Nursing needs its leaders to respond to FrancisNursing Times
31 January 2012
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"Beware the implications for nurses of assisted dying law"
While imminent changes to the law are unlikely, the issue of assisted dying is not going to go away -
Causes and strategies for moisture lesions
Moisture lesions often cause pain and distress. A number of strategies can be adopted to prevent and treat dermatitis associated with urinary or faecal incontinence -
Children with 60% burns should be transferred to specialist care
Children with burn injuries over 60% of their total body surface area (TBSA) should be immediately transferred to a specialised burns centre for treatment, experts have recommended. -
Counselling helps diabetes patients effectively manage condition
People with diabetes will be able to manage their condition more effectively with the help of routine lifestyle counselling by primary care experts, according to research. -
Death rates for heart failure higher on non-specialist wards
Heart failure death rates are more than double on some non-specialist wards what they are on specialised cardiology units, new figures have shown. -
Details emerge of 'wide ranging' NMC review
Whether the Nursing and Midwifery Council should be run by a nurse in future will be one of the questions considered by the “wide-ranging” review of the regulator’s structure, financial management and leadership. -
DH issues winter weather warning
The Department of Health has warned people to keep an eye on local weather reports as forecasters warn that scattered snow showers and freezing temperatures are on their way to the UK. -
'Distressing' number of neglect allegations raise NMC concerns
A “distressing” number of allegations of patient neglect by nurses have come to light in a Nursing and Midwifery Council report. -
Exercise 'helps post-cancer recovery'
Cancer survivors can experience an improvement in their general health and wellbeing if they take part in an exercise programme, a new report has claimed. -
Faulty genes linked to women's cancer survival
Women who survive ovarian cancer might only do so thanks to the very defective genes thought to increase their risk of developing the disease. -
Fried food 'not heart disease risk'
The risk of heart disease or early death does not increase by frying food in olive or sunflower oil, according to researchers in Spain. -
Hope for universal flu vaccine
A universal vaccine for flu could be on the cards after molecules which are common to most strains of the virus were uncovered during a research project. -
How do I get into nursing?
Applying for a nursing course could change not just your life, but the lives of hundreds of people you could be nursing in the future. -
Intermittent self-catheterisation in MS
A review of the literature on the use of ISC in people with multiple sclerosis found significant support and follow-up may be required to ensure long-term use of this technique -
Leading change: 2 - planning
Change needs to be planned properly, objectives and timetables set, and resistance dealt with sensitively if you are to get people on board to implement change -
Memory loss may warn of imminent stroke
Rapid and severe memory loss can be a warning sign of an imminent deadly stroke, US researchers have found. -
MRSA becoming more common in the community
Cases of MRSA in the UK are becoming more common outside of hospitals, experts have said. -
'New forum must focus on the future and not look backwards'
To address the challenges that nurses now face, the prime minister’s forum must look beyond simple solutions, says Peter Griffiths -
Online asthma test could help cut emergency admissions
A new asthma test to help people work out the extent to which they risk a serious attack should also help cut down on the number of emergency hospital admissions. -
Overweight women who smoke risk fetal heart defects
Overweight women who smoke were more likely to give birth to babies with conginetal heart defects, say researchers. -
Perfecting your nursing application
Nursing and Midwifery are one of the top five most popular course destinations, here’s how to make your application stand out from the crowd -
PM responds to Nursing Times' criticisms of reform
David Cameron has defended his government’s health reforms at prime minister’s question time from the criticisms set out in Nursing Times’ joint leader with Health Service Journal and the BMJ. -
Post menopausal women who take PPIs have higher hip fracture risk
Post-menopausal women who take common indigestion drugs are 35% more likely to suffer a hip fracture, research suggests. -
Psychiatric drugs 'effective' in treating physical illness
Meta-analyses of trials involving psychiatric drugs and medicines used to treat many physical conditions including arthritis have indicated psychiatric drugs are just as effective. -
Quarter of toddlers have a vitamin D deficiency
Latest figures show that a quarter of toddlers have a vitamin D deficiency, described as a “major problem” by a leading paediatrician. -
Scrapping health bill could save 6,000 nursing posts, says Labour
Money earmarked for the costs of reorganising the NHS could pay to prevent the loss of 6,000 nursing posts, Labour claims. -
Specialist nurses can contribute to 'all elements' of care
Specialist nurses can contribute to “all elements” of continuity of care for patients with long-term neurological conditions, according to York University researchers in the Journal of Advanced Nursing. -
Telehealth is not threat to district nurses, says QNI
The Queen’s Nursing Institute has launched a new drive to encourage district nurses to make the best use of new communications technology such as telehealth systems. -
Toilet privacy in hospital
An audit that collected the views of patients and nursing staff highlighted key points to improve patients’ privacy and dignity when they were using the toilet in hospital -
Too many nurse leaders in 'quasi-medical' roles, says prominent doc
Nursing lacks adequate role models because so many senior nurses end up in management and “quasi-medical” roles, a prominent doctor involved in nursing education has told MPs. -
UK hospital death rate higher for weekend admissions
People are more likely to die if they are admitted to hospital at weekends, a large-scale review of NHS data has reiterated. -
What to expect from a course in nursing
Starting your nursing course doesn’t have to be a step into the unknown -
What’s in your in-tray?
2012 will be a massive year for the NHS, and workforce leaders will play a major role. As Nursing Times and HSJ launch the Healthcare 100 Masterclass, in association with NHS Employers, Daloni Carlisle takes an overview of the big-ticket items that will be on the agenda of every HR manager -
When should peripheral venous catheters be replaced?
Catheter insertion is an unpleasant experience for patients. This Cochrane review assessed the effects of removing catheters when clinically indicated compared with doing so routinely
