'Lansley must listen to nurses on the front line' Nursing Management
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Practice
Developing clinical research nurses
Clinical research nurses can make a vital contribution to high-quality care. This project explored the issues they face in terms of development and support.
Preventing falls in patients
A high number of patients were admitted to a ward with mobility problems owing to a history of alcohol misuse. A sister led a project to reduce the incidence of falls.
Medication errors in patients with dysphagia
A study examined whether medication errors were more common in acute hospital patients with dysphagia than those without, and the type and cause of such errors.
Drug administration guides in dysphagia
People with dysphagia suffer more drug administration errors than the general population. Individualised guides were developed to boost nurses’ confidence and improve safety.
Preparing leaders for safeguarding children
A training course aimed to develop leadership abilities in designated child-protection professionals to improve their skills, confidence and ability to challenge poor practice.
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Strategic leadership skills for nursing informatics
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Is it time to set minimum nurse staffing levels in English hospitals?
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Personal care at the end of life and after death
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How to use action learning sets to support nurses
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Using COPD action plans to manage exacerbations
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Learning the lessons of moving education online
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Using a big conversation to improve care quality
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How enhanced recovery can boost patient outcomes
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"I know what my body is telling me I need"
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Using an adapted model of care to manage change
News
Cameron announces patient rating system
Patients will be able to rate the treatment they receive in hospitals to ensure that people are treated with dignity and respect on wards, it will be announced today.
Five weeks left to enter our Nursing Times Awards 2012
Are you interested in entering the Nursing Times Awards 2012? You have five weeks left to send in your entry.
Crackdown on public sector off-payroll salaries
Chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has stressed that everyone in the public sector “should be on the payroll and paying the correct amount of tax”.
Top nurse to lead influential NHS group
Former nurse Dame Julie Moore is to become chair of the Shelford Group, which represents the 10 most prestigious and powerful acute trusts in England.
NHS Employers announces equality and diversity partners
The NHS Employers organisation today announces that 12 organisations, including four newly-established clinical commissioning groups, have been chosen as Equality and Diversity Partners for the NHS for the year ahead.
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Nurses 'need more advice over back pain'
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MPs call for mandatory HCA regulation
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NMC admits to finding FtP errors in nursing register
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Lansley outlines new NHS information strategy
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Rosemary Cook to leave Queen's Nursing Institute
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'It doesn't matter' where health visitors are based, says Lansley
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NMC proposes 60% hike in registration fee
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RCN prepared to battle government over regional pay plans
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Pearson: Poor care 'can't be dismissed as one-off events'
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College pledges to defend ‘human rights’ of nurses
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Opinion
'Management's not actually a bad idea when you think about it'
Management. The word conjures up all sorts of images for nurses.
Behind the Headlines
'Gene for chronic pain identified'
A “gene responsible for chronic pain has been identified”, reports the BBC. It said that this could lead to drugs for treating long-lasting back pain.
Favourites from the archive
Supporting staff nurses to train as community specialist district nurse practitioners
Band 5 staff nurses often need targeted training to make the transition to specialist practitioners. A trust set up a course to prepare candidates for degree study
