Help the Aged (HTA) have
announced that they are to develop a new partnership that aims to focus on
the development of nursing care for older people.
The partnership means that nursing students studying through the RCN
Institute will be able to undertake modules on the college’s BSc (Hons)
in Gerontological Nursing course at a reduced fee.
Students will also have the chance to win one of three £1,000 prizes that
will reward academic achievement and innovation.
The RCN and HTA say the initiative is aimed at encouraging more nursing
students to undertake the gerontological course and to highlight the
“wide-ranging needs and opportunities for promoting person-centred care
for older people”.
An additional incentive is that the course can be studied by distance
learning, offering nurses the flexibility to study around their personal
and professional commitments.
The course has been designed by specialists in the care of older people
and the RCN says it reflects the “very best in current gerontological
nursing” and has enabled students to make real changes to their
practice.
Announcing the new partnership Martin Burke, head of innovation at Help
the Aged said, “Help the Aged is delighted to be supporting the RCN with
their BSc (Hons) course in Gerontological Nursing.
“It is crucial to develop the skills of new generations of nurses and to
enthuse them to ensure that older people receive the highest quality
standards of nursing care, both now and in the future.”
Students are able to start the course in September, January or April.
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