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Managing stress in nursing

April marks Stress Awareness Month, a crucial time to highlight the significant challenges nurses face and to explore effective strategies for managing stress. For nurses seeking new opportunities, understanding these challenges and adopting resilience-building techniques is vital for both personal well-being and professional success.

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Compliance and revalidation

At Bluestones Medical, we understand the challenges nurses face in meeting compliance and revalidation requirements. That’s why we provide dedicated support, including mandatory training and 1-2-1 revalidation assistance to ensure our candidates stay fully compliant and confident in their roles. Your compliance, our priority Compliance in nursing is essential to maintaining safe and effective patient

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Holiday pay blog and who decides who gets what and when

Holiday Pay

What’s the truth? In the world of agency work, few topics generate as much confusion and misconception as holiday pay. Our recent social media poll highlighted just how widespread these misunderstandings can be. Today, we’re diving deep into the truth about holiday pay entitlements for agency workers, regardless of how they’re paid. Picked answer B

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PAYE vs Umbrella

PAYE vs Umbrella Wages

What’s the truth? In the world of agency work, there’s often confusion surrounding payment structures, particularly when it comes to PAYE (Pay As You Earn) and umbrella companies. We recently conducted a poll that aimed to shed light on common misconceptions, asking workers which statement they believed to be true regarding hourly rates and gross

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The importance of bonding between young mental health patients and nurses

According to recent research, the importance of the relationships between young mental health patients and the nurses looking after them has been overlooked. A study of eight young people, eight mental health nursing staff and eight family members, conducted by psychologists from The University of Manchester and Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust found that the

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Bluestones Medical raises £1,572 for local Hospice

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On Saturday 14th August, some of the Bluestones Medical climbed Snowdon in aid of the Hospice of the Good Shepherd and raised an AMAZING £1,572! The weather may have been drizzly, but it didn’t stop the team from climbing to the top in 2 hours and 12 minutes. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=\”10270\”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As you may know, the

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