It’s time to start looking after nurses to boost careNursing Times
19 June 2012
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'Evidence needed on local pay changes', says No 10
Ministers will need “strong evidence” before pressing ahead with proposals for local pay deals in the public sector, Downing Street said today. -
220,000 pensioners break bones in falls every year
More than 220,000 pensioners break their bones as a result of a fall every year, figures suggest. -
750 women to have breast implants removed
Almost 750 women are to have faulty breast implants removed on the NHS, government figures show. -
A governance framework for advanced nursing
A health board drew up a governance framework to identify genuinely advanced nursing roles, and to assess and professionally develop practitioners in these roles -
Are YOU our new Student Nursing Times editor for 2012/13?
Are you a student nurse? Are you interested in helping other student nurses gain the most from their nursing education? -
BAUN Annual Conference, 12-13 November 2012
British Association of Urological Nurses’ highly anticipated urology conference and exhibition takes place annually in the autumn. -
Bid to improve end of life care for gay people
The National End of Life Care Programme has published guidance on care for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people at the end of their lives. -
Call for training to cut antipsychotic use in care homes
Training care home staff to properly help dementia sufferers could reduce the use of antipsychotic drugs by up to 50%, research suggests. -
Chief executive announced for new NHS training agency
National director of quality Ian Cumming has been named as the first chief executive of Health Education England. -
Chief nurse: 'look after each other'
The new chief nurse for England has urged healthcare staff to remember to look after each other, but dismissed concerns about staffing levels, during an appearance at a major conference of NHS leaders. -
CQC fails independent hospital for mental health and learning disabilities
A Hampshire hospital looking after adults with mental health problems and learning disabilities was failing to protect patients from the risk of abuse, a health watchdog has said. -
Damning report on access to mental health care
Three-quarters of people suffering from mental illness are not getting treatment, a major report has warned. -
Disposable face masks in wound infection prevention
This Cochrane review found no conclusive evidence for wearing face masks in clean surgery but did not recommend ceasing their use -
Doctors accused of ticking boxes on obesity
GPs have no incentive to do more than “tick boxes” when it comes to tackling obesity, campaigners have said. -
DPN linked to sleep apnoea in diabetes
Diabetes patients are more likely to experience obstructive sleep apnoea if they also have diabetic peripheral neuropathy, according to a Birmingham University study. -
Exclusive: Europe faces a 'quality timebomb'
Nursing across Europe faces a “quality timebomb” caused by widespread cuts to staff and services, the head of the European Federation of Nurses Associations has warned. -
Exclusive: new nurses set to lose double increment rise under pay plans
Newly qualified nurses would lose one of the two incremental pay rises they are currently supposed to receive in their first year, under proposals being put forward by government negotiators, Nursing Times has learnt. -
Exclusive: official report shows nurse fears over future care
The majority of nurses working across acute, community and primary care settings expect the quality of care given to patients by the NHS to get worse in the near future, according to research for the government. -
Exercise reduces cardiovascular risk for lung transplant patients
Exercise can help lung transplant patients enjoy a better quality of life and reduce their chances of encountering cardiovascular problems, research has suggested. -
Exploring the professional identity of health visitors
The health visiting role has evolved, changed and expanded over the years. How has this affected the professional identity of these practitioners? -
Feeding hospital patients: a multiprofessional approach
Nurses can encourage patients to eat and drink in several ways, including providing a variety of practical support and working with other professionals -
Fifth of GP practices hit by action
Industrial action by doctors hit a fifth of GP practices, figures have shown. -
'Get involved with the forum’s work to reduce care variations'
The power to effect change is in our own hands, says Elaine Inglesby -
Get on the right side of the sharps practice law
A Nursing Times special event gathered together senior nurses to consider what action they needed to take to protect themselves and their staff from needlestick injuries as the EU Directive becomes law in May 2013 -
Give sisters control over budgets to improve patient dignity, says commission
Sisters and charge nurses must be given more control over budgets in order to drive up patient dignity, a report on improving the care of older people has recommended. -
Government 'still looking at national pay changes'
The government claims there are no plans to tear up the system of national bargaining under its proposals for local pay. -
'Is nursing’s image going through a professional adolescence?'
We seem to be too ready to boast about what nursing can do rather than focus on how we do it, says Rosemary Cook -
'Lack of community support puts strain on family carers'
My father, who has dementia, has just passed another major milestone, his 85th birthday. -
Living alone increases mortality risk for CVD patients
Cardiovascular patients should be screened to find out if they live alone, as this may increase their short term mortality risk, according to researchers. -
Maternal anxiety may increase eczema risk
Maternal anxiety during pregnancy is a risk factor for the onset of infantile atopic eczema, a study suggests. -
Midwife struck off register after tea-break during birth
A midwife who went for a cup of tea while a patient was giving birth has been struck off the register. -
More than 100 children a year suffer MS attack
Around 125 British children suffer a multiple sclerosis-like attack each year, researchers have said. -
New antibiotic launched for C diff
The first in a new class of antibiotics was launched in the UK last week for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection. -
New scheme to cut agency nurse costs
A programme has been launched to help trusts get better value for money from agency nurses. -
NHS chief exec admits concern at specialist nurse cuts
The head of the NHS has hinted that specialist nurse posts will have greater protection in future from cost cutting measures. -
NHS chief praises nurses and urges caution over cuts
Nursing older patients with dementia on acute medical wards is “really difficult”, the chief executive of the NHS has acknowledged, saying that services need to change radically to cope. -
NICE backs oral DVT treatment
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has published final draft guidance recommending rivaroxaban (Xarelto) as a treatment for deep vein thrombosis. -
NICE publishes guidance on upper GI bleeds
Endoscopy should be offered to unstable patients with severe acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding immediately after resuscitation, according to new national guidelines. -
NMC to cease offering professional advice
The Nursing and Midwifery Council is to discontinue offering professional advice to nurses and midwives via its telephone line and email service at the end of this month. -
No cognitive protection from fish oil supplements
Older people who take omega-3 fish oil supplements are probably not reducing their chances of losing cognitive function, according to a Cochrane systematic review. -
Nurses given guide to improve community malnutrition
A new guide has been launched to assist community healthcare professionals in identifying and managing patients at risk of disease-related malnutrition. -
Nurses to be asked for views on altering Agenda for Change
Unions are to launch a nationwide survey of nurses next month on potential changes to national terms and conditions, Nursing Times has been told. -
OBE for Wolves chief nurse
The chief nurse at a Midlands hospital has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. -
Our fight is not with patients - BMA
Doctors taking industrial action today do not want to do anything to jeopardise their relationship with patients, the British Medical Association has said. -
Plea over bowel cancer screening
People have been urged to attend bowel cancer screenings after researchers found that those who attend appointments have a better chance of survival. -
Public sector struggling to recruit senior staff
The government’s spending cuts are creating recruitment problems for public sector organisations as people “shy away” from the sector, a new report has warned. -
Queen honours nurses who treated 'Arab spring' casualties
Three nurses who gave aid during the Libyan uprising last year were among more than 20 people connected to nursing or midwifery who were named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2012. -
Raising nurses’ awareness of nutritional supplements
Oral nutritional supplements help to improve patients’ calorific intake. A poster campaign was launched to boost nurses’ knowledge of how to use these products -
RCN calls for views on NMC fee hike
The Royal College of Nursing has begun surveying its members on the proposed fee hike by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. -
RCN congress chair elected for further year
Members of the Royal College of Nursing have re-elected their congress chair and vice chair. -
Rise in A&E attendees with sports injuries
Accident and emergency departments in England have seen a 14% rise in sports injury cases in a year, according to the NHS Information Centre. -
Roll out of new NHS 111 service delayed
The government has extended the deadline for the roll out of NHS 111 by up to six months following pressure from unions and clinical commissioning groups. -
Scottish patient safety programme extended
New targets to improve the safety of patients while they are in hospital have been announced by Scotland’s health secretary. -
Skin cancer drug rejection criticised
A skin cancer patient support group has condemned a decision to deny sufferers a “potentially life extending” new drug. -
Slight blood sugar rise increases cardiac risk
Even slightly raised blood sugar levels can significantly increase the chances of heart attacks, a study has found. -
Student Nursing Times wins best brand development Online Media Award
The Online Media Awards, which seek to recognise the best in online news and journalism, announced its award winners at a ceremony held at the Emirates Stadium last night in London. -
Study backs multi-disciplinary cancer team approach
Survival rates for women who have undergone surgery for breast cancer are improved if decisions are made as part of a healthcare team, including nurses, rather than an individual doctor, according to a new study. -
'Test A&E patients for tetanus', say researchers
Two-thirds of patients who present at accident and emergency with wounds have immunity to tetanus, according to a study by the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. -
The big question: Whose role is it to provide professional advice to nurses?
The big question: Is the NMC right to remove its advisory service? Whose role is it to provide advice? Add your comments and they could be published in the magazine -
Two million A&E visits down to alcohol
Alcohol-related injury and illness accounts for 14% of all accident and emergency hospital attendance, research has found. -
Union to protest against regional 'pay cartel'
Members of the union Unison are to protest today at plans in the South West to create a regional “pay cartel”. -
Unison targets pay freezes by smashing up 'block of ice'
A leading union will turn up the heat on the government’s public sector pay policy today by smashing up a giant block of ice in the shape of a pound sign amid warnings of fresh strikes. -
Updated: nurses should carry on 'as normal' during doc pensions action
Nurses should turn up for work as usual and not volunteer to do work usually done by doctors during planned industrial action over pensions this week, nursing unions have advised. -
Warning over extent of child obesity
The number of children suffering from obesity could be greater than official figures show, research has revealed. -
Winter 2011 flu infection rate at record low
Last winter’s flu season saw the lowest number of patients infected with the virus, health experts said. -
'Women could do most antenatal care themselves', claim management consultants
The NHS could make huge savings on doctors and midwives wages’ by enlisting patients to input their own health records and conduct their own antenatal care, a partner from the consultancy firm McKinsey suggested last week.
