Patient passport will cut catheter-related urinary infections
A London NHS trust has introduced a system issuing every patient who leaves hospital with a catheter with a document containing information about their condition and treatment
A London NHS trust has introduced a system issuing every patient who leaves hospital with a catheter with a document containing information about their condition and treatment
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has launched a consultation on draft guidelines to help diagnose and manage the menopause
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RCN general secretary Peter Carter has said nurse staffing levels need to be urgently addressed after the Care Quality Commission's latest survey of hospital inpatients revealed poor staffing is negatively affecting patients' experiences of care
The NMC’s new code of conduct places a strong emphasis on the duty of nurses and midwives to speak up about poor patient care and make raising concerns a part of everyday practice. Registrants in management roles are required to protect any staff member who raises concerns. Forward thinking NHS organisations explain how they are helping staff to speak openly, but more support from regulators is needed.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has changed its registration process significantly to prevent foreign nurses entering the UK with fake qualifications
A hand-held scanner that spots early signs of tissue damage is to be trialled in a further 29 NHS organisations across the UK
The first cohort of nurses have graduated from the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust's new programme on providing compassionate care
The newly appointed members of the new Department of Health ministerial team comment on their plans for the NHS while they are in office
The Open University has produced a programme of training on mentorship for nurses, which includes two separate courses for aiding their development
Care of older patients in Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board hospitals will be the subject of a follow-up review after allegations of poor care were investigated last year
Employment relations organisation ACAS has produced a set of top tips to help employers promote positive mental health in the workplace
A series of interactive courses are being run in cities across England to provide practice nurses with information on vaccines and travel health
Five nurses who won the Nursing Standard Nurse Awards earlier this month were interviewed on the Paul O'Grady Show on ITV 1
Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust has published its strategy, Caring with Pride, to reinforce the pride nurses have in undertaking their roles
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Three nurse MPs are among those who had success in the 2015 general election
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in London is conducting the skin cancer clinical trial