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Study aims to tell ‘real story of nursing’
Cancer care improves, but still falls short of targets
RCN council elections: college announces winning candidates
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Study aims to tell ‘real story of nursing’
Research will cover gender, working conditions and what attracts people to nursing
RCN council elections: college announces winning candidates
Twelve positions around the UK were contested
‘We’ll get this’ – trust’s promise to EU nurses facing a bill after Brexit
What Oxford University Hospitals is prepared to do to keep its EU staff
Doctors’ use of phrase ‘acting down’ offends nurses
Medical staff in survey were describing when they undertook nursing tasks
Ruth May is named chief nursing officer for England
She will take her place on the newly formed NHS Executive Group
Scottish government offers to reimburse settled status fees to EU nurses after Brexit
Supply of nursing staff from the European Union is a critical issue for Scotland – Sturgeon
Analysis
Cancer care improves, but still falls short of targets
Health Foundation report finds that 10,000 lives in England could be saved each year
What does high turnover in nurse director posts really mean for the profession?
With Nursing Standard research showing trend remains unchanged, experts consider the impact
Government sets new cancer targets as trusts in England struggle to meet existing ones
Is there a risk of being railroaded by too many targets in cancer care?
RCNi launches interactive decision support tool created by nurses for nurses
Evidence-based resource aids clinical decision-making at the bedside
Boosting support for people with cancer who are at high risk of suicide
Public Health England's examination of patients’ cause of death highlights the need for...
Time for action on the shortfalls in the cancer nursing workforce
Health Education England chief says problems are ever-increasing and a plan of action needs...
Clinical update
Combination therapy for untreated, metastatic, non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer
NICE recommends use of pembrolizumab with pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy
Alternative therapy to be offered for people with large-cell lymphoma
NICE offers alternative therapy for those diagnosed with lymphoma
NICE recommends drug to treat rare form of cancer
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence proposes drug for high-risk neuroblastoma
Thyroid cancer treatment recommended by NICE
New guidance by The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence sets out...
Pain management in children
Summary and nursing implications of the latest updates to clinical practice.
New drug therapy for myeloma
A collaboration between Cancer Drugs Fund and National Institute for Health and Care...
Policy briefing
Safeguarding framework will help nurses protect their patients
RCN sets out competencies for healthcare staff in relation to adult safeguarding
Secondary breast cancer: charity’s study reveals inadequate levels of care and support
Breast Cancer Care urges Health Education England to fund continuing professional...
Support for men with cancer to keep working
A new guide, Working with Cancer, aims to support men to continue working after a diagnosis...
NICE quality standard on suspected cancer
New guidelines published by NICE look to improve standards of care in cancer diagnoses.
Our commitment to you for end of life care
Government's response to the Choice Review sheds new light on the commitments made to...
Journal scan
US study looks at outpatient palliative care referral patterns in oncologists
Understanding outpatient palliative care referrals among thoracic medical oncologists
Prognosis communication for people with head and neck cancer
Analysis of succesfully communicating prognosis for people with head and neck cancer
Optimising bed rest period to reduce lumbar punctures after chemotherapy
Randomised controlled trial of bed rest optimisation to reduce obstacles in chemotherapies
Suicide risk higher in people with cancer, US study finds
Risk of suicide in people with cancer is higher than general population, research finds
Emotional vulnerability lower in breast cancer survivors over age 60, study finds
Lower levels of emotional distress reported in older patients following cancer survival
Reducing psychiatric symptoms in patients with a writing programme
Writing intervention group bid to reduce psychiatric symptoms in patients undergoing cancer...
Podcast
Hear how a nurse-led acute response team dramatically reduced cardiac arrest
Series 3 Episode 6: Nurse practitioner Amor Palada talks about preventing cardiac arrest
Reaching out to nursing students via the internet
Series 3 Episode 4: how the online Student Nurse Project is connecting students nationwide...
Nursing Standard podcast: Could parliament's Brexit chaos be the catalyst for...
Episode 7 of the Nursing Standard podcast has an interview with nurse peer Baroness Mary...
Nursing student bursary was ‘far from ideal,’ says nurse MP Maria Caulfield
The nursing student bursary should not be championed as the best way to train nurses and new...
'Integrate the four fields of nursing,' leading academic tells the Nursing...
A two-stream system should be introduced to replace the four fields, nurse leader tells...
Nursing Standard podcast: Foundation years for nursing students
Universities may need to use foundation years to ensure students can meet new registration...
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