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‘Blame culture must change to learning culture’ to prevent repeat of Gosport scandal
Gosport evidence: ‘It appeared to me euthanasia was practised by the nursing staff’
Gosport scandal: ‘my mum had to leave her job after speaking up about opioids’
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‘Blame culture must change to learning culture’ to prevent repeat of Gosport scandal
Health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt says it is too hard for staff to raise concerns
Gosport evidence: ‘It appeared to me euthanasia was practised by the nursing staff’
Auxiliary at Gosport War Memorial Hospital told police about events on the 'dead loss ward'
Gosport scandal: ‘my mum had to leave her job after speaking up about opioids’
Sylvia Giffin was among the Gosport War Memorial Hospital nurses who tried to act on concerns
Gosport hospital deaths review found nurses’ warnings on opioids went unheeded
Review into hundreds of untimely deaths said night duty nurses were stifled when they spoke...
Expert panel to advise government on cannabis for medical use
Home secretary says government plans to reschedule banned drug if review identifies ‘...
FtP is about patient safety, not private behaviour, RCN tells regulator
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Analysis
Nurse training targeted to reduce suicide rate
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Clinical update
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Pain management in children
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Dignity in healthcare for people with learning disabilities
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NICE guidance on intermediate care and reablement
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Recognise and respond to child abuse and neglect
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Delirium
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Policy briefing
Six areas for improving treatment of trauma patients identified
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence identifies the priority areas for...
Emergency and acute medical care in over 16s guidance
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RCN guidance on reasonable adjustments for staff affected by disability
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Updated National Early Warning Score
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Acid attacks
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Journal scan
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Research compares use of intravenous paracetamol with oral paracetamol for pain...
An Australian study looks at whether intravenous or oral paracetamol is more effective at...
Using an antistatic spacer with an inhaler improved asthma control, a study found
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Alcohol screening: rise in referrals to clinical nurse specialist teams
A recent study looking into emergency departments’ (EDs) current practices regarding alcohol...
Management failure in treating skin and soft tissue infections
Risk factors, such as a fever, are associated with failures in the management of skin and...
Lactate levels in patients with suspected sepsis
Emergency department (ED) sepsis screening algorithms should incorporate a serum lactate cut...
Podcast
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Nursing student bursary was ‘far from ideal,’ says nurse MP Maria Caulfield
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'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...
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Nursing Standard podcast: RCNi Nurse Awards 2018
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