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22 May 2012
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"See the big picture and stay vigilant over patient safety"
In 2004, a child died after being fed through a nasogastric tube that had been misplaced in her lungs. -
24 Hours in A&E: voyeuristic or empathetic?
Every nurse loves to critique the way profession is represented on television - whether fact or fiction. Watch the programme we select, and then head to our website to share your views on nurses on the small screen. See nursingtimes.net/youvebeenwatching. -
Anaphylactic shock injectors recalled
Healthcare professionals are being advised that an adrenaline injector used to treat anaphylactic shock has been recalled by its licence holder. -
BAPEN calls for Lansley to collaborate on malnutrition strategy
In order to clamp down on malnutrition within the NHS in England, the British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (BAPEN) has called on health secretary Andrew Lansley to collaborate on the issue. -
Calcium supplements may 'increase heart attack risk'
Calcium supplements, taken by millions of elderly people and post-menopausal women to prevent bone thinning, may double the risk of having a heart attack, a study has found. -
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”. -
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. -
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. -
'Frontline clinical leaders should be making the decisions to maximise good patient care'
Asking ‘why is clinical leadership important’ is rather like asking ‘why is the sky blue’? -
Growth charts boost child BMI accuracy
Experts at the Royal College of Paediatrics have developed new growth charts designed to boost accuracy when measuring children’s height and weight. -
Happy Nurse Leadership Week from Nursing Times
Nursing Times has launched a NEW nurse leadership section of its website and is celebrating by making leadership content FREE all week. -
Hospital work experience scheme to be extended
A scheme that gives unpaid job hunters the chance to provide patient care in the wards of a hospital is set to be extended, it has emerged. -
Hospitals 'must help homeless patients'
Frontline NHS staff must identify patients who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to help save hospitals money, according to a new report. -
How to speak effectively in front of a group
Boost the power of your public chit chat by taking on board a few of these practical tips -
'I always meet nurses who I think would make fantastic managers'
Welcome to Nursing Times’s first leadership week. -
'I've got to remember that I'm a student and I need to practice my skills'
As a first year student out in practice I’m often asked to “check the obs”. In practice this is one of the most fundamental parts of nursing care as observations show what’s going on inside the body. -
Lansley outlines new NHS information strategy
Reducing the amount of paperwork done by midwives and introducing barcode technology in care homes were among the goals set out in the government’s new NHS Information Strategy. -
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. -
Mental distraction may reduce patients' pain
Mental distraction really can reduce pain, and the effect is not just in the mind, research has shown. -
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. -
NHS staff diabetes training varies across England
A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) into standards of care for people with diabetes has revealed variations in training among NHS staff. -
NICE calls for women over 40 to be given IVF
Women struggling to have babies should be offered IVF treatment into their early 40s, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has said. -
NMC admits to finding FtP errors in nursing register
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has admitted that IT errors have left hundreds of nurses and midwives with inaccurate registration records, in some cases involving cautions and striking off orders. -
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust: we're a healthy staff champion
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust put in place a holistic health and well-being programme of exercise classes for their employees -
Nurses kept on hold by the NMC
Only around half of registrants’ calls to the Nursing and Midwifery Council are currently answered inside the industry standard. -
Nurses 'need more advice over back pain'
NHS workers need to be given more advice about what to do when suffering back pain, according to a report. -
Open your ears to whistleblowing
There has always been a certain amount of stigma attached to the word “whistleblowing” - it’s not something that sits comfortably with everyone. Legally, it is defined as “a person, usually an employee in a government agency, public, private organisation or company, reporting a concern about mismanagement, corruption, misconduct or some other wrongdoing either to the public or to those in authority”.There is a misconception that whistleblowing means reporting to the tabloids, but this -
People who live longer tend to think positively
People who live longest tend to be those who look on the bright side of life, research has shown. -
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. -
Preventing malaria in travellers: an overview
Nurses play a key role in advising travellers on malaria risks, prevention and symptoms. -
RCM launches cuts-monitoring website
A new website allowing medical staff to see cuts as and where they happen has been launched by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). -
Telehealth patient benefits 'obvious'
The benefits of communications technology for patients with long term conditions “are obvious”, according to a set of guidance launched at RCN Congress. -
The big question: should nurses be helping to bail out the NMC through hiked reg fees?
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has proposed increasing the annual registrants’ fee to £120 from the start of next year. Is this justified? Should nurses bear the brunt of the NMC’s failing finances? Add your comments and they could be published in the magazine -
'We must develop leaders in learning disability nursing'
Scotland’s CNO Ros Moore explains the steps that need to be taken to ensure a strong learning disability nursing workforce -
'We’ve upped our monitoring of maternity care services'
We are empowering midwives to report issues with maternity services in their area, says Cathy Warwick -
'What is clinical leadership?'
Katherine Fenton, Chief Nurse of UCLH, talks about why the nursing world needs clinical leadership. -
What is your leadership style?
What kind of leader are you? Do you always like to have the final say or are you all about democracy? Take our quiz to find out … -
Your body’s talking: moulding your body language into a confident you
Want to be more confident in communicating with patients? It may be time to shut your mouth and open your eyes and armpits, says Carlson Coogler
