Clinical Comment

"We need to do research and shout about it - or fall behind"Subscription
2 December, 2011
Nurses need to demonstrate their contribution to care by describing, measuring and comparing what they do at an international level
“Technology can transform the quality of clinical practice”Subscription
6 January, 2012
Nurses must embrace technology as part of ensuring high-quality care
"People with rare cancers get a raw deal in research and care"Subscription
3 February, 2012
People with rarer cancers deserve the same support and information as those with more common cancers
"Research is on the right topics if combined with clinical role"Subscription
25 May, 2012Updated: 26 May, 2012
For the last 25 years, I have been working in the field of wound healing and more recently in lymphoedema.
"Without time to think, the fire of innovation dies out"Subscription
29 June, 2012
Over the last six months, I have been privileged to meet and work with around 300 senior nurses from across England.
“Adopt ambulatory emergency care to cut hospital admissions”Subscription
10 August, 2012
Ambulatory emergency care (AEC), or same-day emergency care, is an evolving approach in which appropriate adult emergency patients can be diagnosed, treated and discharged from hospital on the same day.
'Counter the scapegoating and show the public you still care'Subscription
11 February, 2013
Hardly a day goes by without nurses being put in the line of fire for their lack of care and compassion. The release of the Francis report will inevitably intensify the focus
Comment: 'The nursing workforce plays a vital part in clinical research'Subscription
9 May, 2014
Lisa Bayliss Pratt and Susan Hamer call for a development strategy for the clinical research nurse workforce, which they deem essential to ensure we have the skills we need to support this key area of growth
Comment: 'Research nurses have a crucial role in delivering patient care'Subscription
4 May, 2015
The role of clinical research nurses will be duly highlighted and promoted by the Shape of Caring Review, thinks Christine Norton
Comment: 'Specialists are uniquely positioned to share knowledge'Subscription
18 May, 2015
Education and research need to be integrated into practice, not isolated from it, and specialist centres have a central role to play in developing partnerships with other providers, higher education institutions and other bodies, believes Paul Fish