'Lansley must listen to nurses on the front line' Prime Minister's Commission
Breaking news and views from the Prime Minister's Commission on Nursing and Midwifery
Latest news
You own the quality forum Lansley tells nursing profession
The health secretary has said he hopes the opportunity to lead improvements to patient care will overcome cynicism from the profession about the new nursing and care quality forum.
Words strong but action vague in PM plan
In a high profile announcement earlier this month David Cameron set out plans to address poor nursing standards, the first time he has intervened on policy specifically on the profession.
Nursing courses face axe at London universities
England’s biggest funder of adult nurse training has decided to cut places by nearly a quarter, leaving the future of some of the best known nursing courses in doubt.
Runners and Riders for CNO role
Competition for the new chief nursing officer job will be fierce with a number of high profile nurses believed to be interested in the post, Nursing Times has learned.
Moves to regulate assistants mooted in Parliament
Hope is growing that the Health Bill can be amended to ensure healthcare assistants are regulated, despite government resistance to such a move.
Government response to PM's commission branded 'too little, too late'
Senior nurses have criticised the government for its “insufficient” response to the Prime Minister’s Commission on the Future of Nursing and Midwifery.
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Lansley questioned over response to PM's Commission
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NMC to 'engage' nurses and midwives with new magazine
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Advanced nurses get standards but still wait for regulation
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Leaders may escape degree demand
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Trust launches compassion principles to guide care
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CNO tells nurses to carve out a role in GP-led NHS
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Universities may close nursing courses, warn academics
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Cancer treatment decisions given to NHS
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PM's commissioner begins review of specialist nurse roles
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Strategies needed to tackle negative image of nursing
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Call for Tories to unveil nursing plans
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Protected 'nurse' title some way off
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Ann Keen and Christine Beasley defend nursing pledge
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Gordon Brown promises more central role for nursing
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Will you sign the Prime Minister's nursing pledge?
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Tories say commission's pledge is an 'insult' to nurses
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Nurses neither saints nor sinners, says Unison
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RCN calls for politicians to implement 'milestone' nursing report
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Senior nurses must be fully responsible for nursing numbers and quality of care
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Sisters must be closer to nursing directors in NHS hierarchy
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Commission backs degrees and calls for 'new stories' to promote nursing careers
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Student nurses must be taught to be entrepreneurs and innovators
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Nurses need greater referral powers to cope with growth in long term conditions
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Nurses must act as 'role models' for healthy living
Opinion
Are you – and your trust – ready for older patients?
Most of us have probably noticed that the number of older patients being admitted with complex heath needs and a degree of cognitive impairment, such as dementia, is increasing. These patients are not being admitted just to elderly care units but across many different specialties.
