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Mid Staffs findings will 'blow the lid' on older patient care, says tsar
The government’s advisor on elderly care has warned the public inquiry into events at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust will “blow the lid” on the need to improve care in hospitals.
Lansley’s experiment with the NHS must never be repeated
As the editors of Nursing Times, Health Service Journal and the BMJ, we have divergent views on the government’s NHS reforms and its beleaguered Health and Social Care Bill.
Voluntary HCA plan could lead to 'formal regulation', says Mid Staffs group
Voluntary healthcare assistant regulation could be a “building block” towards a compulsory system, according to a report expected to influence the findings of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust Public Inquiry.
'NMC faces challenge in replacing outgoing chief'
The news of chief executive and registrar Dickon Weir-Hughes’ sudden exit from the Nursing and Midwifery Council couldn’t have come at a worse time for nursing.
PM orders regular ward rounds, nurse leadership and reduced bureaucracy
David Cameron today called for wider uptake of intentional nursing rounds and reduced bureaucracy, and established a nurse review group to address concerns about NHS care standards.
How do you measure standards of care in your ward or department?
Each week we pick out a practice article and pose some topics for you to debate and pose your own questions on. What do you think?
Mid Staffs inquiry: lack of HCA regulation a serious issue
Pressure is mounting on ministers to consider statutory regulation of healthcare assistants after the chair of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry revealed it was top of his list of concerns.
Stafford Hospital shuts overnight A&E services
Stafford Hospital has shut its accident and emergency unit at night due to staff shortages.
Pay ward managers more to improve patient care
Sisters and charge nurses must be given higher status and more pay if the NHS’s current problems surrounding the care of older patients are to be successfully addressed, according to senior clinicians.
Exclusive: Lansley on the CQC, integration the reform risk register and commissioning
Andrew Lansley has told Nursing Times’ sister journal, HSJ, the Care Quality Commission is now running a “proactive and tough” inspection regime and revealed he does not favour further reorganisation of NHS regulation.
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Mid Staffs A&E to close overnight
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Mid Staffs inquiry considers minimum staffing levels
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'Complex emotional intelligence is essential and can be taught'
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'It may confuse bean counters but it’s time to invest in caring'
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Whistleblowing Mid Staffs nurse too scared to walk to car after shift
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Mid Staffs warned on A&E staffing levels
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Senior nurses call for NHS culture change
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Nurses see patients as 'diseased objects'
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'Has the government been taking notes from the Flat Earth Society?'
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Nurse at helm of Mid Staffs to step down
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NMC ordered students out of Mid Staffs in 2011
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Ward ratio of 60:40 is low as you can go, CNO tells Mid Staffs inquiry
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Nursing 'lost its way' in bid to recruit numbers, says CNO
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Focus of nursing 'fundamentally wrong', says Mid Staffs chair
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Frequent patient checks bring improvements at Mid Staffs
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Whistleblowing hits record high
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Mid Staffs nurses' concerns ignored
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Ward sisters vital, says Mid Staffs chief
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CQC attacks NHS hospital care for older people
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Doctors still in denial about Mid Staffs failings
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Former CQC investigator calls for safe staffing standards
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Nurses at Mid Staffs had 'Dunkirk spirit'
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Senior SHA nurse recalled to Mid Staffs inquiry
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RCN support may have 'camouflaged' Mid Staffs problems
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'Hotel style' wards leave patients feeling isolated
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New handbook for nurses to raise concerns
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Mid Staffs ignored shortage of nurses in rush to become FT
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Inquiry hears of 'embryonic' nurse management at Mid Staffs
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RCN chief was 'unaware' of failings at Mid Staffs during visit
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Mid Staffs incident reports 'seen in manager's bin'
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Nursing leadership scrutinised in light of Mid Staffs
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Lessons not learnt from Mid Staffs, warn nurses
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Mid Staffs nursing director says it will take two years to change trust culture
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NHS South West: warning system for ward managers
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Unions tell Mid Staffs inquiry of mangement intimidation
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Evidence of Mid Staffs care failures vanished
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Mid Staffs trust used 60% HCAs
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Nurses cried over quality of care at Mid Staffs
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Mid Staffs nurses given anonymity
