Nick Evans

Cancer Nursing Practice

Northern Ireland set for new cancer strategy

New cancer strategy will come amid predicted significant rise in demand for services

Nursing Children and Young People

Ambitious new curriculum redefines public health nursing standards

Recommended curriculum outlines what is expected of public health nurses

Mental Health Practice

In the balance: austerity and its toll on mental health services

Loneliness highlighted at RCN congress 2019 as ‘a real problem for all NHS staff'

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Emergency Nurse

Will momentous changes to the four-hour target in EDs affect patient safety?

NHS England to pilot new measures for six months from April

Child care
Nursing Children and Young People

How the NHS hopes to improve children’s care by investing in the community

NHS Long Term Plan looks to bring key staff together in primary care networks

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Cancer Nursing Practice

Mind your cancer language

Poll reveals 40% of people find militaristic words such as 'fight' inappropriate

Nursing Older People

Acute frailty services aim to cut avoidable ED admissions

NHS Long Term Plan puts the focus on improving acute frailty services for older people

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Emergency Nurse

Non-hospital care seen as key to easing demands on emergency services

NHS Long Term Plan promises integrated community care, but lingering doubts remain

Cancer Nursing Practice

NHS Long Term Plan reveals bold cancer strategy, but doubts remain over its delivery

Plans for improved cancer diagnosis and care are threatened by nurse shortages

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Learning Disability Practice

Autism-specific health checks highlighted in NHS Long Term Plan

But RCN sceptical as plan offers ‘little that’s new’ and focus should be workforce shortages

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Learning Disability Practice

Restraint and isolation: what lessons have been learned since Winterbourne View?

Guidance says the use of restraint should only be used as a last resort

Mental Health Practice

NHS Long Term Plan: what it means for mental healthcare

Leading nurse figures share their thoughts on the ambitious plans for mental health services

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Nursing Management

NHS Long Term Plan ‘guarantees’ shifting resources from hospitals to community

'Historic' publication promises to reshape health service around the ‘changing needs of patients’

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Nursing Management

Brexit: make or break for the NHS?

With the NHS reliant on EU nurses, Brexit plans must cover all areas of healthcare

Health Checks
Nursing Older People

Public should be encouraged to use free NHS health checks to help curb dementia

2% reduction in number of people with heart problems leads to 10,000 fewer dementia cases

Social Care
Nursing Older People

Social care services cannot take another delay to government's green paper

Independent Care Group chair calls for ‘backstop’ as care homes go out of business

Nursing Children and Young People

Why the first 1,001 days are vital to childcare

More than 120 charities say childcare system is at breaking point

Cancer Nursing Practice

Marie Curie Legacy Campaign on the benefits of radiotherapy

The treatment is being undervalued in cancer care, experts say

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