'Lansley must listen to nurses on the front line' Care Quality Commission
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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.
Nursing director leaves troubled Norfolk trust
Nursing director Carole Crocker is the latest senior manager to leave the troubled James Paget University Hospitals Foundation Trust in Great Yarmouth.
More patients report nurse shortages on wards
More hospital patients are reporting shortages of nursing staff on the wards, the latest national inpatient survey has revealed.
Using an adapted model of care to manage change
Care homes should move towards a remedial approach of caring for residents. This article supports managers in embedding organisational change
CQC carry out spot check on Stepping Hill
Government inspectors have carried out a surprise inspection at a hospital at the centre of a police probe into insulin poisoning.
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.
CQC finds gaps in nursing home DNR policy and training
Nearly a third of nursing homes do not have a “do not attempt resuscitation” policy, according to a review by the Care Quality Commission.
'It’s time to tell the public that nurses are not maids'
The implications of the health bill, and the public mauling-by-media the profession seems to endure on a regular basis are putting nursing under a fair bit of pressure.
Exclusive: third of hospitals with dignity concerns received no follow-up visit
A third of hospitals at which Care Quality Commission inspectors raised concerns about care of the elderly received no follow-up visit, Nursing Times can reveal.
Union turns table on CQC with 'inspection' of its own
Staff working for the Care Quality Commission are demoralised and fear making a mistake because of impossible workloads, a union survey has found.
Nurses warn Lansley of pressure in acute sector
Incidents of patients not being treated with dignity or not gaining sufficient nutrition are “unacceptable and must stop”, the health secretary has told nurses.
CQC chief Cynthia Bower resigns
The chief executive of the Care Quality Commission, Cynthia Bower, has resigned.
Nurses back collection of extra admission data
Senior nurses are calling for hospitals to record additional care quality information when patients are admitted in order to flag potential problems in other parts of the care system.
"Systems such as red trays erode essential nursing skills"
Nurses need to be allowed to provide holistic care that is individual to the needs of their patients
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More outpatients treated with dignity but less getting enough information
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Morecambe Bay nurses at 'breaking point'
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GPs failing on new standard for practice nurse training
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RCN and CQC back call to improve patient admission data
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CQC issues trust with urgent warning to increase A&E staffing
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RCN calls on CQC to improve 'relevance and credibility'
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How can nurses be engaged in intentional rounding?
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Engaging staff with intentional rounding
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“Focus on the values of nursing to boost care – not checklists”
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Six staff disciplined over care standards at Norfolk hospital
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Nursing care standards report unveiled
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Ministers warning trusts over 'gagging clauses'
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Little voice: giving young patients a say
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Whistleblowers being ignored, RCN survey finds
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Student nurses withdrawn from Norfolk hospital amid quality concerns
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How skill mix affects quality of care
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Lansley: nurse led inspections critical to CQC
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Exclusive: Lansley on the CQC, integration the reform risk register and commissioning
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'Patients need rights' CQC chief insists
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Mid Staffs A&E to close overnight
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Labour call for action over poor patient care
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Patients Association attacks older people care
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CQC still has concerns over care at the Pilgrim Hospital
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'Complex emotional intelligence is essential and can be taught'
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CQC to publish report on failing NHS trust
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Care home and hospital spot checks to follow CQC report
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'Dignity spot checks are vital to help drive out poor practice'
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'It may confuse bean counters but it’s time to invest in caring'
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Older patients' care investigation: what people said
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Dental surgeries 'neglecting the basics'
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Should volunteers feed patients?
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'The media’s ‘too clever to care’ tag makes no sense'
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Using mealtime volunteers to support patients
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Whistleblowing Mid Staffs nurse too scared to walk to car after shift
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Fitness to practise proceedings launched following CQC inspections
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RCN: some of the issues highlighted by CQC 'go beyond nursing'
