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Teen cancer survival varies widely

2-May-2013
Exclusive: fears raised over HCA apprenticeship schemes

8-Apr-2013
CNO reveals plans to make 6Cs a reality

18-Mar-2013
'Excellent' nurses should be paid more, says Francis

8-Feb-2013
NMC clears Mid Staffs former nursing director

5-Feb-2013
Palliative care unit named in honour of Scottish nurse

7-Jan-2013
Dementia crisis looming, warns Hunt

27-Dec-2012
Nurses pay increases, but less than NHS managers

19-Dec-2012
Complaints about the NHS up by 8%

16-Nov-2012
Willis Commission calls for regulation of HCAs and supports all-degree nursing

5-Nov-2012
Echinacea cold study claims analysed

18-Oct-2012
How can nurses aid management of chronic constipation in adults?

8-Oct-2012
How to manage chronic constipation in adults

5-Oct-2012
Child diabetes care 'lags behind adult'

28-Sep-2012
Flu jab campaign to start within weeks

19-Sep-2012
Should all nursing documentation be standardised across the NHS?

10-Sep-2012
Guide published to help spot abuse

3-Sep-2012
Care of peripheral venous cannula sites

17-Aug-2012
Nurse volunteers needed for hospital ship

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

10-Aug-2012
Do we underestimate substance misuse among older adults?

6-Aug-2012
DVT treatment alternative approved for use

4-Aug-2012
NICE calls for adult diabetes risk testing

12-Jul-2012
Feeding hospital patients: a multiprofessional approach

15-Jun-2012
'Lack of community support puts strain on family carers'

15-Jun-2012
Raising nurses’ awareness of nutritional supplements

15-Jun-2012
Medication errors in patients with dysphagia

18-May-2012
The Student Nursing Times Awards 2012

1-May-2012
'Nursing is physically and psychologically challenging; you need to have a supportive network'

26-Apr-2012
"I know what my body is telling me I need"

13-Apr-2012
Using an adapted model of care to manage change

10-Apr-2012
'We can all do our bit so people with dementia feel included'

27-Mar-2012
"Staff and resident storytelling can help improve care homes"

16-Mar-2012
Managing proximal femoral fractures

9-Mar-2012
Fears for nurses as 2,000 gather to fight health bill

8-Mar-2012
Using vignettes to teach stroke care

24-Feb-2012
Children with 60% burns should be transferred to specialist care

31-Jan-2012
How can nurses ensure dignity is maintained during toileting?

30-Jan-2012
Toilet privacy in hospital

27-Jan-2012
'Every nursing contact counts for improving public health'

10-Jan-2012
One in four employers actively encourage mental health discussions

20-Dec-2011
Pressure ulcer care hit by red tape burden

13 December 2011
Venous thromboembolism learning unit launched

2-Dec-2011
Mobiles 'don't increase brain cancer risk'

19-Nov-2011
Nurse wins global research accolade

3-Nov-2011
Postnatal depression 'often unreported'

26-Oct-2011
When is best to screen for bowel cancer?

21-Oct-2011
Early days for 'memory restoring' molecule

18-Oct-2011
Charity's continence sessions seek to support and inform

12-Oct-2011
'We've all had to insist our parents receive a fundamental aspect of care, quickly'

26-Sep-2011
Study examines mortality in bereaved parents

23-Sep-2011
Expert calls for an end to media's negative care home reports

1-Sep-2011
Enabling patients to share decisions about their care

26-Aug-2011
'Time must be set aside for compassionate care'

16-Aug-2011
Crucial report on NHS reforms released today

13-Jun-2011
More see mental health problems as an 'illness'

9-Jun-2011
'A politically free NHS makes more sense than gangsta rap'

7-Jun-2011
London nursing entry requirments not linked to course quality

7 June 2011
Nursing Times announces new 'Rising Star of the Year' award category

4-Jun-2011
ANPs cut inpatient cardiac arrests by fifth

24 May 2011
Thousands of adults may have undiagnosed autism

5-May-2011
Help for nurses to spot sexual abuse

7-Apr-2011
Feeding tube guidance aims to boost patient safety

22-Mar-2011
Lansley: understaffing is not excuse for 'never events'

1 March 2011
20% adults unaware of unprotected sex HIV risk

18-Feb-2011
Is it true axillary temperature in adults is 1oC lower than oral and, if so, why?

12-Feb-2011
Elderly hospital deaths prompts review

11-Feb-2011
Row holds up 'nurse friendly' hospital rebuild

1 February 2011
UK nurses start to shun overseas posts

1 February 2011
Call for thyroid screening programme

24-Jan-2011
Delaying exercise hinders recovery after breast cancer

24-Jan-2011
'We may not unite over table tennis but we should over pay'

20-Jan-2011
CQC finds stroke care lottery

18 January 2011
Stroke care study backs more nursing staff

18 January 2011
'Alcohol misuse is the most daunting of public health challenges'

17-Jan-2011
Stroke risks increasing for stressed Brits

5-Jan-2011
Night-time maternity care 'inferior'

4-Jan-2011
Asthma outcomes improved by effective self-management

27-Dec-2010
Schizophrenia detected by brain scan

23-Dec-2010
Maternity nurses have more to learn about breastfeeding

23-Dec-2010
HIV cured with bone marrow transplant

17-Dec-2010
Trusts failing to provide nurses with tools to treat dementia

16-Dec-2010
Vitamin D levels associated with frailty

15-Dec-2010
Constipation drug approved by NICE

15-Dec-2010
Early diagnosis of lymphoedema helps to reduce its psychological and social impact

11-Dec-2010
Drug combination for cardiology patients approved

11-Dec-2010
Rare disease sufferers 'often misdiagnosed'

7-Dec-2010
Fatigue and sleepiness point to different conditions related to Parkinson's

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

1-Dec-2010
Continence products: a need for larger sizes?

29-Nov-2010
Principles of transitional care for young people with longstanding continence problems

26-Nov-2010
I’m lovin’ it: would McDonald’s food encourage hospital patients to eat?

19-Nov-2010
New MA in nursing course open to all graduates

16-Nov-2010
Caring for adults with chronic heart failure: rapid diagnosis and enhanced management

13-Nov-2010
Painkillers linked to fertility problems

10-Nov-2010
Arthritis management guide published

10-Nov-2010
Cervical cancer jab 'can cut screening'

10-Nov-2010
Therapy 'cuts prostate cancer deaths'

8-Nov-2010
Hospice launches DVD to help dispel care fears

6-Nov-2010
Sepsis can lead to 'life-changing burdens'

4-Nov-2010
COPD drug enters use in UK

17-Oct-2010
Insomnia treatment approved for longer use

17-Oct-2010
Comfy shoes and coffee

16-Oct-2010
Women give birth in waiting room

14-Oct-2010
Prostate cancer urine test breakthrough

14-Oct-2010
Nurses back legal suicide campaign

13-Oct-2010
Diabetes risk to healthy pregnancy investigated

13-Oct-2010
Double inhaler dose 'ineffective' in reducing further treatment

9-Oct-2010
Long-term pain management resource

9-Oct-2010
Caesarean rates 'vary widely' in UK

7-Oct-2010
Noisy work linked to heart problems

7-Oct-2010
Nurses to tackle soldier suicides

6-Oct-2010
CQC sets new nursing care standards

5 October 2010
Breast cancer link to sexual health problems

1-Oct-2010
Prostate cancer test breakthrough

30-Sep-2010
Fitness linked to lower womb cancer risk

30-Sep-2010
Milk aids weight loss

30-Sep-2010
Smoking linked to ectopic pregnancy

29-Sep-2010
Young adults 'confused' by contraception

20-Sep-2010
Global maternity mortality declines

19-Sep-2010
Mild memory loss linked to Alzheimer's

19-Sep-2010
Poverty link to maternal healthcare unaffected by rural or urban setting

19-Sep-2010
Sleep disorders imaging identifies brain conditions risk

19-Sep-2010
Depression and heart disease mortality higher when combined

18-Sep-2010
Mental health stigma unchanged

18-Sep-2010
Overprotective parents linked to heart problems

18-Sep-2010
Pre-eclampsia screening breakthrough

18-Sep-2010
Treating gum disease reduces premature births

18-Sep-2010
Scottish life expectancy improving

17-Sep-2010
HIV cases predicted to rise

17-Sep-2010
Intermittent catheters may be best in older people

17-Sep-2010
Prostate screening test breakthrough

17-Sep-2010
Mental health services act on review

17-Sep-2010
Nurses must tell motorists about medication dangers

16-Sep-2010
Aspirin 'reduces bowel cancer risk'

16-Sep-2010
Joint replacement patients in poorest ever health

15-Sep-2010
Vaccine uptake affected by culture

15-Sep-2010
Bladder cancer protein offers hope for targeted therapy

15-Sep-2010
Older lovers 'oblivious' to sexual health

15-Sep-2010
Continence care criticised

14-Sep-2010
Shoulder mobility 'study needed'

14-Sep-2010
Anxiety drug linked to higher risk of dying

13-Sep-2010
Fat waistlines linked to bowel cancer

13-Sep-2010
Stress hormone linked to heart damage

13-Sep-2010
Beneficial omega-3 molecular mechanism identified

12-Sep-2010
Age and obesity linked to kidney transplant complications

11-Sep-2010
Infertility research in obese women breakthrough

11-Sep-2010
Oesophageal cancer screening sponge trialled

10-Sep-2010
HPV linked to oral cancer rise

10-Sep-2010
Porn in IVF units criticised

9-Sep-2010
'Jade Goody effect' encouraged screening

9-Sep-2010
Weight loss surgery could save NHS £56m a year

8-Sep-2010
Minimum alcohol price 'will save £700m'

3-Sep-2010
Tumor location breakthrough in breast cancer research

3-Sep-2010
Migraines linked to fatal heart conditions

25-Aug-2010
The physical, social and emotional effects of bowel dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease

23-Aug-2010
'All we need are some trained Haitian nurses'

14-Aug-2010
Length of sleep linked to cardiovascular disease

9-Aug-2010
Hepatitis B vaccination reduces prevalence in drug users

8-Aug-2010
'The future of our patients needs to be addressed'

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

6-Aug-2010
Post natal depression linked to pregnancy complications

4-Aug-2010
Marie Stopes defends sexual health TV commercial

4-Aug-2010
Home ECG monitoring reduces costs and improves care

27 July 2010
How to ensure acute pain in older people is appropriately assessed and managed

26-Jul-2010
Obesity linked to womb cancer rise

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

13 July 2010
National guidance on last offices would prevent family distress

12-Jul-2010
The high impact actions for nursing and midwifery 1: keeping nourished – getting better

12-Jul-2010
Embracing the opportunity to make sustainable improvements to nutritional care in all settings

12-Jul-2010
Ensuring reusable equipment meets patients’ needs and infection prevention guidelines

9-Jul-2010
What are the differences in nurse practitioner training and scope of practice in the US and UK?

9-Jul-2010
How to ensure effective management of lower urinary tract symptoms in adult men

21-Jun-2010
Early breast cancer diagnosis could save 1,000 lives

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

16-Jun-2010
PCT leads by example on community 'never events'

15 June 2010
Suicide risk highest in men with low IQs

13-Jun-2010
Stroke guidance updated in Scotland

12-Jun-2010
Training offers hope to partially sighted

20-May-2010
Minimum nurse to patient ratios cut death rates

27 April 2010
Relationships key to driving up quality, says Scottish CNO

30 March 2010
Third of nurses pay for training with their own money

30 March 2010
Integrated care pilot programme: ensuring people with dementia receive joined up care

12-Mar-2010
GPs should fund nurse COPD training

2 March 2010
London trust trials pioneering falls prevention tool

16 February 2010
Nurse-led service slashes cancelled heart ops

16 February 2010
Nurses identify cancer nursing metrics

9 February 2010
How to ensure observations lead to prompt identification and management of hypotension

5-Feb-2010
Call to expand cancer remit for practice nurses

2 February 2010
Trust failings allowed nurse Colin Norris to kill, says report

27-Jan-2010
Assess all hospital patients for blood clot risk, says NICE

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

26 January 2010
Implementing the eight high impact actions to transform healthcare and boost efficiency

25-Jan-2010
Ignoring warning signs is 'criminal'

12 January 2010
Almost two million women screened for breast cancer in 2009

19-Dec-2009
Health promotion could help us all to grow old gracefully

14-Dec-2009
Depression in adults with long term conditions 1: how to identify and assess symptoms

7-Dec-2009
Do you do enough to ensure dignified care for the dying?

18-Nov-2009
Adult obesity 1: tackling the causes of the obesity epidemic and assessing patients

16-Nov-2009
Fashion show celebrates trust pledge on breast cancer

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

2-Nov-2009
Nurses must stay vigilant to MRSA risk during swine flu pandemic

27 October 2009
Nurses need more training to ensure effective compression therapy for venous leg ulcers

22-Oct-2009
Student nurses denied observation practice on clinical placements

20 October 2009
Extending a nurse practitioner’s role to undertake advanced procedures

19-Oct-2009
Community hospital reopens after campaign

18-Oct-2009
Nursing assessment of alcohol-related brain damage in young people

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

13 October 2009
A guide to assessing bladder function and urinary incontinence in older people

9-Oct-2009
How taking on a mothering role can lead to less effective care and advocacy for patients

9-Oct-2009
Ensuring safe and appropriate discharge for people who are homeless or in housing need

9-Oct-2009
Management options for bladder dysfunction in patients with multiple sclerosis

9-Oct-2009
Piloting the introduction of personal health plans for people with long term conditions

5-Oct-2009
One in eight strokes preceded by 'warning stroke'

29-Sep-2009
Exploring the outcomes and implications of the latest national COPD audit

28-Sep-2009
Vitamin D deficiency linked to high blood pressure

28-Sep-2009
Insufficient evidence for PSA prostate cancer screening

25-Sep-2009
HRT increases lung cancer death risk

21-Sep-2009
Examining how personalised care planning can help patients with long term conditions

17-Sep-2009
Is BMI an accurate measure of nutritional status in older people?’

17-Sep-2009
Exercise better than shockwave treatment for chronic shoulder pain

17-Sep-2009
Best practice guidelines for the prevention and management of incontinence dermatitis

15-Sep-2009
Depression increases cancer patients’ risk of dying

14-Sep-2009
Chronic pain patients trapped in 'ongoing cycle' of suffering

11-Sep-2009
Implementing the ventilator bundle from Patient Safety First to improve critical care

10-Sep-2009
Childhood cancer survivors need early breast cancer screening

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

4-Sep-2009
Cardiac therapy can delay progression of heart failure

1-Sep-2009
HIV subtype linked to increased dementia risk

1-Sep-2009
Medication dispensing tool for vulnerable adults

1 September 2009
High diastolic blood pressure linked to memory problems

25-Aug-2009
New drug reduces risk of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women

24-Aug-2009
MHRA recalls more than one hundred batches of drugs

19-Aug-2009
One in seven people cannot name cancer symptom, says Cancer Research UK

17-Aug-2009
Drinking wine may reduce skin toxicity in breast cancer patients

15-Aug-2009
Nurses hold the key to self-care success by supporting patients

13-Aug-2009
Understanding and working with the concept of denial and its role as a coping strategy

13-Aug-2009
Lifting weights can reduce lymphedema symptoms after breast cancer surgery

13-Aug-2009
Optimistic women less likely to develop heart disease

11-Aug-2009
Men with angina twice as likely to have a heart attack as women

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

5-Aug-2009
Improving nutrition in dementia through menu picture cards and cooking activities

31-Jul-2009
Skilled dementia care must not become the preserve of specialists

30-Jul-2009
Exploring dance as a therapy for symptoms and social interaction in a dementia care unit

30-Jul-2009
New non-invasive urine test for chlamydia

29-Jul-2009
Hypertension going undiagnosed in smokers

27-Jul-2009
Consultation to look at new pain benchmarks

21-Jul-2009
Maintaining enthusiasm is crucial in the drive to prevent HCAIs

20-Jul-2009

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