Nursing Standard
Wales chief nursing officer Jean White receives honour from the Queen
Chief nursing officer for Wales Jean White, who was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, has received the award from the Queen
09 Nov 2017
Petra Kendall-Raynor
Nursing Standard
RCN slams NHS Improvement's safe staffing resource for not being a 'binding requirement'
NHS Improvement's draft resource on safe staffing in emergency care fails to recommend specific overall nurse-to-patient ratios
08 Nov 2017
Nursing Standard
Updated guidance on termination of pregnancy
The RCN has published updated evidence-based guidance on termination of pregnancy.
23 Oct 2017
Cancer Nursing Practice
Care pathway empowers men with prostate cancer to take control of their health
An project run by the University of Southampton that focuses on helping men with prostate cancer to self manage their disease is helping to improve care.
20 Oct 2017
Nursing Standard
Complaints
Written complaints about nurses have risen, with the profession receiving the second-highest number among NHS staff in England, figures reveal.
20 Oct 2017
Nursing Older People
Social care staff maintaining quality in 'toughest climate', says CQC
Latest Care Quality Commission report reveals pressure on the care home sector is at an unprecedented level.
18 Oct 2017
Nursing Management
Intermediate care and reablement
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released new guidelines on intermediate care.
13 Oct 2017
Emergency Nurse
Complaints about the NHS
The latest policy on complaints and what it means for healthcare professionals.
26 Sep 2017
Nursing Standard
RCN toolkit for school nurses
Read our policy briefing on an updated school nursing toolkit from the RCN.
20 Sep 2017
Nursing Standard
Education committee to assess 'value for money' in higher education
The qualitiy of university teaching and graduate outcomes are to be examined as part of an education committee inquiry.
18 Sep 2017
Nursing Standard
Written complaints about nurses increase, figures show
Nurses received second-highest number of complaints among NHS staff last year.
15 Sep 2017
Nursing Standard
RCN backs NMC proposals to challenge nurse stereotypes
RCN draws on members' feedback to inform NMC consultation on education standards.
15 Sep 2017
Nursing Standard
Commons pay cap debate
MPs back call for end to the public sector pay cap for NHS
14 Sep 2017
Nursing Standard
Respiratory nurses lack enough time for patients
NHS respiratory nurses are unable to spend long enough with patients, have to work extra hours, and more than half could retire in the next decade, researchers say.
14 Sep 2017
Nursing Standard
Tackling the gender imbalance in nursing
Are male-only bursaries the answer?
12 Sep 2017
Nursing Standard
Fruit and veg required intake less than thought
Eating just three or four servings of fruit, vegetables and legumes per day may benefit health and mortality as much as the five portions widely recommended in dietary guidelines, a study suggests.
11 Sep 2017
Nursing Standard
Cervical screening
Read our policy briefing on new Public Health England guidance on the importance of practice nurses educating women about cervical screening.
07 Sep 2017
Nursing Standard
State students top of class at medical school
State school students are likely to outperform privately educated students in medical school and are twice as likely to graduate at the top of the class, a study shows.
07 Sep 2017