Issue : January 2018
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'We can’t have excellent patient care without excellent staff care'Subscription
Jocelyn Cornwell points out that, in order for patients to receive the best possible care, nurses need to be taken care of themselves.
Nursing on the critical listSubscription
Professor Ann Marie Rafferty has her say on the importance of the health select committee report into nursing, and why it’s crucial in the fight to save the profession.
Essex hospital nurses praised for coping with spike in sick childrenSubscription
Senior nurses at Colchester Hospital have praised staff for their “fantastic team work” in treating a significantly higher number of children than a year ago.
Trust using office staff on wards to free-up hard-pressed nursesSubscription
A Yorkshire trust has released some of its administrative and HR staff from their normal day jobs to act as “runners” on wards, so nurses and healthcare professionals can concentrate on patient care.
Frail older adults ‘more likely to experience delirium after surgery’Subscription
Older adults who are also frail are twice as likely to experience delirium following elective surgery than others of an older age, a new review by Canadian researchers suggests.
Use of video feedback by health visitors ‘helps vulnerable families’Subscription
Use of video feedback by health visitors as part of their work with new parents strengthens the relationship between the infant child and the mother, according to Danish public health researchers.
New play remembers action of heroic Irish nurses during BlitzSubscription
The largely untold story of two young Irish nurses who saved the lives of patients when their hospital was bombed during the London Blitz is to be dramatised in a new play.
Unknown Warriors – The letters of Kate Luard RRC and BAR, Nursing Sister in France 1914 -1918Subscription
’It had me hooked from beginning to end’
Keep warm without the worry – working in partnership with npower
We’re working with npower to help those struggling with energy bills.
New guidance promotes role of nurses working in care homesSubscription
The author of new guidance to support registered staff that work in care homes said the “highly skilled” role had previously been “undervalued” but was now a major area of opportunity for nurses.
