Nick Evans

Nursing Standard

Elective care backlog: the struggle to catch up and stay COVID-free

Teams are innovating ways to cut planned surgery waiting lists amid the second wave

Nursing Children and Young People

Back to school: how school nurses have coped with new-term challenges

Schoolchildren’s return has reduced health concerns, but school nurses have less access

Learning Disability Practice

Clearer sentencing guidelines offer more support for vulnerable adult offenders

Boost to legal rights of people with mental health disorders and learning disabilities

Learning Disability Practice

Why people with learning disabilities and their families fear another COVID-19 lockdown

When COVID-19 hit learning disability services were cut back or closed leaving many isolated

Mental Health Practice

What social distancing will mean for mental health nursing education

A range of online teaching techniques are being developed for students who will have to adapt to spending little time on campus

Nursing Children and Young People

What will the ‘new normal’ look like for children’s services?

Some of the new strategies adopted to cope with the pandemic are likely to stay

Nursing Standard

PTSD and insomnia: mitigating the psychological effects of COVID-19 on nurses

The workforce has been overwhelmed, but pressed on – now nurses need support, say experts

Nursing Standard

How nutrition can aid successful long-term recovery from COVID-19

Nutritional support is vital to help patients with the lasting effects of coronavirus

Nursing Standard

What happens to all the nurse well-being support and the wobble rooms now?

COVID-19: Not all employers will be keeping staff hubs open and parking free

Nursing Standard

What will the ‘new normal’ look like for nursing?

COVID-19 is going to be with us for a while – as are some of the related changes to care

Nursing Standard

COVID-19: how nurses are taking the lead in the quest to find a vaccine and treatment

The UK’s research nurses are on the front line of trials at an unprecedented scale and pace

Redeployment of children's nurses
Nursing Children and Young People

COVID-19: how redeployment is affecting children’s services

Increasing capacity in intensive care will have knock-on effects for children

Picture of a newborn in a neonatal care unit
Nursing Children and Young People

Plans for US-style project for parents with babies in neonatal intensive care units

Applications for the Sweeney Programme are being sought from UK NICUs for the first time

A patient with learning disabilities and a dental nurse. Picture: Tim George
Learning Disability Practice

Learning disability nurses are key to improving care, finds NIHR report

A review by the National Institute for Health Research outlines ways to improve health and...

Illustration shows a red telephone with overlapping images of the handset to show it is ringing. NHS 111, the front door to the urgent care system, handles millions of calls a year but some question its usefulness.
Emergency Nurse

How effective is the NHS 111 service?

NHS 111 handles millions of calls a year, but some question its usefulness

Nursing Children and Young People

Parents of seriously ill children need dedicated mental health support

Rainbow Trust report finds parents experience ‘shock, fear, anxiety and helplessness’

Image shows service user Bethany with her father and mother
Learning Disability Practice

Cause for optimism on a learning disability nursing ‘reset’ in 2020

After a mixed 2019, what can the sector look forward to this year?

ED services at East Lancashire NHS Trust are improving
Emergency Nurse

Meet one of the fastest improving emergency department services in the UK

With EDs under increasing pressure, one department has been singled out for its progress

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