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Nurses who donate blood are urged to keep their appointments in the run-up to Christmas
Nurse restored to register after alcohol misuse says ‘it should be easier to get help’
RCN Wales appoints new interim director
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Nurses who donate blood are urged to keep their appointments in the run-up to Christmas
Blood stocks can drop in festive period as donor bookings are missed or cancelled
Nurse restored to register after alcohol misuse says ‘it should be easier to get help’
Kenneth Brady was struck off by Nursing and Midwifery Council for six years
RCN Wales appoints new interim director
Helen Whyley, a nurse who advised government on safe staffing levels, replaces Tina Donnelly
RCN announces new president and deputy president
Anne Marie Rafferty and Yvonne Coghill will take up their posts on 1 January
How a ‘real’ nurse’s uniform for children could help banish the old stereotypes
Nurse leader wants to end profession's gender bias, starting with the dressing-up box
Chronic staffing shortage could jeopardise NHS long-term plan, say leading think tanks
Joint report points to acute problems in the supply of nurses
Analysis
CQC to work with NHS Improvement to support mental health trusts
Regulator finds mental healthcare in reasonable shape, but significant problems remain
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
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...
Nurse training targeted to reduce suicide rate
Initiative aims to cut suicides by 10%; funding focused on eight hotspots
What’s happened to the mental health nursing workforce?
RCN warning for one year old mental health workforce plan, suggesting initial targets will...
Clinical update
Quality standard for eating disorders highlights need for closer liaison between teams
Eating disorders guidance from NICE calls for better coordination and earlier access to care
Updated NICE guidance on dementia care
First update in a decade says staff working with people who have dementia need extra training
Consider the risks associated with ADHD
New National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines suggest that early signs of...
Recognise and respond to child abuse and neglect
Read our summary of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance to help...
Parkinson’s disease
Updated guidance from NICE on the diagnosis and management of Parkinson’s disease includes...
Multiple morbidities assessment
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released its new guidelines...
Policy briefing
Updated National Early Warning Score
In December 2017, the Royal College of Physicians updated the National Early Warning Score...
Acas guidance on sexual harassment in the workplace
Acas has produced new guidance on recognising sexual harassment in the workplace and the...
Acid attacks
Read our policy briefing on new guidance for helping in the immediate aftermath when people...
Scotland's new mental health strategy ...
Read our policy briefing on the Scottish government's new ten-year mental health strategy.
Policy update: physical restraint in healthcare settings in England and Wales
Memorandam of Understanding clarifies when police and nursing staff should respond to...
Responding to a request to hasten death
The RCN has published updated guidance on assisted suicide.
Journal scan
Parents’ mental health impaired when children are seriously ill
Parents whose children need intensive care treatment suffer clinically significant...
Alcohol use disorders a major risk for dementia, especially early-onset
Alcohol use disorders are a major risk factor for all types of dementia, especially early-...
Learning, memory problems seen in adolescents with OCD
Adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder have learning and memory problems that could...
Women prone to mood swings prompted by season, daylight
Women experience seasonal changes in their mood across the year, including more depression...
Singing in groups shown to promote recovery, improve mental health
Singing in groups could help improve patients’ mental health, promoting a feeling of...
Young show perfectionism more than past generations
Young people display greater perfectionist tendencies today than 30 years ago due to the...
Podcast
From Jamaica to the UK: my experiences as a Windrush nurse
Series 3 Episode 8: Pearly Morgan talks about her arrival in the 1960s and career in the NHS
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...
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