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20 March 2012
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"Staff and resident storytelling can help improve care homes"
Much can be learnt from capturing experiences about both the negative and positive aspects of care homes -
£200,000 funding for childhood continence project
A childhood continence project is to be given £200,000 to trial and develop new approaches to health and wellbeing, care services minister Paul Burstow said. -
A day in the life of: a Royal Navy nurse
What is it like to be a nurse in the Royal Navy? Nursing Times talks to Lt Audrey Johnston about the challenges and rewards of her career -
A new model of care for the older person
Caring for older people in care homes often focuses on compensating for their inabilities. A remedial model of care can be used to promote their autonomy -
Alcohol main cause for 25% increase in liver-related deaths
Deaths from liver disease in England have jumped 25% with alcohol the major cause, men the biggest victims and fatalities more prevalent in the North, new statistics have revealed. -
An inside job: words of advice from recruitment experts
Learn from our recruitment experts and soon you’ll have that job in the bag -
Best practice in colorectal cancer care
Survival from colorectal cancer is significantly influenced by the stage of disease at the time of presentation, but treatment options for all patients are expanding -
Blood test could help identify heart attack risk
A new blood test may in future help doctors identify patients at risk of a heart attack, scientists have said. -
Cameron to double dementia research funding by 2015
Dementia research funding is to be more than doubled by 2015 in order to make the UK one of the leading countries in the field, according to the Prime Minister. -
'Corrosive competition and conflict will be Lansley’s legacy'
The health bill will destroy any chance of a coordinated, comprehensive and cooperative NHS, says Chris Hart -
Creating a protocol to reduce inpatient falls
Falls can result in death or injury. An acute hospital introduced pre-printed falls assessment care plans and supported nurse education to reduce fall rates -
Developing standard data for handover
Using a minimum data set at handover can standardise information, allow detail to be included, and ensure nothing is omitted -
Did you miss today's webchat about nurse mentors? Read it again
Should all nurses be mentors? What do you think? Read our live webchat transcript -
Did you miss today's webchat on pressure ulcer prevention?
You can read the webchat again with Julie Vuolo and Heidi Guy on pressure ulcer prevention. -
Embarrassing Bodies: raising awareness or scaring patients?
Next week: we’re watching Embarrassing Bodies on Channel 4, Thursdays at 11pm and 4oD. -
First picture of CCG nursing fuels leadership worries
Wide variations in the status of nursing in the new NHS have been uncovered by Nursing Times, sparking fresh concerns about the future influence of the profession in England. -
Free NHS nicotine patches 'don't help smokers quit'
Offering smokers free nicotine patches or intensive counselling via an NHS helpline does nothing to help them quit, according to a government-funded study. -
High-fat meals linked to complications for type 2 diabetes patients
Type 2 diabetics have been warned that high-fat meals increase the levels of blood toxins which cause medical complications. -
Jade effect stalls as cervical screening rates fall
Today marks three years since the death of reality television star Jade Goody, who campaigned for better awareness of cervical cancer among women. -
Low daily doses of aspirin could 'slow cancer progress'
Aspirin should become a regular aspect in the treatment of cancer and ought to be included in guidelines for patients, an academic has said. -
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This week, 26-30 March, we are hosting ‘Newly Qualified Nurses’ week’ on nursingtimes.net with FREE daily tips and advice for student nurses due to qualify soon -
MSc in Advanced Care in Dementia
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NHS reforms approved by parliament
The passage of the coalition’s controversial NHS reforms would prove to be a “cause of significant regret”, according to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). -
Older cancer patients under-treated on NHS - Macmillian
Elderly cancer patients are being “under-treated” on the NHS because assumptions are made about their ability to cope, a charity warned today. -
One in 10 bowel cancer patients 'dies within a month of diagnosis'
Nearly 10% of bowel cancer patients die within a month after being diagnosed, with more than half (56%) aged over 80, a new study has found. -
Out of hours hospital stroke admissions wait twice as long
Stroke patients admitted to hospital “out of hours” wait twice as long to be assessed and suffer delays in getting brain scans and a bed, according to a new report. -
People who live alone more likely to develop depression
People of working age who live alone are significantly more likely to be depressed, a study has shown. -
Pregnancy not linked to risk of breast cancer returning
Women who have had the most common form of the disease are not at risk of increasing their chances of the cancer returning by becoming pregnant, new research suggests. -
Protelos 'could avert need for hip and knee replacements to treat OA'
The use of strontium ranelate, marketed as Protelos, could slow the progress of osteoarthritis (OA) and avert the need for costly hip and knee replacements, according to a new study. -
The big question: should HCAs be regulated?
The topical issue of the moment: should HCA’s be regulated? Add your comments and they could be published in the magazine -
'There is no denying that some days on placement are awful'
Speaking to my gran, a traditional ex-matron who trained in the 1950’s, it is clear that her view on how student nurses train these days isn’t great. -
Tinnitus treatment trial reduced symptoms in 75% patients
Researchers have developed a personalised tinnitus treatment and hope encouraging trial results will lead to it being offered on the NHS. -
Too few nurses on wards for older people care - RCN
There are too few nurses on wards to provide basic, safe care to older people, nursing leaders have claimed. -
Top 10 back care tips
Top 10 tips for a healthy back, including lifting advice, how to sit properly and back-strengthening exercises. -
Trusts press on with pay curbs for sick leave
A tribunal decision that forced a trust to stop withholding pay from staff taking long periods of sick leave has failed to deter other organisations from pursuing similar policies, Nursing Times has learnt. -
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