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UWE Bristol partners in innovative new blended nursing degree to reduce barriers to entry
11/11/2020
From February 2021, UWE Bristol will be delivering a new blended nursing programme in partnership with the Open University (OU).
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Heartstarters programme teaching life-saving skills to school pupils passes 3,000 mark
29/10/2019
An initiative which sees UWE Bristol students teach vital life-saving skills to local school pupils has now trained more than 3,000 young people.
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Outcomes for people with infected diabetic foot ulcers are poorer than previously thought
09/11/2017
New research published in the journal Diabetic Medicine,has shown that people with diabetes and an infected foot ulcer have worse outcomes than previously thought. In the first year after being seen at a clinic with an infected ulcer, 15.1% of study participants had died and 17.4% had had an amputation of part or all of their foot.
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Pledge to train 200 festival visitors in CPR
23/05/2017
Nursing staff and students have pledged to train 200 visitors to this year's Gloucester Tall Ships Festival in basic life support.
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Bristol Cathedral to host first city-wide thanksgiving service to celebrate International Nurses Day
09/05/2017
A thanksgiving service will be held in Bristol Cathedral to celebrate nursing past, present and future across the city.
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'Heart Starters' campaign trains next generation of lifesavers
05/10/2016
Heart Starters – Press launch at UWE Bristol Glenside Campus, Child nursing simulation suite Tuesday 18 October 2016 October 09:00
What would you do if someone you loved went into cardiac arrest and stopped breathing? It's something you don't want to think about, but the reality is early intervention can save lives.
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Family of woman saved by UWE Bristol graduate treat him to return theatre visit
20/09/2016
A nursing graduate from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) will be treated to a night out by the family of a woman whose life he saved while at the theatre.
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UWE Bristol awards an honorary degree to Enid Smith
14/07/2016
Enid Smith has been awarded the Honorary Degree of Master of Science in recognition of her contribution to health and social care education.
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UWE Bristol celebrates graduation of nursing students in Gloucester
01/07/2016
Students from the Gloucester campus at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) got together for a celebratory photograph to mark the end of their studies.
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UWE Gloucester – Open Day for nursing courses
16/06/2016
Saturday 18 June 2016 10:00-15:00
The Open Day is a chance to find out about careers in Adult Nursing and Mental Health Nursing at the Gloucester Campus of the University of the West of England, in the Alexandra Warehouse at Gloucester Docks.
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International Nursing Day – UWE Bristol celebrates 2016 achievements
12/05/2016
It is International Nursing day and the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) has much to celebrate with 2016 already seeing some significant achievements by its nursing students.
Students have been shortlisted for several national prizes already this year and one student received a standing ovation when he gave emergency CPR to a woman who went into cardiac arrest at the Hippodrome theatre.
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Triple success: Nursing staff and students shortlisted for Student Nursing Times Awards
21/04/2016
Nursing and Midwifery excellence at UWE Bristol has been recognised in the shortlist for the forthcoming Student Nursing Times Awards (28 April 2016) with three nominations.
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Adult Nursing Student Shortlisted for Cavell Nurses' Trust Award
14/04/2016
Final Year Adult Nursing student, Rebecca Potter has been shortlisted for The Outstanding Academic Achievement Award by the Nursing charity, Cavell Nurses' Trust.
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Student nurse star receives standing ovation at Hippodrome for saving life
25/01/2016
An adult nursing student from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) received a standing ovation at the Bristol Hippodrome following his successful resuscitation of a woman in the audience who went into cardiac arrest.
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Patient safety at the heart of new nursing simulation suite
07/12/2015
The new Children's Focused Nursing Simulation Suite at the Glenside Campus of the University of the West of England, will be officially opened by Kath Evans, Experience of Care Lead – Maternity, Newborn, Children and Young People for NHS England at 15:00 on Tuesday 8 December 2015.
The Suite, which includes a simulated children's ward and a sensory room,ensures student nurses develop skills and get the chance to practise them in a safe environment, improving their confidence and ability when they are on clinical placement.
