Newsroom
Flu vaccine: NHS trusts remain silent on how they manage staff who refuse it
NHS strategy targets diversity at senior manager level
Nursing and workforce spending to go up in Scotland
News
Flu vaccine: NHS trusts remain silent on how they manage staff who refuse it
NHS Improvement advised redeployment to ensure patient safety in ‘higher-risk’ departments
NHS strategy targets diversity at senior manager level
Action plan says organisations should set targets for BME representation in leadership roles
Nursing and workforce spending to go up in Scotland
Scottish Government announces budget increase – but warns of challenges to come
Hospitals already at full capacity as winter sets in, RCN warns
Figures reveal hospital bed shortage even before severe winter temperatures set in, RCN says
Study aims to tell ‘real story of nursing’
Research will cover gender, working conditions and what attracts people to nursing
RCN council elections: college announces winning candidates
Twelve positions around the UK were contested
Analysis
Access to older people's services is 'complicated and confusing', CQC...
Report suggests integration can improve services, but highlights navigation difficulties
Inspectors highlight lack of joined-up health and adult social care services
Focus on managing delayed discharges has ‘almost overwhelmed other priorities’, warns Care...
Collaborative working to treat depression in care home residents
New report offers examples of good practice for care home staff
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
CQC report highlights shortfalls in care provision for over 65s
Beyond Barriers takes a holistic look at interaction of NHS and social care services in...
Clinical update
Updated NICE guideline on diagnosis and management of chronic heart failure
People with chronic heart failure should be given a detailed care plan, updated NICE...
Updated NICE guidance on dementia care
First update in a decade says staff working with people who have dementia need extra training
Pain assessment in older people
Updated guidelines emphasise the subjective nature of pain and offer ways to encourage...
New guidelines to diagnose and treat age-related macular degeneration
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has produced new guidelines on age-...
NICE guidance on intermediate care and reablement
NICE has issued new guidelines on intermediate care, including reablement, and how to...
Visual acuity should not restrict access to cataract surgery
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published guidance to improve care...
Policy briefing
NICE publishes new mental capacity guideline
After concerns about the Mental Capacity Act 2005, NICE issues a guideline on decision-...
Safeguarding framework will help nurses protect their patients
RCN sets out competencies for healthcare staff in relation to adult safeguarding
CQC recommends new approaches to older people's care...
CQC recommends new approaches to health and social care for older people
Animals in healthcare
A new RCN protocol supports nurses in planning to bring dogs safely into care homes and...
Improving respiratory health in Wales
The Welsh Government's plan to improve accuracy and diagnosis speeds for chronic obstructive...
Social care green paper must address workforce crisis
With the social care system struggling to meet the needs of older people, a green paper to...
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...
Journal scan
Prostate cancer screening does not affect overall mortality
Mortality rates do not improve with early prostate cancer screening, systematic review finds
Novel treatments for neurodegenerative disorders
Developing treatments that stop underlying damage in neurodegenerative disorders
Whole-diet approach important to reduce cardiovascular disease risk
Diet advice issued for people at risk of cardiovascular disease
Pimavanserin provides short-term benefit in Alzheimer’s disease psychosis
A study suggests pimavanserin may be safer than traditional medications for Alzheimer’s
Retinal examinations may help assess and prevent cardiovascular events
A study suggests retinal examinations might help assess and prevent strokes and heart attacks
Diabetes drugs may increase risk of inflammatory bowel disease
Prescribers should think twice before using gliptins for some patients with type 2 diabetes
Sponsored
Wales offers a great quality of life for the newly qualified nurse
Newly qualified Mental Health Nurse Luke Pybus, from Somerset, is delighted he made the...
Working in Wales can really take you places in your career
Sian Thomas, a Consultant Nurse for Child Health in South Wales, and Nurse of the Year 2016...
Sponsored: Find your most extraordinary RMN job with Priory
Most nurses enter the profession to make a real difference to people’s lives, and our...
The Cambian Group: Nursing you can truly believe in
Start a career with the Cambian Group today
RCN Bulletin Jobs Fair
The largest nursing recruitment and career advice events in the UK
RCNi Training
Our partnership with Charles Bloe Training Ltd offers our readers exclusive courses