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NHS boards recognise role of nursing in raising quality
More than half the measures chosen by hospital trusts to demonstrate their quality of care are nursing indicators, analysis by Nursing Times shows.
Tissue viability can tackle the financial burden of wounds
A bold statement for the future of the health service has been made in The NHS 2010-2015: From Good to Great. Preventative, People-centred, Productive, which states quality of services should be improved while accommodating financial constraints.
First national nursing outcome measures revealed
England’s first set of national outcome indicators specifically related to nursing care will measure performance on pressure ulcers, falls and urinary tract infections, Nursing Times has learned.
Third of nurses pay for training with their own money
A third of nurses are having to use their own time and money to keep up to date with mandatory training because they cannot access it through the NHS, according to a survey by the Royal College of Nursing.
Teesside nurses lead orthopaedic improvements
Nurses on Teesside have played a leading role in slashing treatment times for patients with fractured neck of femur.
Standard checklist for emergency patients to be introduced
Nurses will have to follow a standard list of clinical checks for all NHS hospital emergency patients, under plans being developed by the Department of Health.
Nurses identify cancer nursing metrics
Three potential indicators to measure the quality of ambulatory chemotherapy delivered by nurses have been identified by researchers.
Darzi's promise to trainee nurses delayed for another year
Nurse pre-registration training will continue to be underfunded to the tune of £400m a year, as the Department of Health is stalling reforms promised in Lord Darzi’s next stage review for the second year running.
Guide on reducing harm from falls published
Guidance for nurses and other health professionals on reducing falls has been published by the Patient Safety First campaign.
Call for nursing directors to get proactive on measuring patient experience
Directors of nursing in hospitals should begin measuring patient experience based on seven “core” areas of care, according to the patient charity the Picker Institute.
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Community wound treatment cuts bed days
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GOSH nurses unveil workforce planning tool
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Technology can back up big ideas and bold action
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All staff should seize the opportunity to improve care
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Central line care bundle to be launched in December
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Trespassers on medical ground?
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Funding squeeze halts innovative nurse-led service
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Examining how personalised care planning can help patients with long term conditions
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Patients view smiling as 'best' indicator of nurse skill
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No sign of indicator for nurse compassion
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A room of their own
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New tool to reveal nursing quality
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Hand-held device uses frog game to measure child patient experience
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Patient feedback has to reach frontline nurses to improve care
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Number 10 confirms Lord Darzi will resign as health minister
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Lord Darzi quits as government minister
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Nurses should make their voices heard on the future of nursing
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NHS trusts to use 'mystery shoppers' to check on quality
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Brown promises minimum standards for patients
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Plenty of room for improvement, suggest early nurse metric results
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Indicators produced to help transform community services
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Union welcomes PFI rethink
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Have nurses been freed? Exclusive survey on a year of NHS reforms
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US metrics system slashes hospital falls by more than a third in six months
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Nurses design ground-breaking resuscitation trolley
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Study criticises ineffective patient information strategy
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Lord Darzi on why clinicians must be in charge of reform
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University open day encourages degree level careers in nursing
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We can improve patient care by encouraging staff to be innovative
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Trust asks its patients to help rate wards
