Nursing Standard
Improving mental health nursing gaps will be ‘challenging’
Reducing the 7,600 nursing and midwifery vacancies across England’s mental health services will be a ‘challenge’, senior health figures have admitted.
12 Sep 2017
Chris Longhurst
Nursing Standard
UN report criticises UK welfare policies’ impact on patients with disabilities
RCN vows to continue promoting ‘vital work’ of learning disability nurses.
04 Sep 2017
Nursing Standard
Hurricane Harvey: nurses help stricken communities
Disaster relief nurses flew in by helicopter to help those caught up in devastating floods
01 Sep 2017
Nursing Standard
Chief nurse at University Hospitals Birmingham dies suddenly
Nurses' tributes to 'incredible' University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust chief nurse Philip Norman, who has died suddenly.
31 Aug 2017
Nursing Standard
Support for allied health professionals after a career break
Allied health professionals to get support back to practice following career breaks.
30 Aug 2017
Nursing Standard
Eleven-minute mindfulness practice could help heavy drinkers cut back
A session of mindfulness lasting just 11 minutes could help heavy drinkers start to cut back on alcohol consumption, according to a new study.
25 Aug 2017
Nursing Standard
Nurses take to social media for scrap the cap day of action
Nurses, patients and other healthcare staff back RCN's digital day of action by tweeting why the public sector pay cap must go
25 Aug 2017
Nursing Standard
‘Equip all district nurses with digital technology’, RCN Scotland urges
The RCN is calling on the Scottish government to make equipping district nursing teams with mobile devices and apps ‘a priority at all levels’.
24 Aug 2017
Nursing Standard
Pilot scheme launched to get NHS whistleblowers back into work
A nationwide pilot to help NHS whistleblowers back into work has been launched by NHS England.
24 Aug 2017
Nursing Standard
Mental health services 'patchy' but under review, PM says
The prime minister has admitted mental health services for young people in the UK are ‘patchy’ but that plans to rectify the gaps are already underway.
23 Aug 2017
Nursing Standard
Nurse creates Game of Stools to separate fantasy from reality on C.difficile
An infection prevention nurse has turned his hand to board game design to help fellow health professionals to understand and manage clostridium difficile (C.difficile).
23 Aug 2017
Nursing Standard
Clinical nurse specialist recruitment drive to boost youth cancer service in Scotland
The teenage Cancer Trust is launching its nursing and support service across Scotland to deliver specialist age-appropriate care to every young person with cancer, no matter where they live.
22 Aug 2017
Nursing Standard
Punk nursing student has TV makeover to make him look more ‘professional’ to patients
A television makeover crew has helped a nursing student look ‘more professional’ by taming his wild punk rocker image.
21 Aug 2017
Nursing Standard
Learning Disability England: charity to be led by people with learning disabilities
Charity Learning Disability England has elected a new representative body of people with learning disabilities.
21 Aug 2017
Nursing Standard
Almost half of women with breast cancer unsure where to turn once treatment ends
Nearly half of women diagnosed with breast cancer say they were not told how to access proper support once their treatment was over.
21 Aug 2017
Nursing Standard
Barcelona attack: nurse describes ‘chaos’ and trying to help the injured
A Spanish nurse has described how he fought to save the life of a little boy who was involved in the terror attack in Barcelona.
18 Aug 2017
Nursing Standard
New online endometriosis resource for nurses and patients
A new nurse-led online resource aims to equip nurses with the skills to speed up the diagnosis of endometriosis – and discover if they are suffering from the condition themselves.
17 Aug 2017
Nursing Standard
Japanese fungus: nurse staffing levels in spotlight
Infection prevention experts say there is ‘no evidence’ low nurse numbers played a part in the rise in cases of a potentially deadly fungus appearing on hospital wards.
16 Aug 2017