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'I should not have had to be the one to decide if I needed to stay in hospital'
Denise Beach has asthma. She outlines her problems in accessing appropriate treatment in accident and emergency
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Substance misuse in older people 2: identifying and treating substance misuse
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Using COPD action plans to manage exacerbations
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Transforming emergency cardiac treatment
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Using ambulatory A&E care to cut admissions
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Creating a protocol to reduce inpatient falls
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Managing proximal femoral fractures
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Treating staggered paracetamol overdose
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Foreign body ingestion in children
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Tissue adhesives for the closure of surgical incisions
News
Future of NHS Direct becomes more uncertain
Nurses working for NHS Direct face yet more uncertainty as it emerged that their employer may not continue to deliver the new NHS 111 service beyond the end of next March.
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Mental health services 'lack equality'
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Annual rise in A&E patient numbers tops million mark
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A&E could collapse without change, warn doctors and managers
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NHS leaders unveil plan to help struggling A&Es
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Out-of-hours paediatric care no greater risk than normal care
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AMU nurses report recruitment problems
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A&E demand 'out of control', warns regulator
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CNO says new NHS 111 service is 'improving'
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NHS Direct abandons downbanding plans following 111 debacle
Opinion
#NTtwitchat live debate: are UK A&E departments at breaking point?
Did you miss yesterday’s #NTtwitchat on A&E overcrowding? Read it again
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Toby Knightley-Day: 'Nurses should take ownership of the Friends and Family Test'
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'Be open to opportunities - there are so many ways in which you can be a nurse'
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'Rotate roles to ensure we treat both mental and physical health'
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'People in the service sometimes look at things one mile wide and 10 miles deep, and I've needed them to change perspective'
Behind the Headlines
'Worryingly high' hospital death rates reported
NHS hospitals in England are “full to bursting”, says The Daily Telegraph, while The Guardian highlights concerns over “worryingly high” death rates in some hospitals.
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Debate
practice blog
Are nurses too quick to use rapid tranquillisation?
Rapid tranquillisation on mental health wards is much-debated.


It’s time to start looking after nurses to boost care





