'Lansley must listen to nurses on the front line' Nursing Times
7 February 2012
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How to prevent the spread of norovirus
Norovirus has a significant impact on healthcare resources. Nurses can help to prevent its spread by maintaining good hand hygiene and infection control measures -
"People with rare cancers get a raw deal in research and care"
People with rarer cancers deserve the same support and information as those with more common cancers -
Call to train midwives on female genital mutilation
Awareness of female genital mutilation (FGM) needs to raised among midwives, a new poll suggests. -
Children with psychosomatic symptoms 'should be checked for physical abuse'
Healthcare staff should consider the possibility of physical abuse if a child presents with three or more psychosomatic events in a month, researchers have suggested. -
Do you know where you can send your patients for comprehensive information on cancer?
As nurses we know how important it is that patients have everything explained to them properly and access to the right information at the right time. -
Electronic record system preparation
Nurse leaders may need to prepare for new electronic record systems. This article advises them on the questions they will need to ask to ensure sustainable benefits for patients -
Five reasons why you should enter yourself for a Student Nursing Times Award
“What? You have to enter yourself? I couldn’t do that?” -
'Halt the reforms now before they create considerable turmoil'
The health bill is dangerous, divisive and disruptive, warns Peter Carter -
Helping survivors to adjust after cancer
As the number of people living with or beyond cancer is growing, nurses have a crucial role in helping them adjust to their new lives after their treatment -
Infants who self-feed more likely to eat healthily later on
Infants allowed to feed themselves with finger foods from the start of weaning – known as baby led weaning – are likely to eat more healthily and be an appropriate weight as they get older than infants spoon-fed purees, indicates a study online in BMJ Open. -
Leading change: 3 - implementation
How to pilot, implement and review a change and make sure it is sustainable -
Lib Dem deputy leader wants Lansley removed
The coalition is braced for another buffeting over its NHS reforms today, with health secretary Andrew Lansley’s future still hanging in the balance. -
London hospitals told they could slash nursing bill by £421m
London hospitals have been advised by management consultants they could save £421m over the next three years through a major shake-up of nurse productivity, Nursing Times has learnt. -
NHS productivity decline cited by health bill 'a myth'
The decline in NHS productivity, one of the reasons for the government’s controversial health reforms, is “a myth”, it has been claimed. -
Nurses to spread vitamin D news to pregnant women and parents
Health professionals have been urged to make pregnant women, the over-65s and parents of young children aware of the risks of vitamin D deficiency. -
Older patients undergoing rehabilitation value nursing relationship
Older patients undergoing rehabilitation value the relationship they build with nurses more than any specific role they perform, according to a small study in the Journal of Advanced Nursing. -
Private deal puts onus on nursing to save Hinchingbrooke
Nurses at the first NHS general hospital to be run by the private sector risk shouldering the burden for deep financial problems that are out of their control, the Royal College of Nursing has warned. -
Skin reactions in radiotherapy
How a toolkit helped staff to assess and manage radiotherapy-induced skin reactions -
Soft drinks 'increase asthma risk'
A link between asthma and high levels of soft drink consumption has been suggested by researchers in Australia. -
Three quarters of nurses want health bill dropped
An overwhelming majority of nurses believe the health and social care bill should be dropped, according to a poll by Nursing Times.
