Nursing needs its leaders to respond to FrancisNursing Times
6 March 2012
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"Teaching injection technique will improve quality of life"
Helping to develop educational tools for health professionals will support people with diabetes to manage their injectable therapies in the best way -
"Why don't we ask patients what they thought of their care?"
Entering into a dialogue with patients about the care we give would result in meaningful feedback -
Barriers to managing and improving quality
The quality agenda in the NHS is often discussed, but research found there is confusion over what quality means and several barriers to achieving it -
Changing practice for safe insulin administration
Errors in insulin administration are common and can cause harm and even death. An audit aimed to standardise insulin syringe storage and labelling to improve safety -
David Foster appointed as deputy to CNO Viv Bennett
Deputy chief nursing officer David Foster has been appointed as deputy to the Department of Health’s top public health nurse Viv Bennett. -
Diabetes amputations highly variable across England
Rates of amputation for people with diabetes are 10 times higher in certain areas of England that they are in others, a study found. -
'Display outcome data on wards to boost care and motivate staff'
The CNO for Wales Jean White explains how initiatives are helping to improve safety and quality of care -
Dying at home could save NHS £34m - Marie Curie
Cutting the hospital stay of 30,000 patients in the last stages of life by just four days could save the NHS £34 million, a charity has said. -
EastEnders: what do you think of the cancer nurse storyline?
This week, we’re watching EastEnders … what did you think of it? -
Experts call for over-65s stroke screening
Stroke specialists have called for national screening programmes to be introduced for people over the age of 65. -
Final day to enter the Student Nursing Times Awards
Today is the final day to enter the Student Nursing Times Awards. -
Four in running for chief nurse role
Candidates are now in the final race for the new senior nursing position on the NHS Commissioning Board. -
Government defeats health reform challenge
The government has comfortably defeated a fresh attempt to amend its controversial health reforms for England in the Lords today. -
Heart failure drug gets initial go-ahead
A drug that can reduce the need for heart failure patients to be hospitalised by 30% has been given the green light by European regulators. -
'I wanted to feel that I was doing my part; making my community a better, safer place'
Jackie Donohue works as a custody nurse practitioner with the metropolitan police … -
Improving diabetes care
A Nursing Times survey indicated most nurses saw the benefits of using a connected meter to manage diabetes, writes Kathy Oxtoby -
In at the deep end? How to handle the change from student to nurse
The change from student nurse to nurse can be troublesome—but there’s a lot you can learn from RNs to make the change easier. Nurses talk to Nursing Times about the expectations, responsibilities, and why it was all worth it -
Injection technique in insulin therapy
Insulin is the main injectable therapy used by people with diabetes, but often they do not receive adequate education on injection technique -
Join us chatting about today's #saveourNHS rally
At 1pm we’ll be chatting LIVE on the nursingtimes.net homepage about today’s Westminister NHS rally -
Lesley Page named as new RCM president
Lesley Page has been named the new president of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). -
Low turnout on pensions ballot leaves college sitting on fence
A “disappointingly” low ballot turnout among Royal College of Nursing members has led it to hold back from rejecting the government’s latest pensions offer. -
NMC backs down in row over Mid Staffs legal assessors
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has agreed to reinstate two legal assessors who were removed by the regulator’s former chief executive Dickon Weir-Hughes. -
Nurses can ignore psychological aspects of cancer diagnosis
Nurses should play a major role in easing the worries of patients recently diagnosed with lung cancer, according to a new study. -
Nurses could face fines in fitness cases
Nurses could be forced to pay fines and legal costs when found at fault in fitness to practise cases, under a plan presented by legal experts to ministers. -
Nurses face increased public scrutiny
The performance of nurses is to be exposed to routine public scrutiny for the first time under a “transparency” pilot scheme that senior nurses hope to roll out across the country. -
Nurses to rally in Westminster against Health Bill
Opponents of the government’s controversial health reforms will today warn ministers that the changes represent the “biggest threat” the NHS has ever seen. -
Rotation scheme boosts learning disability nurse recruitment
Newly-qualified nurses have been given the chance to specialise in learning disabilities as part of a new ‘rotation’ scheme in Hertfordshire. -
Selenium supplements may increase type 2 diabetes risk
Selenium supplements may increase the risk of illnesses such as type-2 diabetes, new research suggests. -
Smoking ban results in less pregnancy complications
The prohibition of smoking in public places has resulted in a fall in complications during pregnancies in Scotland, according to researchers. -
South Asian cultural concepts in diabetes
South Asian people are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Nurses need to understand cultural issues to provide individually tailored care -
Treating staggered paracetamol overdose
This article explores the clinical consequences of staggered overdoses and offers treatment advice -
Unison urges nurses to take part in staffing ratio survey
Nursing staff are being asked to record the nurse-to-patient ratio on their ward as part of a major national survey by Unison.
