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Kathryn Godfrey

Kathryn Godfrey

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  • Kathryn Godfrey

    Every week needs to be dementia aware for nurses

    Practice blog | 20-May-2013 12:22 pm

    This is Dementia Awareness week which is a good way to call attention to this common condition. But in reality every week needs to be dementia aware for nurses. And it’s not just for nurses working in care of the older persons and in nursing homes. All nurses will come into contact with patients with dementia – on surgical wards, in  A&E, outpatients, GP surgeries and out in the community.

  • Resources for community clinics must match those of the hospital

    Practice blog | 29-Apr-2013 0:01 am

    A friend recently tried to have a Doppler scan and tissue viability assessment in the community rather than in the hospital.

  • 'Does the government response support frontline nursing?'

    'Does the government response support frontline nursing?'

    Practice blog | 26-Mar-2013 4:56 pm

    The Francis report was clear that nursing was not working and made a series of recommendations broadly welcomed by the profession. Although it was damming about some nurses and the care they did not give it gave hope for the future. But this response to the detail and consideration in the Francis report feels a bit too much of a sideways swerve, a dodge even.

  • Kathryn Godfrey

    What will Francis do to address lack of resources?

    Practice blog | 4-Mar-2013 0:01 am

    Many nurses feel like they are working in a war zone even though they are actually working in a NHS district general hospital in a town or in the outskirts of a city. They don’t have enough staff, enough equipment and feel stretched to their limits. They feel concerned they are failing their patients and not supporting families.

  • 'It is hard to hear criticism of the nursing profession'

    Practice blog | 6-Feb-2013 1:55 pm

    For those of you out there who are striving every day to deliver compassionate and high-quality care to your patients within the current resource and staffing constraints of the current NHS, this is an even more difficult day than usual. It is hard to hear criticism of the profession.

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