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How successful is NHS England’s Transforming Care programme?
Study finds shortfall in reasonable adjustments across CCGs and NHS trusts in England
Recruitment and retention: staff survey reveals insights into crisis facing services
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Unison survey reveals ‘exorbitant’ and ‘stressful’ parking conditions for nurses
Staff say lack of adequate facilities wastes both their own and patients’ valuable time
Stress-related absence on the rise among NHS staff in Scotland
Figures show more than a million work days lost over the past three years
Commons committee says flu jab should be mandatory for certain nurses
Its report finds significant variation in uptake across England
Growth of healthcare assistant numbers outstrips nurse recruitment, study finds
Figures prompt renewed call for mandatory safe staffing in England
BME nurses in London face more discrimination than in the rest of England, RCN claims
NHS employers in London cannot dismiss racism as merely a minority issue, college says
NHS staff in England pay almost £70 million in parking charges – in just one year
NHS trusts' parking fees are a tax on hard-pressed workers, says union
Analysis
How successful is NHS England’s Transforming Care programme?
An update on NHS England’s overhaul of care for people with learning disabilities
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
RCNi launches interactive decision support tool created by nurses for nurses
Evidence-based resource aids clinical decision-making at the bedside
Learning disability standards kept simple in bid to drive improvements
NHS Improvement unveils a simple guide to improve learning disability care standards
Concerns for the future of learning disability nursing as mortality report reveals...
With the number of people with learning disabilities rising, cases of poor care and figures...
Exclusive: The threats to safety faced by nurses who work alone
Nurses who work alone are subject to a multitude of dangers
Clinical update
Improving diagnosis, care and support for ADHD
NICE guidance aims to improve recognition, diagnosis, quality of care and support for ADHD
Dignity in healthcare for people with learning disabilities
The RCN’s latest edition of its guidance Dignity in Health Care for People with Learning...
Harmful sexual behaviour among children and young people
Your essential guide to harmful sexual behaviour among children and young people and how to...
Policy briefing
Homes and services for people with learning disabilities should be close to their...
Local councils and health bodies need to work together to make community support near loved...
Research news
Study finds shortfall in reasonable adjustments across CCGs and NHS trusts in England
Research suggests people with learning disabilities remain invisible in some NHS services
Recruitment and retention: staff survey reveals insights into crisis facing services
Study shows co-production and delivering person-centred care are good for staff too
Making sense of health-related quality of life in people with Down’s syndrome
Survey of almost 200 families identifies major social factors affecting daily life
More evidence needed on mental health treatments for people with severe learning...
Latest research from the nursing and medical journals
Specialist nursing input improves hospital care for children with learning disabilities
Latest research from the nursing and medical journals
Supporting people with learning disabilities to find work can promote better health
Latest research from the nursing and medical journals
Journal scan
Scottish survey reveals the scale of social isolation and loneliness
More than 70% of young adults with learning disabilities reported feeling lonely ‘a lot of...
Long-term conditions management
Systematic review finds that people with learning disabilities were less likely to access...
Secure settings: what makes for a good outcome when people move on from inpatient...
Study finds need to establish specialist forensic support teams to ensure best possible...
Blood plasma test could lead to earlier diagnosis of autism
A pioneering test has revealed a link between autism and damage to proteins in blood plasma...
Study raises questions about clinical outcomes associated with positive behaviour...
Of services where staff underwent training only 30% produced positive behaviour support...
Psychotropic medication often given in the absence of multidisciplinary assessments
Research raises concerns about a lack of guidelines and review of prescriptions
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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