Nursing needs its leaders to respond to FrancisNews
Safety not guaranteed at 18 A&Es amid 'toxic overcrowding', warn clinicians
Patient safety at 18 accident and emergency departments in the West Midlands cannot be guaranteed according to a joint letter signed by leading clinicians from across the region.
Government marks progress towards health visitor target
More than a 1,000 extra health visitors have been recruited over the past two years, according to latest workforce figures.
In the hotseat
Trish Morris-Thompson: 'Nurses are uniting to demand safe staffing levels – join us'
We must not allow care to fail due to our lack of courage as leaders, says Trish Morris-Thompson
This Week's Practice
Community matrons’ views of readmission
Community matrons work closely with people with long-term conditions and are well placed to identify the reasons why this group are often readmitted to hospitals
Continence care is every nurse’s business
Francis has called for a focus on compassion and caring, continence is a vital aspect of care and nurses need to ensure high standards
Behind the Rituals
Should nurses be on hand to help police in dealing with mental health offenders?
Theresa May has unveiled plans for nurses to accompany police officers when they are dealing with those perceived to have a mental illness, particularly when it is likely the individual is going to be detained under the mental health act.
Practice comment
'Why did no alarms ring when children caught measles?'
If your kitchen smoke detector starts to shriek, do you: (a) cover your ears and assume the din will eventually stop, or (b) act immediately to keep you and your loved ones safe?
Putting it into practice
Does intentional rounding improve patient outcomes?
Intentional rounding has been heavily promoted by David Cameron and others and is being widely implemented in UK hospital. But what do you think of rounding?
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Behind the Headlines
Nursing Book club
Nursing Education: Planning and delivering the curriculum
‘The information contained in this publication is evidence based and is aimed at developing the future of nursing.’
Leadership Academy
Coping with life’s ups and downs
Developing your emotional resilience will have a positive effect on your mental health
Weekly news focus
Future of NHS Direct becomes more uncertain
Nurses working for NHS Direct face yet more uncertainty as it emerged that their employer may not continue to deliver the new NHS 111 service beyond the end of next March.
Practice blog
Every week needs to be dementia aware for nurses
This is Dementia Awareness week which is a good way to call attention to this common conditio
Speak out Safely
Is your trust signed up to help you Speak Out Safely?
Are you on our side? Do you want to show your staff that you support their genuine patient safety concerns?
Social media
Who should you follow on twitter?
Like it or loathe it, social media is becoming increasingly important for sharing vital information. But as a nurse, who is worth listening to?
60 seconds with
60 seconds with...Cheryll Adams, founding director of the new Institute of Health Visiting
We talk to Cheryll Adams, founding director of the new Institute of Health Visiting. She qualified as a nurse in 1978 and as a health visitor in 1982.
