Act now to reduce impact of staffing crisisNursing Times
10 July 2012
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Debunking fitness myths
From half-truths to harmful, these behaviours in the gyms are inaccurate. -
"Palliative care can sustain and support mental health clients"
Palliative care is widely accepted as best practice end-of-life care and is concerned with promoting and maintaining the best possible quality of life. -
A practical guide to improving end-of-life care
Guidance from the National End of Life Care Programme shows trusts how they can give patients more choice over their place of death and the care they receive. -
Alcohol 'cuts arthritis risk in women'
Women who drink moderate amounts of alcohol are less likely to get rheumatoid arthritis than those who do not drink, research suggests. -
Call to target attack victims' mental health
Victims’ mental health problems following violent or sexual attacks are often more serious and long-lasting than their physical injuries, doctors have warned. -
Case management for tuberculosis
New guidance on managing TB stresses the importance of promoting adherence to treatment and gives advice on home isolation. -
Challenging misconceptions about mental health nursing
Stigma continues to surround mental health nursing, but practitioners are ideally placed to challenge this and change the views of fellow nurses and the public -
Chief nurse to draw up national strategy for nursing
A national blueprint for the future of nursing in England is to be developed over coming months, Nursing Times has learnt. -
Dearth of training in dementia diagnosis
Nurses must receive more education and training in identifying dementia, if care is to improve in line with the increasing prevalence of the condition, according to a group of MPs. -
Decision on social care funding reform delayed
Ministers have confirmed they cannot commit to a cap on the cost of social care until 2015 – and suggested the amount patients have to pay could be higher than the level recommended by an independent review of care funding. -
Developing a bundle to improve fluid management
Effective fluid management is seen nationally as an area of suboptimal practice. A bundle was developed by one trust to improve patient hydration in a range of settings. -
DH moves to halt decline in district nursing numbers
The decline in district nurses is on the threshold of being reversed, the outgoing head of the Queen’s Nursing Institute has claimed. -
End-of-life care pathway 'used to cut costs'
Hospitals may be withholding food and drink from older patients so they die quicker to cut costs and save on bad spaces, leading doctors have warned. -
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Gene variant makes drug ineffective for MS sufferers
People with multiple sclerosis do not benefit from a class of drugs known as anti-TNFs if they have a particular genetic variant, researchers from Oxford University have found. -
Health benefits of exercise 'not understood'
There is a lack of knowledge among healthcare professionals of the benefits of exercise, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has warned. -
Healthy diet relieves menopausal symptoms
Healthy eating - plus the occasional tipple - can help women escape symptoms of the menopause, research has suggested. -
How does stigma affect people with mental illness?
Mental health service users experience stigma in many aspects of their lives as a result of their mental illness; a review examined its impact. -
'I feel so nervous every time I do an OSCE'
As a student nurse it is expected that our practical skills are monitored throughout the course. -
Intentional rounding: what is the evidence?
In January 2011, the British prime minister called for changes in the way nurses deliver care. -
Lansley launches scheme to recognise 'NHS Heroes'
A new scheme to recognise the work of NHS staff in England was launched last week by the government. -
Lansley pledges to end social care'postcode lottery'
Health secretary Andrew Lansley pledged to end the “postcode lottery” of social care in England from 2015 by imposing a national minimum eligibility threshold. -
Ministers duck social care funding reform
Plans to overhaul social care in England have been met with disappointment after ministers refused to commit to a new funding system. -
Morecambe Bay 'withheld' damning report from regulators
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay withheld information that could have led regulators to discover its major care failures sooner, a probe commissioned by foundation trust regulator Monitor has found. -
Mother's BMI lower if she breastfeeds, says study
Mothers who breastfeed reduce their risk of obesity decades later, research has shown. -
New skills needed to address rise in steroid use
Drug workers and nurses working in harm reduction will need a “whole new set of skills” to respond to the huge increase in anabolic steroid users attending needle exchanges, experts have reported. -
NICE calls for adult diabetes risk testing
All adults aged 40 and above should have a risk assessment for type 2 diabetes, according to the healthcare watchdog. -
NICE guidance urges wider screening for type two diabetes
Risk assessments should be given to all adults who are not pregnant and aged over 40 for type 2 diabetes, according to latest guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. -
Nurses need new skills for NHS of the future
New skills and qualifications will be required by nurses working in the health service of the future, according to the head of the new national training and education quango. -
'People just can't imagine what it's like to be old'
A futuristic boiler suit is helping medical students in Germany feel what it’s like to be old. -
RCN slams indecision on social care funding
Plans to overhaul the social care system in England outlined today have been dismissed as “cold comfort” by the Royal College of Nursing. -
Rising obesity rates threaten advances vs cardiovascular disease
Progress made against cardiovascular disease is under threat from increasing rates of obesity and diabetes, a task force of MPs has warned. -
Steaming Ahead – The Future of Intravenous Therapy
Experts from around the UK speaking about what’s next for intravenous therapy -
Stepping Hill investigation 'making good progress'
Detectives investigating the deaths of seven hospital patients who were poisoned with insulin say they are making “good progress”. -
SW pay consortium to press ahead with Agenda for Change plans
A consortium of 19 NHS trusts in the South West have met for the first time and agreed to press ahead with plans to break away from Agenda for Change. -
The big question: is the new NHS leadership academy a worthy cause or waste of money?
The new NHS Leadership Academy has £30m to empower nurses with new skills, is it needed? Add your comments and they could be published in the magazine -
Using the term “stigma” assaults victims again
Nursing Times Editor, Jenni Middleton, responds to a letter about stigma and mental health
