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3 April 2012
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Abdominal pain in children with pneumonia
Children with pneumonia can experience abdominal pain and this may be the only symptom. Health professionals must be aware of this to avoid incorrect diagnoses -
An overview of chronic heart failure management
Nurses in all settings may be involved in caring for patients with heart failure. This article reviews the causes, signs and symptoms, diagnosis and management options -
'Complementary therapy can help children feel valued and special'
The distressing side-effects of illnesses can be eased with complementary therapy, says Ginny McGivern -
Corrie: effectively tackling dementia care?
Next week: we’re watching Coronation Street, ITV, daily at 8.30pm. What do you think? -
Creating a culture to deliver compassionate care
The quality of care that older people receive is the subject of several recent reports but how can a sustainable change in culture be created to improve care? -
Exclusive: Trusts in London told they can slash nurse budgets by up to half
Hospital trusts in London have been advised they can safely slash spending on nursing staff, in some cases by 50%, according to secret reports obtained by Nursing Times. -
Greens may boost breast cancer survival
Women diagnosed with breast cancer are more likely to survive if they eat green vegetables, research suggests. -
Heart disease warning over asbestos
Workers exposed to asbestos as part of their job are at a significantly greater risk of heart disease and stroke than the general population with women more likely to be affected than men, new research has found. -
How to nominate your workplace to be an NHS Employers Healthy Staff Champion
Apply to become an NHS Employers Healthy Staff Champion today -
'Insufficient staffing makes good care nigh on impossible'
It’s wrong to ignore the evidence that says staffing levels impact on care, says Jane Ball -
Legislation to give nurses same prescribing powers as doctors
The Royal College of Nursing has welcomed the news that pharmacists and nurses will be able to prescribe the same drugs as a doctor can from April 23, including controlled drugs. -
'Nursing isn’t about being judgemental'
Is it our role to pass judgement on patient behaviour? Does it help or hinder care? -
Pregnancy dieting 'risk to children'
Women who fall pregnant while dieting are more likely to have a child that could become obese or diabetic in later life, new research suggests. -
Premature baby care improvements highlighted
Half of premature babies of 27 and 28 weeks gestation are now born in a specialist unit due to improvements in management of care, research suggests. -
RCN updates position on emergency contraception
The Royal College of Nursing has published an updated position statement on the role of school nurses in providing emergency contraception services in education settings. -
Revolutionary Prevalin™ puts hayfever control back in the hands of the sufferer
Why wait to treat full blown hayfever symptoms when you can now help extinguish the cause? -
Sixth death in flu outbreak nursing home
A sixth person has died in an outbreak of a flu virus at a nursing home, NHS Tayside said has said. -
Stuck for healthy staff champion ideas? Let us help
We know that working life as a nurse doesn’t leave you much time to stop and think, so we’ve come up with a few ideas to transform your workplace into a healthy staff champion -
Transforming emergency cardiac treatment
The rollout of the primary percutaneous coronary intervention programme has helped to transform cardiac care and reduce mortality for first-time heart attacks -
UK one of worst in Europe for sharing spirometry data
Poor data sharing in the NHS is making it more difficult for nurses to treat patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to a major international study. -
Using ambulatory A&E care to cut admissions
A foundation trust implemented a pilot project using ambulatory emergency care pathways to reduce its increasing admissions and improve the patient experience -
'What would you do if asked for health advice on Twitter?'
The potential that social media has to reach out to patients and the public is enormous, and healthcare professionals are just starting to act on this. -
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust: we're a healthy staff champion
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust reduced sickness absence costs by 55 per cent and improved staff morale by developing a self care scheme. -
Worthing and Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust: we're a healthy staff champion
Worthing and Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust worked in partnership with West Sussex Primary Care Trust (PCT) put in place an occupational health physiotherapy service to reduce the level of musculoskeletal related sickness absence amongst the workforce.
