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Accident and emergency (A&E)

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Nurse views sought for NHS emergency care review

18-Jun-2013
With A&Es across the country over-stretched - do services need to adapt to meet public need?

17-Jun-2013
Cutting A&E use and health inequalities

14-Jun-2013
One in six bone fracture patients linked to domestic violence

12-Jun-2013
NHS 111 is ‘steadily improving’

7-Jun-2013
DH drawing up 'older people's plan' for NHS

7-Jun-2013
Devon delays NHS 111 launch again

6-Jun-2013
'Close hospitals' to save the NHS, warn managers, doctors and patients

5-Jun-2013
A&E waiting times reach nine-year high

4-Jun-2013
Doctor wants death diagnosis change

3-Jun-2013
Regulator to review walk-in centre closures

31-May-2013
Labour issues fresh warning over A&E 'pressures'

30-May-2013
Yorkshire trust latest to recruit extra nurses to cope with demand

29-May-2013
Scotland trials digital A&E wards

29-May-2013
'Older people aren't to blame for NHS problems'

27-May-2013
Community nursing 'failing people'

24-May-2013
Safety not guaranteed at 18 A&Es amid 'toxic overcrowding', warn clinicians

22-May-2013
Future of NHS Direct becomes more uncertain

17-May-2013
Mental health services 'lack equality'

17-May-2013
Annual rise in A&E patient numbers tops million mark

16-May-2013
A&E could collapse without change, warn doctors and managers

15-May-2013
NHS leaders unveil plan to help struggling A&Es

10-May-2013
Out-of-hours paediatric care no greater risk than normal care

10-May-2013
AMU nurses report recruitment problems

10-May-2013
A&E demand 'out of control', warns regulator

9-May-2013
CNO says new NHS 111 service is 'improving'

8-May-2013
NHS Direct abandons downbanding plans following 111 debacle

26-Apr-2013
Safe staffing tool for A&E launched by RCN

25-Apr-2013
Dramatic increase in emergency 12 hours 'trolley waits' uncovered

24-Apr-2013
#NTtwitchat live debate: are UK A&E departments at breaking point?

24-Apr-2013
Helpline 'puts pressure on A&Es'

24-Apr-2013
Cost of violence 'coming down'

24-Apr-2013
Nurses warn of A&E doctors on 'safari rounds' to find 'lost' patients

24-Apr-2013
RCN Congress praises NHS Direct nurses who helped at NHS 111 launch

23-Apr-2013
'I should not have had to be the one to decide if I needed to stay in hospital'

19-Apr-2013
NHS staff in 'unique' position to help save victims of human trafficking

19-Apr-2013
Trauma warning for nurses treating domestic violence

19-Apr-2013
New non-emergency NHS line 'in crisis', claims Labour

17-Apr-2013
Praise for staff as trust steps down from major incident status

17-Apr-2013
East Kent hospitals declares 'major incident' due to high activity

16-Apr-2013
Smoke ban link to fewer admissions

16-Apr-2013
NHS 111 failures have 'let patients down', NHS England admits

15-Apr-2013
Health secretary does stint in hospital A&E

11-Apr-2013
A&E target missed every week for six months, says Labour

3-Apr-2013
Public satisfaction rates with NHS on the up again

3-Apr-2013
New NHS 111 service 'puts patients at risk'

28-Mar-2013
NICE consults on new intubation device

22-Mar-2013
Paramedics 'doing jobs of nurses' because of staff shortages

22-Mar-2013
Launch of new urgent care phone service delayed in third of country

22-Mar-2013
Midlands trust 'investing' in advanced nurse practitioners

19-Mar-2013
Third of foundation trusts failing A&E waiting targets

14-Mar-2013
Sussex nurses warn about A&E overcrowding

14-Mar-2013
Regulator demands action over Hull Infirmary assessment unit

12-Mar-2013
Nurse denies falsifying records

11-Mar-2013
Mid Staffs A&E nurses were 'punished over targets'

6-Mar-2013
Stafford sister called older patient 'naughty little monkey'

5-Mar-2013
'Bad apple nurses need to be named and shamed', says former Mid Staffs nurse

27-Feb-2013
Nurses bear brunt of frontline NHS Direct job losses

25-Feb-2013
Hospital launches probe after 90-year-old left on trolley for five hours

21-Feb-2013
A&E waits 'hit decade high'

14-Feb-2013
More children admitted to hospital as emergencies

12-Feb-2013
Growing readmission rate sparks concern around early discharge

11-Feb-2013
Hospitals welcome mortality probe

8-Feb-2013
Moratorium on A&E closures urged

8-Feb-2013
Nurse accuses Hunt of causing 'more confusion' over Lewisham A&E future

31-Jan-2013
A&E departments ‘overstretched and understaffed’, claims Labour

30-Jan-2013
Nurses join thousands in march against 'insane' A&E plan

28-Jan-2013
Nurses to join march against Lewisham A&E closure

25-Jan-2013
Mondays are busiest time for A&E staff

24-Jan-2013
Toby Knightley-Day: 'Nurses should take ownership of the Friends and Family Test'

22-Jan-2013
National review of A&E services announced

18-Jan-2013
Darent Valley closes to A&E admissions

14-Jan-2013
Vomiting spate blamed on new virus

11-Jan-2013
Special administrator backs break-up of South London trust

8-Jan-2013
IT system to help nurses identify vulnerable children

2-Jan-2013
Nurse leads hospital out of A&E breach

21-Dec-2012
Five NHS staff arrested in connection with A&E death

18-Dec-2012
NHS faces 'zero-tolerance' on MRSA and long waits

18-Dec-2012
Routine NHS services should be available seven days a week

18-Dec-2012
'Worryingly high' hospital death rates reported

10-Dec-2012
A&E nurses to screen for dementia

6-Dec-2012
A&E waits getting longer, warns regulator

6-Dec-2012
Stroke victims 'too slow' to call 999

4-Dec-2012
Funding pressure 'may hit NHS care'

29-Nov-2012
Crisis care teams 'overstretched', warns mental health charity

28-Nov-2012
Staff and public join rally against A&E closure

26-Nov-2012
Faulty defibrillator warning issued

22-Nov-2012
Emergency cancer care 'fragmented'

21-Nov-2012
Nurses 'happy to come and work' at Mid Staffs

14-Nov-2012
Nursing service helps terminally ill die at home

14-Nov-2012
How do you treat a soft tissue injury?

5-Nov-2012
Hospital admissions 'on the rise'

1-Nov-2012
NHS 111 'unlikely to lead to emergency care savings'

30-Oct-2012
Three quarters of patients would ignore 'mini stroke' signs

29-Oct-2012
Urgent care centres 'inconsistent' and 'confusing'

25-Oct-2012
Alert on bowel cancer 'emergencies'

22-Oct-2012
Central Middlesex A&E overnight closure extended

19-Oct-2012
Two nurses sacked over death outside A&E

18-Oct-2012
Perfect Placement Week - Medway Foundation Trust

17-Oct-2012
Emergency nurse practitioners needed to avert A&E 'crisis'

3-Oct-2012
NHS Buckinghamshire names NHS 111 provider

26-Sep-2012
RCN publishes guide for nurses working in orthopaedics

26-Sep-2012
Third of cancers in over-70s diagnosed in A&E

21-Sep-2012
'Be open to opportunities - there are so many ways in which you can be a nurse'

19-Sep-2012
Nurses hope to gain from field hospital experience

18-Sep-2012
Hospitals are overcrowded and short-staffed, warn doctors

13-Sep-2012
Nurse-led alcohol and drug team set up in Derbyshire

13-Sep-2012
North East NHS 111 go live delayed

11-Sep-2012
Nurses to join Clegg at Paralympic ceremony

29-Aug-2012
Basildon receives CQC warning over A&E waits for children

28-Aug-2012
Child abuse risk at walk-in centres

28-Aug-2012
Paramedic sacked after hospital A&E death

22-Aug-2012
Public urged to avoid 999 nuisance calls

20-Aug-2012
Dog bite hospital admissions up by 5%

14-Aug-2012
Hike in A&E trolley waits driven by 'perfect storm' of nurse cuts and bed shortages

14-Aug-2012
“Adopt ambulatory emergency care to cut hospital admissions”

10-Aug-2012
A&E 12-hour wait numbers double in Scotland

10-Aug-2012
Antidote stocks 'inadequate' in some UK hospitals

9-Aug-2012
Improved elderly care would slash hospital stays

9-Aug-2012
Sussex trust fights back over reconfig plan criticism

9-Aug-2012
Hospitals face 'voting booths' in A&E to measure patient experience

31-Jul-2012
A&E sister looks back on Olympic torch experience

27-Jul-2012
Substance misuse in older people 2: identifying and treating substance misuse

27-Jul-2012
“How news stories encourage people to learn resuscitation”

20-Jul-2012
'Rotate roles to ensure we treat both mental and physical health'

17-Jul-2012
Call to target attack victims' mental health

11-Jul-2012
NHS Direct staff to stage 'work in'

5-Jul-2012
Sickle cell episodes 'must be treated as acute emergencies'

1-Jul-2012
'People in the service sometimes look at things one mile wide and 10 miles deep, and I've needed them to change perspective'

28-Jun-2012
NICE calls on nurses to advocate better VTE care

27-Jun-2012
'Test A&E patients for tetanus', say researchers

21-Jun-2012
Two million A&E visits down to alcohol

21-Jun-2012
NICE publishes guidance on upper GI bleeds

19 June 2012
Rise in A&E attendees with sports injuries

18-Jun-2012
Roll out of new NHS 111 service delayed

14-Jun-2012
Kent, Surrey and Sussex NHS 111 provider named

13-Jun-2012
Nurse-led minor injures unit to close in Suffolk

2-Jun-2012
Row over risk to 500 NHS Direct nurse jobs

1-Jun-2012
'Policy and practice must align to enable safe discharge at night'

31-May-2012
Emergency waits rise alongside savings target struggle

31-May-2012
'The lovely thing about A&E is that, although you see some horrible things, you also see real love'

31-May-2012
Hospitals 'must help homeless patients'

28-May-2012
Nursing lecturers to train nurses in Malawi

25-May-2012
Essex nurse to be Olympics first responder

25-May-2012
Anaphylactic shock injectors recalled

24-May-2012
'My A&E placement is the best I've ever had'

21-May-2012
24 Hours in A&E: voyeuristic or empathetic?

21-May-2012
Olympic 999 call changes to prioritise most critically ill

18-May-2012
New guidance on orthopaedic pin sites

17-May-2012
London NHS panel backs closing minister's local A&E

10-May-2012
Regulator moves in over Gloucestershire Hospitals A&E waits

4-May-2012
New guidelines for care of children in emergency settings

4-May-2012
NHS Direct nurses stage a 'work in' protest

2-May-2012
'It's hard remaining a professional at all times'

30-Apr-2012
Scent sprays to trigger appetite in people with dementia

30-Apr-2012
Trolleys as beds: how have we come to this?

23-Apr-2012
DH orders audit of A&E data sharing on violent crime

23-Apr-2012
NHS Direct nurses left in limbo over change to new provider

21-Apr-2012
Patients safer on trolleys in wards than in A&E

20-Apr-2012
Using COPD action plans to manage exacerbations

20-Apr-2012
'You have to obtain skills that a nurse would normally never be expected to learn'

19-Apr-2012
A&E nurse selected to carry Olympic torch

17-Apr-2012
When data reflects badly on your staff

6-Apr-2012
'We have set up forums to allow nurses to network and make their voices heard'

5-Apr-2012
How will using ambulatory A&E care help to cut admissions?

2-Apr-2012
Agreement set to boost diabetes care

2-Apr-2012
Young men more prone to cardiac arrest than women

30-Mar-2012
Transforming emergency cardiac treatment

30-Mar-2012
Using ambulatory A&E care to cut admissions

30-Mar-2012
Creating a protocol to reduce inpatient falls

16-Mar-2012
Ambulances stuck outside A&E as acute beds closed

13 March 2012
Nurses warn Lansley of pressure in acute sector

13 March 2012
Managing proximal femoral fractures

9-Mar-2012
What type of nursing shall I study?

8-Mar-2012
'It has always been my dream to nurse in a developing country...'

8-Mar-2012
'The last few months before qualification can be difficult to handle'

2-Mar-2012
Treating staggered paracetamol overdose

2-Mar-2012
'I see how we can really make a difference to patient safety and productivity'

1-Mar-2012
Stroke awareness adverts effectively boost 999 calls

29-Feb-2012
South East’s first stand-alone children’s A&E opens

11-Feb-2012
'Nurses could help stop sepsis killing four patients an hour'

10-Feb-2012
'The role of the practice nurse has changed a lot'

9-Feb-2012
'A new year brings new challenges and goals'

6-Feb-2012
Online asthma test could help cut emergency admissions

3-Feb-2012
CQC issues trust with urgent warning to increase A&E staffing

3-Feb-2012
NHS 111 risks increasing pressure on A&E and urgent care

27-Jan-2012
'Sometimes Parkinson’s patients have complex needs and it helps having someone to see them at home'

26-Jan-2012
Prescription drug overdose 'increases physical injury risk for young'

21-Jan-2012
Foreign body ingestion in children

20-Jan-2012
M5 crash sister praised

18-Jan-2012
A&E handover tool boosts patient safety awareness

7-Jan-2012
Crowded A&Es deliver less effective pain relief for children

23-Dec-2011
Minor injuries unit could host alcohol interventions, suggests a pilot study

22-Dec-2011
Guide rates best and worst hospitals in 2011

20-Dec-2011
'Although there have been significant reductions in MRSA and C difficile, it’s an ongoing challenge'

14-Dec-2011
Christmas revellers warned over A&E visits

12-Dec-2011
Deliberate self-harm: chances of repeat at 25%

11-Dec-2011
Poverty and poor health: a correlation?

11-Dec-2011
Sedation complications 'more likely at night'

10-Dec-2011
Aggression in brain injury patients requires 'tailored interventions'

3-Dec-2011
Stafford Hospital shuts overnight A&E services

2-Dec-2011
Police assist London Ambulance Service during strike

1-Dec-2011
Man faces hospital data breach charge

1-Dec-2011
Weekend A&E admissions '10% more likely to die'

28-Nov-2011
Staff given whistles to call for help in emergencies

28-Nov-2011
Emergency departments are treating older fall victims 'poorly'

27-Nov-2011
NICE guidelines to allow more C-sections

23-Nov-2011
Nurses warn patients already left on trolleys as winter crisis looms

23-Nov-2011
'Take a stand against violent behaviour in A&E'

22-Nov-2011
'In my second year I started to doubt everything I knew'

21-Nov-2011
Nurses back plans to design out A&E violence

21-Nov-2011
'My heart was pounding as he criticised my background'

17-Nov-2011
Call to redesign A&Es to cut violence risk

16-Nov-2011
Should nurses use an automated external defibrillator without training?

14-Nov-2011
Mid Staffs A&E to close overnight

11-Nov-2011
Bed management 'cannot be aided by predicting admission at A&E'

8-Nov-2011
‘Target-chasing turned nurse against nurse’

2-Nov-2011
Medway FT accredited for minor injuries course

25-Oct-2011
'I went to user forums and talked to ex-users, who thought it was a wonderful idea'

20-Oct-2011
Whistleblowing Mid Staffs nurse too scared to walk to car after shift

17-Oct-2011
Pollution 'linked to heart attack risk'

11-Oct-2011
'Admire students who adapt to the specialist club that is A&E'

11-Oct-2011
Mid Staffs warned on A&E staffing levels

11-Oct-2011
The other side of the sheets, part three: Sunday morning

10-Oct-2011
How it was fifty years ago

8-Oct-2011
Trade your Crocs for steel toe caps

4-Oct-2011
111 'non-emergency number' to go nationwide

3-Oct-2011
The other side of the sheets, part two: Saturday

3-Oct-2011
Warning letters to patients cut aggressive behaviour

30-Sep-2011
Deteriorating patient initiative cuts cardiac arrests by a third

30-Sep-2011
What additional training do nurses need to carry out defibrillation?

29-Sep-2011
Kingston Hospital to look at ways to improve HCA morale

29-Sep-2011
Quarter of foundation trusts failing to hit cancer waiting targets

29-Sep-2011
The other side of the sheets: part one

26-Sep-2011
Tissue adhesives for the closure of surgical incisions

18-Sep-2011
Chase Farm Hospital to remain open but loses A&E unit

12-Sep-2011
'As a manager, it’s important that you think about your team’s wellbeing'

2-Sep-2011
Exclusive: NHS nurses suffer more than 8,800 serious industrial injuries in three years

30 August 2011
Government figures show drop in drug-related deaths

26-Aug-2011
A life less angry?

25-Aug-2011
Twice as many patients waiting more than 18 weeks

19-Aug-2011
Bowel surgery success varies widely between hospital trusts

17-Aug-2011
Riots force nurses to work round the clock

12-Aug-2011
Manchester and Birmingham hardest hit in fourth night of rioting

10-Aug-2011
Rioting youths attack ambulance crews

9-Aug-2011
Providers failing to report on nurse-led quality priority

1-Aug-2011
Twitter 'boosts health emergency response'

28-Jul-2011
Optimism may reduce stroke risk

22-Jul-2011
Ambulance changes needed over infections

21-Jul-2011
Tranexamic acid safely stops bleeding in trauma patients

17-Jul-2011
Older people's delerium often overlooked in A&E

13-Jul-2011
Friarage nurses recognised for mentoring skills

13-Jul-2011
‘Attack matron with a scalpel? Unthinkable’

13-Jul-2011
Birmingham hospital cuts death rate through drugs scrutiny

11-Jul-2011
Emergency nurse practitioners practicing in most Scottish A&E units

7-Jul-2011
Who's behind the mask?

6-Jul-2011
RCN: Trusts 'struggling' with new A&E indicators

5 July 2011
A supportive network may prevent PTSD for A&E nurses

30-Jun-2011
Mid Staffs nurses' concerns ignored

28 June 2011
Chesterfield A&E reopens after serious fire

27-Jun-2011
Nurses could help prevent £600m readmissions fines

21 June 2011
A&E and mental health nurses most likely to smoke

16-Jun-2011
'The presentation is graphic but not gratuitous: I tell them the realities and the worst stories'

16-Jun-2011
Many frozen plasma doses have 'unproven clinical benefit'

4-Jun-2011
'We can improve addicts' lives and health, and stop them using dirty drugs'

2-Jun-2011
Children taken to A&E with 'routine complaints'

28-May-2011
Nurses to join triage team to speed up A&E assessment

27-May-2011
West Sussex nurses commended for work on Productive Ward

25-May-2011
A&E 'sees rise in treating young'

24-May-2011
ANPs cut inpatient cardiac arrests by fifth

24 May 2011
Electrical stimulus helps paralysed man walk again

20-May-2011
Former CQC investigator calls for safe staffing standards

18-May-2011
Test 'detects consciousness level'

16-May-2011
'It's very intense looking after patients with cancer'

12-May-2011
Antibiotics not as effective as appendicectomy

8-May-2011
Ecstasy users 'risk liver and kidney damage'

4-May-2011
Baroness complains of five hour hospital trolley wait

4-May-2011
'You have the power to make a difference to the health bill'

3-May-2011
Night shift napping boosts nurses' performance and personal health

21-Apr-2011
NHS waiting times rise amid cuts, King's Fund

20-Apr-2011
NHS boss says nursing directors must back cuts

19 April 2011
Children treated for violence up 20%

18-Apr-2011
Trolley waits rise for Irish A&E patients, warn unions

15-Apr-2011
Understaffing hitting emergency wards

13-Apr-2011
Work hours assessment could inform cardiac risk

9-Apr-2011
A&E toolkit to promote quality care across NHS

7-Apr-2011
Nurses given 'right to provide' through social enterprise

5-Apr-2011
'I'm an expert in diabetes but living with it isn't always easy'

4-Apr-2011
Nurses face CPR ethical dilemmas

3-Apr-2011
Using A&E data to prevent violence in communities

2-Apr-2011
Falls and accidents linked to highest trauma mortality

2-Apr-2011
Tranexamic acid within the hour of injury saves lives

27-Mar-2011
Do cholesterol drugs reduce clot risk?

21-Mar-2011
Experts issue gastric bleeding advice

16-Mar-2011
A&E staff 'need regular stress screening'

12-Mar-2011
Send a message of solidarity to the nurses of New Zealand

9-Mar-2011
New Zealand nurses join earthquake effort

8-Mar-2011
Nurse posts at risk from 111 pilot in Lincolnshire

4-Mar-2011
'It makes me proud to showcase the work of nurses'

3-Mar-2011
Plan to tackle A&E aggression with design

28-Feb-2011
'I felt like it was a revolving door and I never got to the heart of the problems'

22-Feb-2011
'Should we call last orders on drunks and traffic cones in A&E?'

22-Feb-2011
Midwives to be taught sign language

18-Feb-2011
Nurse 'unfairly dismissed' for joke

9-Feb-2011
75% hospital tests 'not followed up'

9-Feb-2011
Mölnlycke launches negative pressure wound therapy sealant

8-Feb-2011
Evidence of Mid Staffs care failures vanished

8 February 2011
'It’s a shame great work never hits the headlines'

8 February 2011
Ambulances refitted to cater for obese

3-Feb-2011
Head injury poses highest death risk for A&E patients

1-Feb-2011
An elective placement in Africa...

29-Jan-2011
'It’s unusual using a phone to talk to patients when you are used to bedside care'

27-Jan-2011
Trusts fail to use early warning systems to identify deteriorating patients

25 January 2011
40pc of A&E patients 'only need advice'

20-Jan-2011
Blood clot drug 'could save lives'

20-Jan-2011
NHS 24 takes 30,000 Christmas calls

4-Jan-2011
Top nurses recognised in New Year Honours

4-Jan-2011
Atrial fibrillation risk factors identified

29-Dec-2010
Calcium scores used for chest pain triage

28-Dec-2010
Southampton A&E nurse given award for war work

23-Dec-2010
Video phones boost emergency CPR confidence

19-Dec-2010
Emergency targets scrapped in favour of performance measures

17-Dec-2010
Hospitals to face mixed sex ward fines

15-Dec-2010
Lack of nurses on 111 line sparks safety fears

14 December 2010
The Year in Nursing 2010

14 December 2010
End of life care for homeless 'can be improved'

11-Dec-2010
Triage consultations 'suffering from interruptions'

11-Dec-2010
Weekend admission 'raises death risk'

10-Dec-2010
Temperature affects hospital admission figures, says research

1-Dec-2010
'Suspect abuse' where children have history of falls

30-Nov-2010
Off-duty nurse saves choking child

28-Nov-2010
Breast cancer interventions in A&E recommended

27-Nov-2010
Warning over faulty vital signs monitors

26-Nov-2010
Temperature linked to sharp rises in admissions

26-Nov-2010
'Huge concerns' remain over Mid Staffs care

24-Nov-2010
Nurse freedoms over mixed sex accommodation spelt out

23 November 2010
Army reservist nurse receives Queen's commendation

21-Nov-2010
MHRA issues IV set warning

21-Nov-2010
An emergency nurse: Sierra Leone and London

19-Nov-2010
Quarter of cancers found during emergency care

15-Nov-2010
Report points to prison care lapses

15-Nov-2010
Self harm admissions up 10 per cent

15-Nov-2010
Nurses seek out of hours awareness

12-Nov-2010
New guidance for emergency blood provision

12-Nov-2010
Accident and Emergency Nursing Award

4-Nov-2010
Nurse director aims high for Basildon

2 November 2010
Emergency service staff assaults up

25-Oct-2010
Child alcohol admissions up by a third

25-Oct-2010
Specialist shift a waste of cash

19 October 2010
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidance published

18-Oct-2010
'The distress increases until you think you will burst'

16-Oct-2010
Chest compressions more vital to CPR than rescue breaths

15-Oct-2010
How many emergency calls genuinely need an ambulance?

14-Oct-2010
Ex-partner admits murdering nurse

8-Oct-2010
Long term illness focus halves emergency costs

5 October 2010
Nurse-led projects most effective in cutting admissions

5 October 2010
Extra first aid training for student nurses

20-Sep-2010
Nicola Sturgeon apologises over one hour 999 delay

16-Sep-2010
Mental health patients do not know who to call in emergency

14-Sep-2010
Death rate indicator under review

14 September 2010
Young black women vulnerable to self-harm

2-Sep-2010
Fear of falling 'raises fall risk'

29-Aug-2010
Antibiotic sponge 'ineffective' in cardiac surgery

23-Aug-2010
MHRA warning over Receptal PVC suction liner

22-Aug-2010
PCT launches non-emergency hotline

19-Aug-2010
Legal high causes cardiac issues

19-Aug-2010
Party drug 'worse than mephedrone'

18-Aug-2010
PCT shuts out of hours service

17 August 2010
Warning over rise in 'legal highs'

11-Aug-2010
Cold weather increases heart attack risk

11-Aug-2010
One quarter of staff 'would not work' during flu pandemic

8-Aug-2010
Manchester triage system can be applied to paediatrics

7-Aug-2010
A&E counselling 'reduces adolescent violence and alcohol abuse'

6-Aug-2010
Dizziness 'usually benign' in A&E patients

6-Aug-2010
Suicidal patients go unnoticed in A&E

31-Jul-2010
Ex to stand trial for nurse murder

30-Jul-2010
Former partner held over nurse's death

27-Jul-2010
Nurse response to 999 benefits COPD patients

27 July 2010
Urgent care role likely for nurses

20 July 2010
Weekend births 'riskier'

16-Jul-2010
Anne Milton calls on nurses to boost organ donation

13 July 2010
'I was out of my depth, out of my comfort zone and terrified'

12-Jul-2010
Wrist fracture risk to elderly disability

11-Jul-2010
Hyper-acute stroke unit doubles thrombolysis rate

10-Jul-2010
Call for single national emergency services body

7-Jul-2010
Nurses trained to identify domestic abuse

5-Jul-2010
CQC removes conditions on A&E departments

4-Jul-2010
Clinical indicators coming to A&E

29 June 2010
Diabetes patients admitted for COPD have longer hospital stay

24-Jun-2010
Nurses lead initiative to help homeless people

16-Jun-2010
Call for action over Parkinson's medication

15-Jun-2010
Drug reduces death due to bleeding

15-Jun-2010
A&E waiting time targets face axe

14-Jun-2010
Single-use anaesthetic safety tray reduces infection risks

14-Jun-2010
Epilepsy iPhone app released

12-Jun-2010
Warning over world cup alcohol intake

11-Jun-2010
Stress makes wounds heal slower

10-Jun-2010
ASBO issued to patient who faked illness

4-Jun-2010
RCN praises 'commitment' of nurses during Cumbria shootings

4-Jun-2010
Government to prioritise patient satisfaction with nursing care

1 June 2010
Awards launched to celebrate military nursing care

30-May-2010
A&E four hour waiting target good for quality, say nurses

25 May 2010
Drug detecting breath test developed for A&E departments

24-May-2010
Communication criticised after patient death

21-May-2010
Telehealth service cuts emergency hospital attendances

16-May-2010
Staff interruptions hamper doctors' work

13-May-2010
Falls prevention benefits from balance training

12-May-2010
Ambulance service apologises for Hitler survey

11-May-2010
BBC1 new series: taking children to A&E by emergency transport services

9-May-2010
Traumatic deaths: give relatives chance to view body

9-May-2010
Lib Dems take target seat where Clegg promised a re-opened A&E

7-May-2010
Labour MP opposing A&E closure returned

7-May-2010
Child safeguard team get A&E alerts

4 May 2010
Medical dramas raise patient expectations and increase litigation risk

27-Apr-2010
Call for hospitals to report knife injuries

27-Apr-2010
Junior doctors caring for up to 400 patients a night

21-Apr-2010
Rise in children treated after violent attacks

21-Apr-2010
Nurses need greater awareness of Hepatitis C

20 April 2010
Royal Free closes A&E after power failure

7-Apr-2010
Nurses publish 'incredibly easy' guide to critical care

3-Apr-2010
Scottish hospitals treating more patients than ever

31-Mar-2010
'Miaow-miaow' ban likely within weeks

30-Mar-2010
New guidance aims to improve chest pain assessment to reduce heart attack risk

24-Mar-2010
A&E targets 'compromising safety'

23-Mar-2010
Data sharing vital to tackling winter death burden

23 March 2010
Standard checklist for emergency patients to be introduced

16 March 2010
Andrew Lansley backs Burnley A&E campaign

11-Mar-2010
Directors of nursing still neglecting frontline care

2 March 2010
Janet Marsden - Advanced care in ophthalmic and emergency nursing

March 2010
What causes domestic abuse and how can nurses effectively support abused women?

26-Feb-2010
Lack of support for nurses blamed for Mid Staffs failings

24-Feb-2010
Pressure to discharge 'should not influence decisions', says Mid Staffs report

24-Feb-2010
Hospital staff shortages costing lives, says BMA

23-Feb-2010
Hormone progesterone may reduce brain damage

22-Feb-2010
Paediatric nurses report rise in Wii-related injuries

21-Feb-2010
Portable ultrasound device is 'a huge step forward'

18-Feb-2010
Call for child diabetes funding to cut emergency admissions

8-Feb-2010
Stabbing and shooting victims get 'unacceptable' NHS care, says report

5-Feb-2010
Over 90% of nurses experience violence or verbal abuse

4-Feb-2010
Nurses meeting out of hours challenge in rural areas

26-Jan-2010
Safety checklists could cut 'human error' in clinical practice

26 January 2010
Long term focus reduces Cornish admissions

23-Jan-2010
Flu virus may spark appendicitis

19-Jan-2010
Slips and falls make up 23% of A&E admissions as big freeze bites

14-Jan-2010
DH publishes pandemic flu guidance for ambulance services

13-Jan-2010
Third of frontline NHS workers vaccinated against swine flu

12 January 2010
Off duty nurse comes to the rescue of car crash victims

10-Jan-2010
Does giving paracetamol to lower raised temperature interfere with the body's natural defence response to infection?

8-Jan-2010
Warning over 999 calls in freezing weather

8-Jan-2010
Operations cancelled as heavy snow and ice hits UK hospitals

7-Jan-2010
Free emergency contraception for festive period

29-Dec-2009
NHS needs to be ready for surge in population over 85

23-Dec-2009
Tories accuse government over A&E waiting targets

23-Dec-2009
Snow and ice falls injure 7,000 each year

23-Dec-2009
More than 3,000 living organ donors

22-Dec-2009
Ambulance service plea: 'Only dial 999 in true emergencies"

22-Dec-2009
DH appoints new urgent and emergency care tsar

21-Dec-2009
Police to patrol A&E over Christmas

21-Dec-2009
Non emergency 111 phone number to be piloted

19-Dec-2009
Plea to leave paramedics in peace on 'black Friday'

18-Dec-2009
Hospital CCTV pilot scheme unveiled

16-Dec-2009
A&E departments overloaded by 'disjointed' services

15-Dec-2009
Does oxygen need humidification?

14-Dec-2009
Basildon chief nurse: staff did not raise failings

8 December 2009
Government tightens law on hospital disturbances

1-Dec-2009
Health secretary defends NHS targets as Tories hit out over failing hospitals

1-Dec-2009
Prompt and aggressive management of sepsis gives patients the best chance of survival

30-Nov-2009
Regulators 'must have teeth' says RCN as hospital vows to cut death rates

27-Nov-2009
Hospital showed 'no consideration' for patient risk in infection control measures

24-Nov-2009
Call for more donor transplant coordinators

24 November 2009
Data corroborates nurse concerns on bed pressures

24 November 2009
A&E treatment timescales revealed

19-Nov-2009
RCN plays down 'target-driven' A&E care

19-Nov-2009
Flu cases cause 20-fold increase in hospital stays

11-Nov-2009
Nurses prepare for Afghanistan

8-Nov-2009
Setting up a training course to improve care for burn and plastic surgery patients

2-Nov-2009
NHS launches organ donor TV campaign

2-Nov-2009
Knife crime nurse activist branches out into film

31-Oct-2009
I have heard that ventilations are no longer important in resuscitation – is this true?

30-Oct-2009
Knife and gun crime injury admissions fall

29-Oct-2009
My little girl's first day at school, and why emergency care is the career for me

28-Oct-2009
New emergency care hospital for North East

28-Oct-2009
DH 'scripts' to urge nurse take-up of swine flu vaccine

27 October 2009
Hospital put on 'lockdown' as staff are exposed to toxic chemical

22-Oct-2009
Nurses present the CNO with 580 efficiency ideas

20 October 2009
Sending patients in the right direction

20 October 2009
Nursing assessment of alcohol-related brain damage in young people

16-Oct-2009
Mixed success on mortality rate reductions

14-Oct-2009
Poor observation skills are risking patients' lives

13 October 2009
MRSA screening branded 'unethical'

9-Oct-2009
CCTV to be trialled in A&E departments

8-Oct-2009
Former hospital chief exec criticises A&E plan

7-Oct-2009
Patient death after swallowing anti-freeze prompts call for law change

2-Oct-2009
Clinicians may be forced to apologise for medical negligence

1-Oct-2009
Hospital death rates linked to poor training

1-Oct-2009
RCN Wales report calls for more emergency nurse practitioners

30-Sep-2009
Knife crime details exempt from patient confidentiality rules

28-Sep-2009
Nurses' stories needed for new TV show

27-Sep-2009
Nurses test emergency action plans

27-Sep-2009
Death rates linked to junior doctors

23-Sep-2009
Lib Dems pledge to 'give power back to nurses'

21-Sep-2009
Innovative life support training extended to nursing students

17-Sep-2009
Crackdown on hospital violence

14-Sep-2009
HPA reports 'worrying' rise in child poisonings

11-Sep-2009
Healthcare for London appoints trauma tsar for capital

11-Sep-2009
'Lying down' pictures lead to A&E staff suspensions

9-Sep-2009
Whiplash patients routinely given insurance claims advice

9-Sep-2009
Women less likely to recognise fatal heart attack symptoms

9-Sep-2009
Royal society calls for alcohol liaison officer in all A&E departments

8-Sep-2009
Dedicated response team launched to deal with major incidents

6-Sep-2009
Why a brain tumour was originally thought to be hyperventilation related to anxiety

4-Sep-2009
Nurses with HIV: fear and loathing on the frontline

2-Sep-2009
Alcohol related hospital admissions rise by a third

1-Sep-2009
Trauma tsar has nurses at the centre of his plans

1 September 2009
When should staff wear face masks?

26-Aug-2009
Children's plans for new Alder Hey to get 'special focus'

23-Aug-2009
Trusts told to set up new oncology services for emergency patients

21-Aug-2009
David Colin-Thomé leads review of NHS urgent care policy

20-Aug-2009
Emergency Surgery - the game

18-Aug-2009
Asthma education programme for children reduces need for emergency care

18-Aug-2009
NHS emergency planning guidance 2005

14-Aug-2009
Trust confirms two suspensions over A&E 'irregularities'

12-Aug-2009
Gateshead hospital to get new emergency care unit

10-Aug-2009
NMC clarifies position on emergency use of retired nurses

7-Aug-2009
Government figures suggest decrease in swine flu levels

7-Aug-2009
Physical abuse of A&E nurses rife in US

7-Aug-2009
Nurses and other public sector workers back drink crackdown

6-Aug-2009
Domestic violence screening provides only ‘modest benefit’

5-Aug-2009
OTC drugs identified as leading cause of child poisoning

5-Aug-2009
Nottingham trauma nurse recognised for 'outstanding' cast skills

5-Aug-2009
Nurses need to be more aware of osteoporosis

4 August 2009
Baby P case sparks increase in abuse reports

3-Aug-2009
Implementing an appointment-based system in A&E to ensure appropriate use of services

30-Jul-2009
Plans to overhaul stroke and trauma services in London approved

28-Jul-2009
Private patients to have access to NHS critical care treatment

28-Jul-2009
Meningitis symptoms could be mistaken for swine flu, warns charity

22-Jul-2009
Mismanaged trusts could lose foundation status, says Burnham

21-Jul-2009
NHS could face 12% swine flu sickness absence

21 July 2009
No separate register for advanced nursing practitioners, says watchdog

20-Jul-2009
Baby P report 'casts a veil of shame' on trusts, says RCN

16-Jul-2009
Swine flu could put performance targets on hold

15-Jul-2009
Hospitals moving patients to hit four-hour A&E targets

14-Jul-2009
Unison issues swine flu guidance for health care members

12-Jul-2009
Glamorgan to get £22m emergency care unit

10-Jul-2009
Auditing the nursing standard for weighing patients on an acute medical unit

9-Jul-2009
New number for non-emergency medical advice

9-Jul-2009
Concern over regional ambulance service cuts

8-Jul-2009
North East could get specialist emergency care hospital

7-Jul-2009
Heatwave puts pressure on ambulance services

3-Jul-2009
Lack of progress against violence towards NHS staff

1-Jul-2009
Ketamine 'safe' for use as a sedative, says research

1-Jul-2009
NHS Direct expands nurse advisor role

30-Jun-2009
'Perverse targets' could cause further service failures, warns BMA

30-Jun-2009
A&E department in Kent to close at night

26-Jun-2009
Hospitals open swine flu assessment bays

25-Jun-2009
Gastroenterology experts call for 24-hour service in all UK hospitals

25-Jun-2009
Nurses design ground-breaking resuscitation trolley

22-Jun-2009
Ambulance response times below target

21-Jun-2009
Electronic organ donor system wins award

17-Jun-2009
A&E nurses of the past star in Casualty 1909

13-Jun-2009
Chemical eye injuries 2: management and nursing care to promote visual rehabilitation

12-Jun-2009
First Minister for Wales opens emergency assessment unit

11-Jun-2009
Mid Staffs had too few nurses to do ward rounds

9 June 2009
Warning over shortage of specialist hospital nurses

9-Jun-2009
Too few nurses for Mid-Staffs ward rounds

4-Jun-2009
Chemical eye injuries 1: presentation, clinical features, treatment and prognosis

4-Jun-2009
RCN Scotland director experiences effects of binge drinking and violence on staff

1-Jun-2009
Hospitals routinely close A&E departments to ambulances, says report

1-Jun-2009
Alcohol misuse

29-May-2009
Doctors warn over dangers of high-caffeine gum

29-May-2009
Sharp rise in eating disorder admissions in under 18s

26-May-2009
Trusts adopt Big Brother approach to rectruitment

26 May 2009
Patients paint damning picture of hospital quality

21-May-2009
Irish nurses all-out strike threat

21-May-2009
Excessive drinking puts '1 in 4 adults' at risk from serious illness

21-May-2009
Nurses call for £1.7m surplus to reach the front line

21-May-2009
Killer MRSA strain could combine with swine flu virus, warns report

20-May-2009
Heatwave advice for patients with respiratory problems

20-May-2009
MPs reject calls for Mid Staffordshire public inquiry

19-May-2009
Exploring patients’ experiences of a nurse-led follow-up service after critical care

19-May-2009
A&E departments meet four-hour government target

17-May-2009
Johnson defends swine flu control measures

15-May-2009
'Knife crackdown could deter victims seeking treatment', warn nurses

15-May-2009
Taskforce will gauge cost of violence against females

15-May-2009
Swine flu total reaches 78 in UK

14-May-2009
Health regulator hits out at catalogue of Baby P failings

13-May-2009
Paramedic tells MPs of need for drink clinics

8-May-2009
Swine flu prompts patient colour coding guidance

5-May-2009
CNO orders experienced nurse leader to be sent to Mid Staffs

5 May 2009
Ambulance trust sets up bank holiday injuries unit

30-Apr-2009
Mid Staffs hospital must hire more nurses

30-Apr-2009
Commission on Future of Nursing and Midwifery meets for the first time

29-Apr-2009
Hospitals must improve systems following Mid Staffs failures

29-Apr-2009
NHS must innovate to beat swine flu, says Lord Darzi

27-Apr-2009
Swine flu outbreaks prompt pandemic preparations

27-Apr-2009
Exploring best practice in the management of skin tears in older people

23-Apr-2009
Electronic faults blamed for 'very negative impression' of NHS care

23-Apr-2009
A&E admissions for violent attacks rise by 7%

22-Apr-2009
BNP challenges call to ban members from nursing

22-Apr-2009
School nurse may provide emergency contraception to Catholic pupils

21-Apr-2009
Former healthcare assistant promoted to chief nurse at hospital

20-Apr-2009
Afghanistan nurse trainer wins award from Royal Navy

17-Apr-2009
Dressings to accompany compression bandages

16-Apr-2009
Nurses offered guidance to spot deliberate injuries in children

15-Apr-2009
Unique nurse-led children's centre celebrates birthday

11-Apr-2009
C diff and MRSA rates in Scotland decrease

9-Apr-2009
Whistleblowing nurse faces further NMC charges over covert filming for BBC documentary

9-Apr-2009
Increase in steroid poisoning hospital admissions

8-Apr-2009
Ambulances of the future unveiled

7-Apr-2009
Union court victory paves way for thousands of NHS nurse equal pay claims

7-Apr-2009
Increase alcohol prices to tackle alcohol-related health problems, say NHS staff

7-Apr-2009
Model baby to help train nurses in CPR and other skills

6-Apr-2009
Patients may be recalled following GMC investigation into urogynaecologist

3-Apr-2009
21 NHS trusts fail government hygiene checks

3-Apr-2009
Drop in overnight NHS beds defended

2-Apr-2009
New watchdog takes over health care regulation

1-Apr-2009
Reducing harm in critical care

31-Mar-2009
RCN announces joint winners of research award at conference

27-Mar-2009
Teen binge drinking is chronic UK issue, says poll

27-Mar-2009
British holidaymakers delay medical treatment because of cost fears

26-Mar-2009
A nurse-led minor illness and injury home-visiting service for young children

24 March 2009
Could future developments in nursing prevent another Mid Staffs?

24 March 2009
Emergency oxygen delivery: patients with asthma and COPD

24 March 2009
Injectable drug errors cut by checks when nurses change shifts

24 March 2009
Nurses' warnings about Mid Staffs were ignored

24 March 2009
NHS emergency services could learn from ‘exemplary’ military trauma care

2-Mar-2009
New 'rapid response' emergency service to prevent heart attacks

27-Feb-2009
A&E nurses should not use tubular compression bandages on ankle sprains

24-Feb-2009
Tracheostomy care 3 - Dressing

17-Feb-2009
Survey reveals 'alarming' gap in emergency first aid knowledge

2-Feb-2009
Nurse-led telephone follow-up can improve quality of life for A&E patients injured in road accidents

27-Jan-2009
Manual handling 4 - using a sling hoist

23-Jan-2009
NHS at breaking point as nearly 1.5m patients attend A&E in one month

16-Jan-2009
Hospital A&E staff must help patients control pain

13-Jan-2009
Welsh A&E nurses to have access to electronic patient records

12-Jan-2009
GPs outline emergency plans for flu pandemic

8-Jan-2009
Excessive police violence evident in many US A&E cases

24-Dec-2008
Southampton A&E sister recognised for RAF work in warzones

24-Dec-2008
Evidence-based practice in A&E asthma management

4-Dec-2008
First guidance on emergency oxygen

3-Dec-2008
MHRA issues alert over emergency resuscitator bags

26-Nov-2008
Acute care nurse stars in Hospital Heroes, a BBC series on the workings of A&E

26-Nov-2008
First guidance on emergency oxygen sets new standards

14-Oct-2008
Watchdog calls for improvements to A&E and urgent care

26-Sep-2008
Symptomatic bradycardia 2: assessment and management

25-Sep-2008
Trust employs more A&E nurses after watchdog investigation

25-Sep-2008
Nurses call for clearer rules on their legal protection in a public emergency

22-Sep-2008
Nurses must be protected to act in a public emergency

22-Sep-2008
A&E unit closes amid controversy

8-Sep-2008
Acute respiratory failure 1: assessing patients

4-Sep-2008
‘Emergency contraception encourages young people to have unprotected sex’

3-Sep-2008
Autism card scheme aids emergency services

26-Aug-2008
Emergency guidance issued on arterial line use

6-Aug-2008
A&E nurse trains staff for 2010 World Cup

1-Aug-2008
A&E nurse training may prove key in detecting high-risk suicide patients

30-Jul-2008
End-of-life strategy to ensure quality care for dying patients

29-Jul-2008
Neurological Assessment Part 4 - Glasgow Coma Scale 2

29-Jul-2008
An audit of nursing observations on ward patients

24-Jul-2008
Neurological assessment Part 3 - Glasgow Coma Scale

17-Jul-2008
A&E figures confirm rise in violent crime

16-Jul-2008
Neurological assessment Part 2 - Pupillary assessment

15-Jul-2008
Community paediatric nurses could cut rise in child A&E admissions

15-Jul-2008
Neurological assessment 1 - Assessing level of consciousness

8-Jul-2008
Streamlining a specialist A&E service to enhance patient care

1-Jul-2008
Rise in diabetes A&E admissions

30-Jun-2008
NHS Direct proves it cuts A&E visits

16-Jun-2008
Study shows NHS Direct cuts A&E and GP visits

11-Jun-2008
Sussex A&E cuts cause concern

3-Jun-2008
Sussex hospitals threatened with A&E shake-up

2-Jun-2008
Emergency measures to stop measles outbreak

20-May-2008
Rise in failure to meet A&E target

20-May-2008
Small rise in failure to meet A&E waiting time target

16-May-2008
Paediatric injuries presenting to A&E

12-May-2008
Arterial Blood Gas Analysis 2: Compensatory mechanisms

8-May-2008
A&E nurses unduly pressurised

7-May-2008
Obtaining a Catheter Specimen of Urine

1-May-2008
Arterial blood gas analysis: Understanding ABG reports

1-May-2008
RCN CONGRESS LATEST: Targets put A&E nurses under pressure

29-Apr-2008
Study recommends screening healthcare workers for MRSA

17-Apr-2008
Using patient dependency to calculate staffing needs in A&E

15-Apr-2008
Fluid resuscitation in burns patients 2: Nursing care

15-Apr-2008
Practitioners reduce time in A&E

14-Apr-2008
Fluid resuscitation in burns patients 1: Using formulas

3-Apr-2008
Call for national A&E transfusion guidance

26-Mar-2008
Using patient stories to improve quality of care

11-Mar-2008
Involving patients in developing chemotherapy services

11-Mar-2008
Restructuring trauma wards to reduce patient stay

10-Mar-2008
A&E nurses must talk to patients

3-Mar-2008
More talk will improve A&E care

25-Feb-2008
RCN Wales director Tina Donnelly discusses a plans to shake-up A&E

14-Feb-2008
Introducing an electronic blood-tracking system

14-Feb-2008
Wales looks to nurses to aid A&E

12-Feb-2008
Pneumonia 2: Effective nursing assessment and management

5-Feb-2008
Blood transfusions 2: Signs and symptoms of acute reactions

22-Jan-2008
Radical overhaul planned to increase organ donations

21-Jan-2008
Best practice: Emergency oxygen for respiratory patients

21-Jan-2008
A&E nurses braced for tough Christmas

21-Dec-2007
Sick A&E nurses should go home

29-Nov-2007
Sick A&E staff should go home

12-Nov-2007
Preventing deaths from VTE in hospital 1: Risk factors.

6-Nov-2007
A&E change ‘will lead to deaths’

5-Nov-2007
Fears of child asthma raise A&E attendance

5-Nov-2007
The effect of witnessing a death 2: Communication and ethics

4-Nov-2007
Development of a trust-wide vascular access team

29-Oct-2007
The effect of witnessing death 1: Nursing Implications

23-Oct-2007
Recognising and responding to acute illness in hospital patients.

7-Oct-2007
A review of nurses' attitudes towards DNAR decisions

25-Sep-2007
Abusive drunks should pay for A&E

14-Sep-2007
Advancing nursing skill on medical admissions units

12-Aug-2007
Nursing triage of patients with acute stroke

31-Jul-2007
A&E missing opportunity to tackle alcohol

30-Jul-2007
Law change may have fuelled jump in A&E admissions

19-Jul-2007
Advancing nursing skills on the medical admissions unit

19-Jun-2007
Update: Emergency admission for asthma found to vary hugely across UK

12-Jun-2007
Football matches increase A&E workload

22-May-2007
Caring for patients after mechanical ventilation - Part 1: Physical and psychological effects.

8-May-2007
Treatment for airway obstruction

27-Apr-2007
Changing inotrope infusions: which technique is best?

20-Apr-2007
The Safe administration of blood transfusions at night

27-Mar-2007
The care and maintenance of peripheral intravenous catheters

20-Mar-2007
Changing inotropes infusions in the PICU: double pumping or switching technique

20-Feb-2007
Drug-rape cases rare in A&E

7-Feb-2007
Resuscitation skills - part three: Basic airway management

5-Dec-2006
Respiratory assessment as part of track and trigger

31-Oct-2006
Post-traumatic stress disorder following critical illness

24-Oct-2006
The development of critical care outreach nursing services

3-Oct-2006
Resuscitation skills - part six - Synchronised electrical cardioversion

25-Jul-2006
Perceptions of critical care outreach within a network

18-Jul-2006
Resuscitation skills - part five - Precordial thump

18-Jul-2006
Resuscitation skills - part four: chest compressions

11-Jul-2006
Resuscitation skills - part two - Clearing the airway.

27-Jun-2006
Resuscitation skills - part One - The recovery position.

20-Jun-2006
Understanding the drugs used during cardiac arrest response.

6-Jun-2006
Evaluation of a cardiac surgery advanced life support course

28-Feb-2006
Planning to ensure the safe transfer of hospital patients

28-Feb-2006
Assessment of consciousness - Part two.

31-Jan-2006
Assessment of consciousness - Part one

24-Jan-2006
Experiences and perceptions of music therapy in critical illness.

8-Nov-2005
Development of a guide for neurological observations

27-Sep-2005
Increasing staff awareness of respiratory rate significance

5-Jul-2005
Criteria for using a nurse-led ventilator-weaning protocol

21-Jun-2005
Guidelines on use of restraint in neuroscience settings

7-Jun-2005
The role of angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction.

5-Apr-2005
Developing a chest pain team to fast track AMI patients.

22-Feb-2005
Tracheal suction.

22-Feb-2005
Subarachnoid haemorrhage.

11-Jan-2005
Understanding the blood group system and blood transfusions

9-Nov-2004
Decannulation of patients with long-term tracheostomies

21-Sep-2004
Emergency ventilation - an alternative to mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

7-Sep-2004
Recognising and managing adult patients who are critically sick

31-Aug-2004
Management of intentional overdose in A&E departments

17-Aug-2004
A multidisciplinary approach to cardiac rehabilitation care

22-Jun-2004
Thrombolysis: why time is of the essence

1-Jun-2004
Improving pain management for patients in a hospital burns unit

16-Mar-2004
Advantages and disadvantages of colloid and crystalloid fluids

9-Mar-2004
Monitoring critically ill patients in accident and emergency

11-Nov-2003
A local public-private partnership

1-Nov-2003
Criteria for the safe discharge of patients from the recovery room

23-Sep-2003
Emergency contraception given via a patient group direction

26-Aug-2003
Improving young people's access to emergency contraception

19-Aug-2003
The role of a flow coordinator in an emergency assessment unit

12-Aug-2003
Basic life support and AED

1-Aug-2003
Nurses' experiences of caring for the relatives of patients in ICU

22-Jul-2003
Meeting the needs of families of patients in intensive care units

8-Jul-2003
Care of the postoperative patient

1-Jul-2003
Managing patients with sepsis in the general ward environment

1-Jul-2003
Malignant hyperthermia: clinical features and management

10-Jun-2003
Compartment syndrome: the importance of early diagnosis

27-May-2003
Emergency contraception: a pilot study by school nurses

25-Mar-2003
An introduction to blood gas analysis

18-Mar-2003
NT SKILLS UPDATE - ADULT TRACHEOSTOMY CARE

4-Mar-2003
Endotracheal intubation

1-Mar-2003
Sedation in the intensive care unit

1-Jan-2003
The nature and causes of violent incidents in intensive-care settings

1-Dec-2002
Nursing observations on ward patients at risk of critical illness

12-Nov-2002
Comprehensive critical care within the independent health-care sector

1-Nov-2002
A course in critical care for ward staff

1-Oct-2002
Implementing improvements in care of critically ill, ward-based patients

1-Oct-2002
Lee Goodare discusses critical care

1-Oct-2002
Sepsis: early detection and care

1-Oct-2002
Fluid resuscitation in critical care

10-Sep-2002
Preparing to receive patients with trauma

10-Sep-2002
Rhian Wood discusses trauma care

10-Sep-2002
Advanced life support in adults

1-Sep-2002
Care of the heart transplant patient

9-Jul-2002
Establishing nutritional guidelines for critically ill patients: Part 2

1-Jul-2002
CPR: is it cruel or is it kind?

18-Jun-2002
Vanessa Bourne explores the resuscitation minefield

18-Jun-2002
Care of patients with brain injury in the critical care environment

1-Jun-2002
Establishing nutritional guidelines for critically ill patients: Part 1

1-Jun-2002
Patient feedback on liaison mental health care in A&E

21-May-2002
Using the Roper, Logan and Tierney model in a neonatal ICU

1-May-2002
Can tap water be used to irrigate wounds in A&E?

2-Apr-2002
Involving patients in discussions of do-not-resuscitate orders

1-Apr-2002
The physiology of wound healing: an emergency response

21-Feb-2002
Developing an intensive care unit induction programme

17-Jan-2002
Tracheal intubation - 2 Procedure

17-Jan-2002
Tracheal intubation - 1 Preparation

10-Jan-2002
The role of a nurse consultant in expanded critical care

3-Jan-2002
Communicating with unconscious patients

29-Nov-2001
Traumatic wounds: the management of superficial and partial thickness burns

29-Nov-2001
A flexible approach to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

15-Nov-2001
A debriefing approach to dealing with the stress of CPR attempts

1-Nov-2001
Critical care outreach teams - a prayer answered?

25-Oct-2001
Checking equipment

4-Oct-2001
Developing the nursing role in major trauma

27-Sep-2001
Improving practice with limited resources

6-Sep-2001
Providing continuity of care for patients transferred from ICU

1-Sep-2001
Subarachnoid haemorrhage: managing complications

30-Aug-2001
Traumatic wounds: local wound management

30-Aug-2001
Nursing a patient after subarachnoid haemorrhage

23-Aug-2001
Critical care outreach team sees fall in cardiac arrests

2-Aug-2001
Traumatic wounds: cleansing and dressing

12-Jul-2001
Critical care education is given a redesign

5-Jul-2001
Making sense of arterial blood gases

5-Jul-2001
The right plasma volume expander

5-Jul-2001
Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation

28-Jun-2001
Traumatic wounds: nursing assessment and management

14-Jun-2001
Maintaining an accurate fluid and electrolyte balance

7-Jun-2001
Hypothermia management

1-Mar-2001
Hypothermia - 2 Rewarming patients

22-Feb-2001
In-hospital resuscitation for ward nurses

22-Feb-2001
Emergency contraception and teenage sexuality

1-Feb-2001
Care of patients on the move

25-Jan-2001
A framework for nursing the dying patient in ICU

18-Jan-2001
A bereavement service in a critical care unit

9-Nov-2000
Nut allergy and acute anaphylaxis management

19-Oct-2000
A critical care specialist practitioner programme

28-Sep-2000
Toxic epidermal necrolysis

7-Sep-2000

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