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Improving diagnosis, care and support for ADHD
Concerns for the future of learning disability nursing as mortality report reveals...
Nurses should not be replaced by less qualified staff, says ICN
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People with complex needs are stuck in inpatient care because of chaotic systems
Service users are being let down by lack of strategic support
Congress votes unanimously to preserve field of learning disability nursing
In a congress debate, members heard that universities were closing programmes and nurses...
Nurses should not be replaced by less qualified staff, says ICN
International Council of Nurses warns that use of under-qualified staff can affect patient...
RCN, unions and Scottish Government agree pay increase of at least 9% for nurses
Deal leaves nurses in Scotland ‘significantly better paid’ than those elsewhere in the UK
No sign of £10,000 ‘golden hello’ promised for some postgraduate nursing students
RCN calls delay a ‘serious missed opportunity’
Mental health nurse took her own life after being 'bullied' at work...
Court told nurse was verbally abused by staff at Swansea hospital who made her life '...
Analysis
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...
Learning disability standards kept simple in bid to drive improvements
NHS Improvement unveils a simple guide to improve learning disability care standards
Exclusive: The threats to safety faced by nurses who work alone
Nurses who work alone are subject to a multitude of dangers
More investment and focus needed to ease pressures on learning disability nursing...
In January, the House of Commons' health committee published its inquiry into the NHS...
Road block looms over bid to link pay to productivity
This latest article in our series on the 2018 pay negotiations looks at what is shaping up...
Survey reveals end of life care compromised
Difficulties in delivering a dignified death intesify
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
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
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...
Nursing Standard podcast: RCNi Nurse Awards 2018
RCNi nurse of the year 2017 Melanie Davies talks about her achievements
Nursing Standard podcast: End of year Christmas quiz
Get 2018 off to a winning start with this week’s Nursing Standard podcast Christmas quiz and...
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