It’s time to start looking after nurses to boost careNursing Times
14 December 2010
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Amid the tinsel and the trees, ‘tis also the season to be tactful
Nurses need to strike a balance between organising Christmas festivities and being mindful that some patients may not celebrate it or feel too ill to join in, says Maria Sinfield -
Community acquired pneumonia in a three year old child: dealing with a difficult case
Pneumonia can be difficult to detect in young children. This case concerns a boy with pneumonia, who presented initially with upper respiratory tract infection -
DH confirms GPs to commision maternity services
The government has confirmed it is to U-turn and hand responsibility for commissioning maternity services to GP consortia. -
Difficult year ahead as NHS overhaul begins to bite
Nursing Times has recruited a panel of nine experts from every level and sector of nursing to identify the most important issues facing the profession. -
Early diagnosis of lymphoedema helps to reduce its psychological and social impact
Many nurses have a limited knowledge of lymphoedema but its impact on patients is considerable. Accurate diagnosis is crucial to prevent or minimise complications -
Get vaccinated to reduce the impact of flu this winter
As health minister, I often have to ensure that Scotland’s health service has the ability to react to issues that threaten the wellbeing of the nation - including preparing for annual flu outbreaks. -
Going for Gold: how a training programme is supporting nurses to improve end of life care
Going for Gold, the Next Stage Gold Standards Framework quality improvement training scheme, will enable nurses to provide the end of life care patients want -
Going the extra mile to meet dying patients’ festive wishes
Many nurses and healthcare professionals will be working over the Christmas holiday period and Marie Curie nurses are no different. In fact, Christmas is busier than any other time of year for the Marie Curie Nursing Service. -
GP commissioning consortia want nurses on board
The majority of the cutting edge GP commissioning consortia are in favour of having nurses on their boards, Nursing Times has found. -
Identifying people at risk of fuel poverty to prevent excess winter deaths
Improving the energy efficiency of houses may reduce winter deaths. A trust developed an algorithm to assess eligibility for winter warmth initiatives -
Introducing a programme for post registration induction and knowledge and essential skills development
A review of in service training identified a need for individual skills induction to guide nurses’ knowledge and provide a format for ongoing career enhancement -
Lack of nurses on 111 line sparks safety fears
Less than 17 per cent of staff working on the NHS 111 pilot in the north east of England are qualified nurses, Nursing Times has learnt. -
Mortality rates plummet with frequent patient observations
A trust claiming to have introduced the most rigorous patient observations in the country has jumped from having the worst death rates in its region to among the best in England. -
NMC considers opening register to healthcare assistants
The Nursing and Midwifery Council is considering opening a new section of the nursing register for so called “associate nurses”. -
Nurses should have legal duty to tell patients about mistakes
MPs have called for legislation that would make it compulsory for healthcare professionals to tell patients if a mistake has been made in their treatment. -
Nurses to set up commissioning network
A group of senior primary care nurses is to establish a forum to push for the involvement of nursing in GP commissioning consortia. -
Nursing Times will help you to overcome next year’s challenges
The nursing profession predicts that 2011 will be their toughest year in a generation. -
Productive Ward needs push
The failure to implement the Productive Ward programme more widely is a “huge missed opportunity” for the NHS, academics have said. -
RCN disappointed at lack of nurse inclusion in NHS reform agenda
Government reforms will “struggle to succeed” without more engagement with nurses, the Royal College of Nursing has warned. -
Sign now and be heard
More than 100 nurses have already signed Nursing Times’ online petition calling for guidance ‘to state clearly that a nurse should be on the board’, and left comments of support -
The Year in Nursing 2010
Nursing Times recalls the main events that made headlines in the news for nurses in 2010 -
Trusts failing to provide nurses with tools to treat dementia
Less than 20 per cent of hospital trusts have a system in place to ensure all ward staff know which patients have dementia, a major clinical audit has found. -
What’s on your Christmas list – a higher salary?
What is your position on Christmas? Are you going to spend too much on presents, have another mince pie, maybe a glass of wine or two and get back into the gym after New Year, assuming you can see your feet to tie your unused trainers?
