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21 February 2012
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How to get a new idea to work
Got a great idea? You need to talk to the right people – not just your manager -
"Systems such as red trays erode essential nursing skills"
Nurses need to be allowed to provide holistic care that is individual to the needs of their patients -
Campaign to promote early cancer detection launches
An NHS initiative in Scotland aims to increase by 25 per cent the number of people diagnosed with cancer in the initial stages of the disease. -
Clinics 'offer sex-selection abortions'
Illegal abortions are being offered in some clinics based on the sex of the unborn child, it has been claimed. -
Diabetes treatment aid app launched
Nurses and other health practitioners can now use a smartphone app to help them treat patients with diabetes. -
Dignity Code launched for older people care
A code has been published which sets out the minimum standard of treatment required for older people in hospitals or in the community. -
Drop in number of senior NHS managers and nurses
The number of senior managers working in the NHS has dropped 8.7% in one year while nurses have fallen 1.3%, figures show. -
Education to increase sexual health screening
A sexual health outreach team found that combining educational sessions with testing increased uptake of screening among young people -
'Emotional support for nurses is as vital as doughnuts for the police'
“It’s not like that on CSI or Cagney and Lacey,” was my less than helpful response. -
Endometriosis 'linked to ovarian cancer risk'
Endometriosis may increase the risk of certain types of ovarian cancer, a new study suggests. -
GPs 'overpaid millions for ghost patients'
GPs have been over-paid millions of pounds for patients who have moved practice, died or been forced to leave the country, according to a new report. -
Group asthma consultations risk parent and child arguments
There is “potential for conflict as well as cooperation” during consultations with children and parents about asthma, according to a Manchester University study in the Journal of Clinical Nursing online. -
Heart attack symptoms vary by gender
“Heart attack symptoms differ in women,” BBC News has today reported. -
'I love that you do a bit of everything in general practice'
Work life is varied for practice nurse Eleanor Phillips at the three city clinics where she set up nursing services -
'It’s time to tell the public that nurses are not maids'
The implications of the health bill, and the public mauling-by-media the profession seems to endure on a regular basis are putting nursing under a fair bit of pressure. -
New scan to tackle neuroendocrine cancer
Patients with neuroendocrine cancer could benefit from a new type of scan that identifies those who could be helped by specialist treatment. -
NHS pensions proposals: the facts
The Government set out the key terms of an improved pension offer for NHS staff on 20 December 2011. Since then, the Department of Health has held constructive talks with NHS Employers and the NHS trades unions to consider the details. -
NICE approve rheumatoid arthritis drug
Rheumatoid arthritis sufferers can soon look forward to receiving further treatment following a NICE approval of a drug designed to tackle the disease. -
NICE publishes guidance for cessation of smokeless tobacco products
Draft guidance on helping patients give up smokeless tobacco products, such as Gutka, Pan Masala, Shupari, and Betel Quid, has been published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. -
NICE: more data needed on botox treatment for migraines
The health watchdog NICE has said it wants more information before it recommends an anti-wrinkle jab as a form of NHS treatment for chronic migraine sufferers. -
'NMC review must hear nurses’ concerns about their regulator'
Unison’s Gail Adams urges nurses to make their voices heard during the Nursing and Midwifery Council review -
Nurses face 'real time' league table for patient experience
Nurses in a quarter of England’s hospitals will have patient experience on their wards measured in “real time” from April, using a customer service system borrowed from businesses like the Hilton hotel chain. -
Nurses paid by journalists, suggests former tabloid editor
Nurses are being paid by journalists to disclose sensitive information, the former editor of The Sun has implied. -
Nurses to encourage patients to use health apps
The smartphone revolution is set to be used to safeguard the nation’s wellbeing after the government unveiled plans in which healthcare professionals will encourage patients to use the latest apps to keep an eye on their health. -
One in four experience work-related stress during a recession
One in four workers experience work related stress in times of recession, according to a study by the universities of Nottingham and Ulster. -
Osteoarthritis 2: pain management and treatment strategies
This second article in a three-part series on osteoarthritis discusses pharmacological and non-pharmacological management. The third part will be published online -
'Patients’ and health workers’ voices should be heard and inform the way forward for the NHS'
We talk to Tara Bartley, an advanced nurse practitioner in the cardiothoracic department at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham and nursing representative for the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery for the UK and Ireland, who has been an NHS nurse for 30 years -
People with learning disabilities deserve a safe NHS
We need a national group to champion the care of people with learning disabilities, says Jim Blair -
PM reveals government's four NHS commitments
The prime minister has revealed “four Fs” which he believes sum up the government’s approach to the NHS. They came while he attempted to bat off criticism of the Health Bill at a Downing Street summit yesterday. -
Primary care referrals quicker for common cancers
More than three-quarters of cancer patients who first attend their GP surgery showing suspicious symptoms are referred to a specialist after only one or two consultations, according to a report. -
RCM attacks cord blood collection plan
A foundation trust has seemingly backtracked on a scheme to offer mothers a private facility to collect blood from their baby’s umbilical cord. -
RCN excluded from prime minister's NHS reform summit
The Royal College of Nursing has been excluded from a summit called by the prime minister to discuss NHS reform. -
Using LARC to avoid unplanned pregnancy
Women need access to information about methods of birth control. Nurses can extend choice by improving knowledge of long-acting reversible contraception -
Using OSCE for mandatory training
Nurses are often unenthusiastic about mandatory training, but an objective structured clinical examination approach can improve staff engagement -
Women 'display fewer heart attack symptoms'
Women often do not present with typical symptoms of chest pain when they have a heart attack, according to a major study of more than one million myocardial infarction patients.
