Act now to reduce impact of staffing crisisNursing Times
15 May 2012
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5 ways your team can eat healthier at work
As a busy nursing team, you might think there aren’t enough hours in the day to worry about your diet as well as everything else. But a few simple changes could improve everyone’s health, making your group happier and more productive -
Advising travellers who have special risks
Travellers may have specific medical risks that put them at greater risk of illness; advice and interventions may need adjusting to meet their needs. -
Cameron defends parenting classes for newly expecting
Free parenting classes are not a “nanny state” policy, David Cameron insisted as he unveiled a number of initiatives aimed at helping families. -
College pledges to defend ‘human rights’ of nurses
The Royal College of Nursing says it “deplores” violence against health professionals and will act directly to broach the issue with governments around the world. -
Diagnosing and managing epilepsy
NICE has updated its guideline on epilepsy, mainly because new drugs have been licensed to prevent variations in care. -
Effects of being a patient on student development
A student nurse used her personal experience as a patient to improve her own and other students’ nursing care to make it centred around the patient as a person. -
Fees row between RCN and global nursing federation
The Royal College of Nursing is in talks with the International Council of Nurses over its “disproportionate” fees. -
Health visitors to be trained to spot postnatal depression
New health visitors are to recieve “enhanced training” to help mothers with postnatal depression, te government has announced. -
Healthcare staff 'fail to support dying patients'
Some 59% of Britons fear that dying people are not treated with enough dignity and respect by health and care professionals, with many worried that medical staff are failing to meet the last wishes of their patients. -
IUDs 'more effective' emergency contraception than morning after pill
Intrauterine devices (IUDs) provide a more effective method of contraception than the “morning after pill” and should be routinely used instead of it, according to experts. -
Lansley faces cuts and pensions complaints at RCN congress
The health secretary fought to rebut complaints about service cuts and damage to pensions in his speech to the Royal College of Nursing annual congress. -
Miliband commits to national nursing pay - but not to saving pensions
Labour leader Ed Miliband has said he supports the “national pay framework” for nurses but would not commit to repealing controversial NHS pension reforms. -
Miliband: Attacks on nursing are 'totally unfair'
Attacking the nursing profession over isolated examples of bad practice “is totally unfair”, Labour leader Ed Miliband has told Nursing Times. -
New guidance on orthopaedic pin sites
Guidance on the effective care of orthopaedic pin sites and infection prevention has been published by the Royal College of Nursing. -
NHS London reviewing plan to reduce number of student nursing places
The largest funder of student nursing places in England has been asked to review its plans for nursing commissions after concerns from hospital trusts. -
Nurses should be recruited on 'caring' values
Nurses of the future need to recognise they are more likely to “care” rather than “cure”, a senior NHS figure has told Nursing Times ahead of a major speech to the Royal College of Nursing. -
Nurses want employers to allow mandatory training within working hours
Nurses have urged employers to ensure all mandatory training is undertaken in work time. -
Nursing academics ‘must be supported’
Nurses involved in education and training often feel “overlooked or forgotten”, the Royal College of Nursing’s council chair has warned. -
Nursing Times Learning unit explores falls prevention
Nursing Times Learning has launched a new online Falls Prevention and Management unit to support nurses in reducing patients’ risk of falling. -
Olympic 999 call changes to prioritise most critically ill
Changes to the 999 call handling system before the Olympics and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee could save at least 150 lives each year, the Department of Health has said. -
One-to-one midwifery care to combat postnastal depression
Mothers will receive one-to-one care from a named midwife during labour and birth as part of government plans to combat postnatal depression. -
Pearson: Poor care 'can't be dismissed as one-off events'
Examples of poor nursing care are happening too often, Sir Keith Pearson told the Royal College of Nursing Congress yesterday. -
PM's Commission on Nursing 'not in vain'
The work of the Prime Minister’s Commission on Nursing carried out during Gordon Brown’s premiership will not have been in vain, according to the nurse leading the new Nursing and Care Quality Forum. -
RCN delegates reject compulsory winter flu jab
Nurses have rejected the idea of requiring all nursing staff and students to have the annual winter flu jab. -
RCN issues dermatitis guidance for glove use
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has published a new guide to highlight the importance of nurses and healthcare professionals’ hands and how to keep them healthy. -
RCN members denounce 'cuts in name of transformation'
Members of the Royal College of Nursing have denounced attempts to make cuts to NHS services in the name of “transformation”. -
RCN prepared to battle government over regional pay plans
The Royal College of Nursing is “prepared to take the government on” in its plans to impose regional pay in the NHS, according to the college’s chief executive and general secretary Peter Carter. -
Recipe of the month: sweet potato and butternut squash soup
Potassium, vitamins A and C, a couple of your 5-a-day, plus whole wheat bread and cheddar cheese: a hearty soup that can really stand-alone for dinner -
Route map launched to help vasculitis treatment
Tips on living with rare auto-immune diseases and how to access government benefits are included in a new guide put together by a charity and doctors. -
Strategic leadership skills for nursing informatics
Nurses need to embrace new technology to meet future demands on healthcare. A programme is helping senior nurses to develop leadership skills. -
Third of diabetes patients experience drug errors in hospital
Almost one in three diabetic hospital patients experience medication errors that can cause dangerous blood glucose levels, a report has found. -
Third of heart risk patients not using cholesterol drugs - BHF
More than a third of people prescribed drugs for high cholesterol are putting themselves at a dramatically increased risk of heart problems by failing to take their medication for the condition, a health charity has warned. -
Three quarters of learning disability nurses have witnessed service cuts
Nurses who work with people with learning disabilities have “real concerns” about the safety of their clients because of cuts in services, according to a new study. -
Travel risk assessment and risk management
Tailored advice given during travel health consultations can help people to make informed choices about risk-management strategies. -
Trust introduces 'ward matrons' to boost nurse leadership
A hospital trust has created a new “ward matron” post in a bid to improve care quality and boost the status of its ward managers. -
'Unfit' nurses could avoid FtP hearing
Nurses and midwives accused of being unfit to practice could avoid a full hearing if they admit their guilt, under proposals being put forward by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. -
'We aim to ensure nurses get the best education and training'
We must seize opportunities to make the educational experience for nurses better, says Lord Willis
