Sally Gillen
Providers call on government to back down on pay rises
Boosting pay in the homecare and care home sectors is, on the face of it, a positive development supported by workers and employers alike.
NICE publishes draft guideline for care in final three days of life
Headlines once again focus on end of life care following publication of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) draft guideline on caring for adults in the last three days of life
Patients to access health records by 2018, Jeremy Hunt pledges
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt told delegates at the Health and Care Innovation Expo that in three years patients will be able to access their records online and make changes or add to their notes
Nurses to have health checks as part of £5 million NHS England initiative
Nurses will have musculoskeletal and mental health checks as part of a major drive announced today by NHS England
MPs join forces to highlight and debate key patient safety issues
Improving patient safety has been the stated ambition of the government since Sir Robert Francis published his report into care failings at Stafford Hospital in February 2013.
Rethink for end of life care aims to put people before process
End of life care has been under scrutiny for the past three years, and the topic is back in the headlines with the publication of draft guidance for the care of dying adults.
Chief nurse Jane Cummings asks senior nurses to join safe staffing advisory group
England's chief nursing officer Jane Cummings calls on nursing directors to join her safe staffing group
RCN to launch pay campaign
The Royal College of Nursing will launch a campaign on pay following the government's announcement that salaries will be capped at 1% till 2020
Gay health workers bullied because of their sexual orientation
Stonewall charity finds almost a quarter of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans health workers have heard colleagues make negative comments about LGBT people or use discriminatory terms such as ‘poof’ and ‘dyke’
Health professionals should avoid the term 'frailty' report recommends
Research commissioned by Age UK and the British Geriatrics Society has found the word 'frailty' can deter older people from seeking support
Catheter device that could save the NHS millions is recommended by NICE
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended a transparent catheter device designed to reduce infections that could save the health service millions
'Shocking' stories of unsafe hospital discharges uncovered by national inquiry
Healthwatch England has published a report showing vulnerable patients are being discharged unsafely because of a lack of communication and a fragmented service