Questions asked as report shows regulator failing to meet standards
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Questions asked as report shows regulator failing to meet standards
Trust has dismissed 11 staff members for inappropriately accessing medical records
NMC faces backlash after failing to review health and criminal declarations for 18,000+ registrants
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Trust has dismissed 11 staff members for inappropriately accessing medical records
NMC faces backlash after failing to review health and criminal declarations for 18,000+ registrants
Call for healthcare staff exemptions after long-term permits were deemed invalid
Students staged protest about lack of entry-level jobs in the NHS
Registrants voice their objection to planned rise in fee to £143 per year
Analysis
Community nurses are fighting for their high-level practice to be rebanded at band 7
The BMA says staff are being used inappropriately – is the claim justified or divisive?
Our Q&A looks at what negotiations on Agenda for Change shake-up could mean for nurse pay
Our investigation shows the huge variation in parking fees across England and the UK
Two NHS chief nurses reveal how working with staff helped transform care and morale
The highest scorers in the NHS Staff Survey, based on flexible working, morale and more
Clinical update
Updated NICE guidance focuses on diagnosis, red flag symptoms and when to seek emergency care
Guidance focuses on individualised care for pressure ulcers, lower limbs and surgical wounds
Resuscitation UK advice affirms role of advance care planning
How to recognise and manage the symptoms of AF and advise patients on lifestyle adjustments
A new report shows value of early interventions and community CPR training
A new resource helps patients and nurses differentiate between the symptoms
Policy briefing
How nurses can implement changes to the RCUK process for end of life decision-making
The implications for nurses of RCN guidance on care provision and inadequate PPE
The RCN has issued guidance on how to discuss and reflect on challenging incidents at work
RCN updates its guidance on using catheters and how to minimise associated risks
RCN Glove Awareness week stresses correct use of gloves and how nurses can protect their skin
Guidance aims to help judge how and when to use instant messaging in acute clinical settings
Journal scan
American-based research finds more people who have CT scans in the emergency department didn't have a primary care provider
An Australian study looks at whether intravenous or oral paracetamol is more effective at reducing pain
A study has found that using an antistatic spacer with an inhaler gave patients better asthma control
A recent study looking into emergency departments’ (EDs) current practices regarding alcohol identification has found that there is an increase in their access to clinical nurse...
Risk factors, such as a fever, are associated with failures in the management of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in emergency department observation units (EDOUs), a review...
Emergency department (ED) sepsis screening algorithms should incorporate a serum lactate cut off of ≥2mmol/L as a threshold for the initiation of interventions and increased...
