Sophie Blakemore
Buying into a greater product procurement role for nurses
At the chief nursing officer (CNO) for England’s summit this month, the RCN will publicise its campaign encouraging nurses to have more say in the choice of products, supplies and medicines they use on a daily basis
Under pressure – why the nurse director’s job can feel so thankless
Directors of nursing are under increasing pressure to achieve high standards of care while balancing budgets and juggling the everyday demands of their roles.
Primary care nurses best placed to detect suicide risk
Almost three quarters of people who commit suicide were not known to mental health services, so community practitioners have a role to play in the early identification of those at risk.
A powerful new voice for nursing
The House of Lords’ newest nurse member has high hopes for her role, reports Sophie Blakemore
NMC chief reassures nurses over revalidation deadline
Jackie Smith urges nurses and midwives to prepare for the new registration process
Nurse directors struggle to balance cuts with ensuring quality of care
Exclusive - Nurses warn that further NHS efficiency savings will have a major impact on care quality
A powerful new voice for nursing
Mary Watkins will join the House of Lords as its fifth nurse peer. She has almost 40 years’ experience in the NHS and higher education, which she intends to use to influence healthcare and education policy to improve the lives of people with dementia and their carers, as well as children and nurses.
NHS race equality expert says BME staff are still not being listened to
Senior managers urged to support staff to speak up
CNO unveils plan to cut number of people with learning disabilities in inpatient units
England's Chief Nursing Officer Jane Cummings told an RCNi conference about plans for more people with learning disabilities to be cared for in the community
Supporting the needs of offenders
NHS England has published a guide to advise all prison healthcare staff on the main points to consider when treating or managing patients with known or suspected learning disabilities
Life as an emergency nurse practitioner
Senior sister and emergency nurse practitioner at Birmingham Children’s Hospital Marie Murphy speaks to Sophie Blakemore about how she manages to balance her clinical work with the management of up to 20 other nurses on a daily basis
Balancing clinical practice and management
Marie Murphy keeps a hands-on role while managing up to 20 other nurses
Ten years on and going strong
When nurse practitioner Carol Sears took on the lease of the practice in which she worked, she had no idea of where the journey would lead
We must work with GPs to promote early diagnosis
Eileen Fegan is clinical director at a private health clinic in Solihull
Undertaking research as a head and neck cancer nurse specialist
Cherith Semple, Macmillan head and neck cancer nurse specialist, was named RCN Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year 2015 recently. She speaks to Sophie Blakemore about her passion for undertaking research that informs changes in practice for the benefit of patients
Management of challenging behaviour in people with learning disabilities
In recent years there has been much controversy about how healthcare staff cope with people with learning disabilities who display challenging behaviour
Overlong waiting times are ‘inhuman and degrading’
A landmark inquiry into emergency health care in Northern Ireland (NI) has found individual human rights violations that amount to inhuman and degrading treatment
Emergency nurses fear human rights breaches will not be acted on
Emergency nurses are pessimistic that inquiry into accident and emergency departments in Northern Ireland will lead to change
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