Nurse also did not attempt CPR as she claimed that a resident was ‘already dead’
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NHS Improvement publishes 'organisational diagnostic' framework to help senior nurses assess leadership, culture and operational processes
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A collaborative forum aims to take a 'whole-system' approach to reduce death rates from heart attacks and strokes
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With one in three community nurses still using paper-based systems, more needs to be done to develop effective systems for the sector
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With the use of robotics advancing into healthcare, what ramifications are there for staff and user privacy and safety?
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The prime minister’s promise of a long-term funding settlement will not solve the crisis those working on the front line are experiencing now
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Nurses who work alone are subject to a multitude of dangers
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Poor discharge planning and lack of funding identified by Nursing Standard and Marie Curie survey as barriers to senior nurses planning en
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Directors of nursing should be involved in tackling NHS waste management problems, say nurse leaders
RCN report on NHS England waste management reveals huge disparity in cost of processing waste
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This latest article in our series on the 2018 pay negotiations looks at what is shaping up to be the biggest stumbling block – the government’s insistenc
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Difficulties in delivering a dignified death intesify
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The third of our series of articles setting the scene for the 2018 negotiations on nurses’ pay looks at anomalies in the Agenda for Change system
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Nearly 15 years since the implementation of the Agenda for Change pay system, introduced to unify pay across the NHS, the government and nursin
In January, the House of Commons health committee published its inquiry into the NHS workforce. Although the number of hospital nurses had gone up, figures show 11% of posts in England are now unfilled, which is having catastrophic effects for nurse leaders.
Nurses need to be more engaged in the development of policy and services, say experts
Commons health committee's report on the nursing workforce issues sweeping recommendations, including monitoring of tuition fee changes and action on CPD funding
Health Education England is consulting on draft proposals to cope with increasing demand and a ‘significant shortfall’ in staff.
Nursing experts give their views on issues likely to shape the profession’s agenda in the coming year
Findings from a study into the effectiveness of Schwartz rounds suggest that staff who attend are less stressed and more empathic with colleagues and patients
