A pioneering nurse-led service in Sheffield is speeding up the discharge process and keeping seriously ill patients with heart failure out of hospital.
A pioneering programme is using volunteers to improve the experience of hospital patients, relieve the pressure on staff, and attract new recruits to nursing.
In the last of Nursing Standard's series showcasing the best of modern nursing in the UK, three nurses in the West Midlands explain how they are keeping children with complex conditions out of hospital, improving the care of patients with chronic lung disease and reducing avoidable infections in care homes.
When a person takes their own life the grief experienced by family and friends can be devastating - and those left behind may also have an increased risk of suicide.
As part of Nursing Standard’s series celebrating modern nursing roles in the UK, three nurses in Wales explain how they improved continence services, ensured consistency of care by diabetes specialist nurses, and created a Hygge-style environment for people with schizophrenia.
Nursing Standard’s series celebrating modern nursing roles in the UK continues with a focus on three nurses in the East Midlands who are achieving outstanding results in managing asthma, reducing falls in hospital, and tracking pressure ulcer incidence.
Many roles traditionally carried out by junior doctors can be performed by advanced nurse practitioners who are supported to broaden their skills
Nursing Standard is marking the RCN’s centenary year with a monthly series celebrating modern nursing across the UK. Here, Alison Whyte highlights the innovative work of nurses in the eastern region
Becoming a student champion for Parkinson’s disease awareness helped Lorraine Ramnath create a new patient tool
To mark the RCN’s centenary year, Nursing Standard is celebrating modern nursing roles across the UK. Here, Alison Whyte talks to three nurses whose challenges include mountains and far-flung communities
Nursing Standard is marking the RCN’s centenary year with a series celebrating the range and impact of modern nursing roles across the UK. In the third of our series, Alison Whyte talks to three nurses whose dedication and vision is having an effect in the north of England
In the second of our monthly series which celebrates modern nursing roles across the regions in the RCN’s centenary year, Alison Whyte talks to nurses in the south east of England.