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/management/hundreds-of-mid-staffs-deaths-examined-by-police/5059637.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/hundreds-of-mid-staffs-deaths-examined-by-police/5059637.article A review of deaths at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust by Staffordshire Police has identified 200-300 cases in which alleged neglect may have contributed to the death. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:14 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/exclusive-nursings-voice-is-stronger-after-nhs-reforms-insists-cno/5059296.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/exclusive-nursings-voice-is-stronger-after-nhs-reforms-insists-cno/5059296.article The voice of nursing at a national level has been strengthened, not weakened, as a result of the government’s reforms, according to NHS England’s chief nursing officer. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Wed, 5 Jun 2013 00:01 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/health-minister-backs-nursing-times-speak-out-safely-campaign/5059072.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/health-minister-backs-nursing-times-speak-out-safely-campaign/5059072.article Health Minister Dan Poulter has backed Nursing Times’ Speak out Safely campaign and called on NHS organisations to make a “positive commitment” to staff they would not be disciplined for raising concerns. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Wed, 29 May 2013 00:02 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/talking-pilot-to-improve-nhs-culture/5059083.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/talking-pilot-to-improve-nhs-culture/5059083.article Nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals could be expected to hold monthly sessions to discuss the pressures they face as part of a government backed initiative to improve culture and compassion across the NHS, Nursing Times can reveal. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Sat, 25 May 2013 00:05 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/poor-care-still-haunts-campaigner/5059070.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/poor-care-still-haunts-campaigner/5059070.article Campaigner Julie Bailey said she still lies awake at night haunted by the poor care her mother suffered at the hands of the NHS. Fri, 24 May 2013 11:27 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/jeremy-hunt-agrees-new-powers-for-nursing-regulator/5059060.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/jeremy-hunt-agrees-new-powers-for-nursing-regulator/5059060.article The Nursing and Midwifery Council is to get new powers designed to speed up the fitness to practise process in the wake of the Mid Staffordshire scandal, it has been announced. sarah.calkin@emap.com (Sarah Calkin) Fri, 24 May 2013 11:20 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/accident-and-emergency/safety-not-guaranteed-at-18-aes-amid-toxic-overcrowding-warn-clinicians/5058972.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/accident-and-emergency/safety-not-guaranteed-at-18-aes-amid-toxic-overcrowding-warn-clinicians/5058972.article 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. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Wed, 22 May 2013 00:01 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/exclusive-nursing-leaders-pledge-action-in-response-to-francis/5058803.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/exclusive-nursing-leaders-pledge-action-in-response-to-francis/5058803.article Nursing leaders have pledged action in the wake of criticism by Robert Francis QC that they have not done enough to respond to his seminal report. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Tue, 21 May 2013 00:01 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/exclusive-francis-criticises-nurse-leadership/5058442.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/exclusive-francis-criticises-nurse-leadership/5058442.article The nursing profession and its leaders have failed to adequately respond to the problems highlighted by the care failings at Mid Staffordshire, according to Robert Francis QC. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Tue, 14 May 2013 00:01 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/exclusive-duty-of-candour-must-also-apply-to-staff/5058464.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/exclusive-duty-of-candour-must-also-apply-to-staff/5058464.article Plans to introduce a statutory “duty of candour” on NHS providers will not work on its own and will leave patients at risk, according to Robert Francis QC. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Tue, 14 May 2013 00:01 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/accident-and-emergency/nhs-leaders-unveil-plan-to-help-struggling-aes/5058466.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/accident-and-emergency/nhs-leaders-unveil-plan-to-help-struggling-aes/5058466.article Accident and emergency services have “deteriorated significantly”, NHS officials have conceded as they set out plans to improve the service. Fri, 10 May 2013 11:18 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/leadership/cqc-calls-for-cumberland-infirmary-to-improve-patient-care/5058460.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/leadership/cqc-calls-for-cumberland-infirmary-to-improve-patient-care/5058460.article An NHS hospital which is being investigated by health officials for having higher than expected mortality rates is falling short on three national standards for care, the health regulator said. Fri, 10 May 2013 10:09 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/next-steps-in-hca-work-for-nursing-students-plan-unveiled/5058441.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/next-steps-in-hca-work-for-nursing-students-plan-unveiled/5058441.article Around 200 students on paid placements will test out controversial government plans to require future nurses to spend up to a year working as a healthcare assistant before starting their degree. steve.ford@emap.com (Steve Ford) Fri, 10 May 2013 00:04 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/nhs-failing-to-listen-and-learn-says-ombudsman/5058111.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/nhs-failing-to-listen-and-learn-says-ombudsman/5058111.article There are “systematic problems” with NHS hospitals failing to listen and learn from patient complaints, the Health Service Ombudsman has warned. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:54 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/ex-mid-staffs-chief-referred-to-crown-prosecution-service/5057917.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/ex-mid-staffs-chief-referred-to-crown-prosecution-service/5057917.article The former chief executive and chair of scandal-hit Stafford Hospital are to be referred to the Crown Prosecution Service over allegations of misconduct. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:15 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/nurses-struggling-to-provide-care-on-stretched-wards/5057683.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/nurses-struggling-to-provide-care-on-stretched-wards/5057683.article Nurses are struggling to deliver safe patient care due to chronic understaffing and a heavy burden of bureaucracy, according to two major union surveys. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:01 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/whistleblowing/nurses-free-to-speak-out-on-concerns-despite-gag-clauses-says-dh/5057668.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/whistleblowing/nurses-free-to-speak-out-on-concerns-despite-gag-clauses-says-dh/5057668.article The government has asked the Nursing and Midwifery Council to alert all registered nurses that they are free to speak out over concerns. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:01 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nurses-should-not-assume-acting-differently-to-mid-staffs-staff-says-tsar/5057611.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nurses-should-not-assume-acting-differently-to-mid-staffs-staff-says-tsar/5057611.article Nurses and other clinicians should not assume they would have acted differently to staff at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, the government’s new patient safety tsar has warned. sarah.calkin@emap.com (Sarah Calkin) Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:51 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/home/clinical-zones/leadership/pm-should-be-responsible-for-care-standards-says-new-patient-safety-tsar/5057538.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/home/clinical-zones/leadership/pm-should-be-responsible-for-care-standards-says-new-patient-safety-tsar/5057538.article The health expert appointed to improve patient safety following the Stafford Hospital scandal has said that prime minister David Cameron should be responsible for care standards. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:12 GMT http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/appraisals-to-include-feedback-from-nursing-colleagues-and-patients/5057451.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice/clinical-zones/management/appraisals-to-include-feedback-from-nursing-colleagues-and-patients/5057451.article Nurses are to be asked to give feedback about the performance of their colleagues and managers, under plans to introduce 360 degree appraisals. sarah.calkin@emap.com (Sarah Calkin) Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:24 GMT