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Care home staffing crisis: CQC calls for urgent investment in pay and career pathways
Anticipatory prescribing: how to use it to improve care of patients at the end of life
Call for night shift nurses to be part of type 2 diabetes study
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Care home staffing crisis: CQC calls for urgent investment in pay and career pathways
Staff look to NHS and retail for better prospects as regulator warns of unmet care needs
Call for night shift nurses to be part of type 2 diabetes study
Researchers aim to develop intervention to improve health of workers living with the disease
Job comes with a driver: great way to recruit community staff, or a waste of NHS money?
We don’t want to lose out on the best nurses just because they don’t drive, says trust
Inpatient survey reveals high levels of confidence in nurses despite staff shortages
Care Quality Commission survey shows majority had positive interactions with nursing staff
NHS pay award: will nurses in England vote for industrial action?
RCN ballot opens next month and the results will inform next steps in pay dispute
NHS acute services call in the army amid lengthening waiting lists and short-staffing
Nurses, army medics and general troops will shore-up services in two Scottish regions
Analysis
Anticipatory prescribing: how to use it to improve care of patients at the end of life
Access to ‘just in case’ medications is fundamental to compassionate palliative care
Your guide to RCN congress 2021
All you need to know about this year’s amended programme, educational events and lectures
How to survive night shifts: advice on protecting your health and well-being
Sleep expert Steven Lockley’s tips to help you establish good routines around night shifts
Urosepsis: what to look for when treating a patient with a UTI
One in four sepsis cases are linked to urinary tract infection, so awareness is vital
Shame, stigma and not making a fuss – why nurses fear seeking help when at rock bottom
Nurse suicide attempts rose during the pandemic. Help for you or a colleague
When patients don’t take their medication: how to tackle non-adherence
What you can do to help reduce medicines wastage and improve patients’ health
Clinical update
Wound care: what the framework for standardised treatment means for your patients
Guidance focuses on individualised care for pressure ulcers, lower limbs and surgical wounds
Nutrition-related sarcopenia: how to advise patients on improving diet
Sarcopenia is marked by a loss of muscle mass and often seen in older people
Cardiac arrest and CPR: guidance update aims to improve survival and patient outcomes
Resuscitation UK advice affirms role of advance care planning
Safeguarding older people in care homes: recommendations on policy, training and culture
Guidance from NICE on spotting signs of neglect and abuse and action to take
Long-COVID: what it means and how to manage the longer-term effects
Advice from NICE on how to care for patients with ongoing symptoms of the virus
Online repeat prescriptions: advice on how to order for care home residents
Information on setting up secure proxy access for care home staff for repeat prescriptions
Policy briefing
ReSPECT form update: a more patient-centred focus for advance care planning
How nurses can implement changes to the RCUK process for end of life decision-making
COVID-19: how to make PPE less daunting for people with learning disabilities
Public Health England has issued guidance for staff in care homes
COVID-19: when you can refuse to treat a patient due to inadequate PPE
The implications for nurses of RCN guidance on care provision and inadequate PPE
Personalised care for people with dementia
Five principles on care for people with dementia are set out in a new RCN document
Care home charter aims to improve medicines management
The Patients Association charter promotes shared decision-making
Essential bowel care advice for nurses
RCN guidance advocates a proactive approach to bowel care
Research news
Vital role for nurses in shingles vaccination uptake
Nurses play a pivotal role in uptake of the shingles vaccine targeting people over 70
Journal scan
Care home nurses’ role in identifying frailty in older people
Ways in which healthcare professionals may be able to help and intervene
Could glial cells in the brain hold the key to curing Alzheimer’s?
Genetic studies show that multiple genes are involved with the development of the disease
Proton pump inhibitors should not be used for longer than necessary, study finds
Research compares death rates of people taking PPIs with those taking H2 blockers
Glucosamine may help prevent cardiovascular disease
Dietary supplement glucosamine may help prevent cardiovascular disease and reduce mortality
Blood tests offer clue to dementia risk
Blood tests using biomarkers could be used to predict dementia risk
Exercise counters functional decline of older people in hospital
Older people in hospital need an exercise programme to avoid discharge with a new disability
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