http://www.nursingtimes.net http://www.nursingtimes.net http://www.nursingtimes.net/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.nursingtimes.net http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/nursing-time-hall-of-fame/nursing-times-lifetime-achievement-award-the-final-vote/5011305.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/nursing-time-hall-of-fame/nursing-times-lifetime-achievement-award-the-final-vote/5011305.article The Nursing Times, Nursing Hall of Fame celebrates nurses who have made a major contribution to key nursing and healthcare priorities. The nurses entering the Hall of Fame this year have been selected by our distinguished admissions panel from over 70 nurses nominated by Nursing Times readers and users of nursingtimes.net. To vote, click the poll to the right of this article. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:44 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/news-topics/nursing-quality/change-one-thing-and-help-improve-patient-safety-today/5011298.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/news-topics/nursing-quality/change-one-thing-and-help-improve-patient-safety-today/5011298.article If you could change one thing to improve patient safety, what would it be? We’re asking everyone committed to patient safety to tell us their thoughts. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:00 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/national-organisations/department-of-health/dh-spends-25m-on-google-ads/5011287.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/national-organisations/department-of-health/dh-spends-25m-on-google-ads/5011287.article The Department of Health has spent more than £2.5m advertising on Google in the past year, it has emerged. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:16 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/acute-care/nurse-shifts-linked-to-abnormal-eating-habits/5011284.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/acute-care/nurse-shifts-linked-to-abnormal-eating-habits/5011284.article Shift duties are linked with abnormal eating habits among nurses working in hospitals, according to Hong Kong researchers. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:05 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/specialist-news/paediatric-news/three-quarters-of-parents-confused-over-meningitis-vaccine/5011280.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/specialist-news/paediatric-news/three-quarters-of-parents-confused-over-meningitis-vaccine/5011280.article More than half of parents wrongly believe that their child has been vaccinated against all strains of meningitis, a poll has revealed. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:34 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice-clinical-research/nurse-prescribing/kidney-cancer-drug-too-expensive-says-nice/5011277.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice-clinical-research/nurse-prescribing/kidney-cancer-drug-too-expensive-says-nice/5011277.article Draft guidance has rejected the usage of an “expensive” drug treating advanced kidney cancer on the NHS. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:29 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice-clinical-research/nurse-prescribing/antidepressant-linked-to-breast-cancer-deaths/5011275.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice-clinical-research/nurse-prescribing/antidepressant-linked-to-breast-cancer-deaths/5011275.article Women taking a popular antidepressant alongside a breast cancer drug have a higher chance of dying from the disease, doctors have said. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:51 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice-clinical-research/oncology/brown-outlines-vision-for-more-health-and-social-care-at-home/5011261.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice-clinical-research/oncology/brown-outlines-vision-for-more-health-and-social-care-at-home/5011261.article The prime minister Gordon Brown has pledged to provide more NHS and social care to people in their own homes with new guarantees for cancer patients and elderly people. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:23 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/specialists/paediatric/nurses-may-have-to-rescreen-thousands-of-babies/5011157.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/specialists/paediatric/nurses-may-have-to-rescreen-thousands-of-babies/5011157.article Nurses and midwives may have to rescreen up to 66,000 babies because their NHS number was left off screening results for rare conditions, the UK Newborn Screening Programme Centre has warned. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/acute-care/us-hospital-kite-mark-scheme-could-boost-nurse-retention/5011170.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/acute-care/us-hospital-kite-mark-scheme-could-boost-nurse-retention/5011170.article Nursing directors should be actively explore the adoption of a US accreditation programme that recognises excellence in nursing care, according to the lead nurse piloting the scheme in the NHS. Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:00 GMT