http://www.nursingtimes.net http://www.nursingtimes.net http://www.nursingtimes.net/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.nursingtimes.net http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/immunology/52000-vaccinated-against-measles/5058775.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/immunology/52000-vaccinated-against-measles/5058775.article More than 50,000 people have been vaccinated against measles in a major campaign to battle a growing epidemic. Fri, 17 May 2013 10:12 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/accident-and-emergency/annual-rise-in-ae-patient-numbers-tops-million-mark/5058725.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/accident-and-emergency/annual-rise-in-ae-patient-numbers-tops-million-mark/5058725.article The number of patients who attended accident and emergency wards has increased by more than a million in just one year, figures suggest. Thu, 16 May 2013 09:49 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/cancer/estimated-10000-cancer-patients-given-wrong-drugs/5058723.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/cancer/estimated-10000-cancer-patients-given-wrong-drugs/5058723.article An estimated 10,000 cancer patients a year are given the wrong drugs in hospital, according to new research commissioned by Macmillan Cancer Support. Thu, 16 May 2013 09:44 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/public-health/new-therapy-for-c-difficile-treatment/5058717.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/public-health/new-therapy-for-c-difficile-treatment/5058717.article New guidance has been issued for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in adults. Thu, 16 May 2013 09:30 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/public-health/surge-in-abandoned-nhs-111-calls/5058600.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/public-health/surge-in-abandoned-nhs-111-calls/5058600.article The extent of the new NHS non-emergency advice line’s teething problems has been laid bare after official figures revealed a stark rise in abandoned calls. Tue, 14 May 2013 10:00 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/news-topics/public-health/traffic-fumes-linked-to-kidney-damage/5058598.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/news-topics/public-health/traffic-fumes-linked-to-kidney-damage/5058598.article Defective kidneys may be a sign that traffic pollution is harming the arteries, research suggests. Tue, 14 May 2013 09:54 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/nutrition/charity-challenges-public-to-cut-100-calories-a-day/5058597.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/nutrition/charity-challenges-public-to-cut-100-calories-a-day/5058597.article Consuming an extra glass of wine or half a bag of crisps a day can cause a person to gain almost 5kg (11lb) over a year, experts said. Tue, 14 May 2013 09:51 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/home/clinical-zones/midwifery-and-neonatal-nursing/mothers-must-be-able-to-opt-out-of-smoking-test-say-midwives/5058528.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/home/clinical-zones/midwifery-and-neonatal-nursing/mothers-must-be-able-to-opt-out-of-smoking-test-say-midwives/5058528.article The Royal College of Midwives has insisted that pregnant women must have the choice of opting out of a breath test for smoking, which is being recommended in new draft clinical standards for antenatal care. Mon, 13 May 2013 10:57 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/public-health/fresh-call-for-minimum-nurse-patient-ratio/5058526.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/public-health/fresh-call-for-minimum-nurse-patient-ratio/5058526.article Nurse staffing levels on many English hospital wards are dangerously unsafe, a group of senior nurses have said in an unprecedented warning. Mon, 13 May 2013 10:24 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/public-health/overnight-out-of-hours-gp-service-manned-by-nurses-claims-whistleblower/5058524.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/public-health/overnight-out-of-hours-gp-service-manned-by-nurses-claims-whistleblower/5058524.article An out-of-hours GP service covering 250,000 patients is using senior nurses when doctors cannot be recruited to work the shifts, it has been reported. Mon, 13 May 2013 10:20 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/childrens-nursing/more-measles-outbreaks-a-real-possibility-in-wales/5058412.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/childrens-nursing/more-measles-outbreaks-a-real-possibility-in-wales/5058412.article Measles cases outside a region battling a major epidemic are rising faster than at the epicentre for the first time. Thu, 9 May 2013 09:24 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/cardiology/big-rise-in-heart-attack-survivors/5058359.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/cardiology/big-rise-in-heart-attack-survivors/5058359.article The number of heart attack patients who are surviving their ordeal has dramatically increased in the last four decades, figures show. Wed, 8 May 2013 10:05 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/infection-control/scotlands-cno-launches-handwashing-drive/5058262.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/infection-control/scotlands-cno-launches-handwashing-drive/5058262.article Rates of norovirus and flu could be reduced with better hand hygiene, Scotland’s chief nursing officer has said – as the Scottish government launches a handwashing campaign.   steve.ford@emap.com (Steve Ford) Sun, 5 May 2013 00:03 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/public-health/new-nhs-111-advice-line-still-fragile/5058255.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/public-health/new-nhs-111-advice-line-still-fragile/5058255.article Officials claim the new NHS non-emergency 111 telephone service in England is in a “fragile” state across many parts of the country. Fri, 3 May 2013 11:01 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/public-health/c-diff-link-to-patient-deaths-at-scottish-hospital/5058254.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/public-health/c-diff-link-to-patient-deaths-at-scottish-hospital/5058254.article Three hospital patients have died after contracting a new strain of the bacterial infection Clostridium difficile (C. diff). Fri, 3 May 2013 10:57 GMT