Analysis
'Dementia does not define me'...
Speakers at a recent conference expressed the important role nurses play in reducing the...
15 Jun 2017
Experts agree on value of screening for irregular heartbeat in older people
A unique programme could be the way forward in detecting irregular heart rates and...
17 May 2017
MPs demand urgent review of social care funding
It could take ten years to achieve the cultural and system changes needed for health and...
11 Apr 2017
Exclusive: Nursing Standard-Sunday Mirror survey reveals realities of front-line nursing
Almost 60% of nurses feel stressed all or most of the time, according to an exclusive...
19 Mar 2017
'Long way to go' for high quality end of life care ...
A recent BMJ study has shown that clinical commissioning groups are not equipped to achieve...
15 Mar 2017
How care homes are being short-changed
As care homes struggle to make ends meet, research shows those who pay for their own care...
08 Feb 2017
Older domestic abuse victims need targeted support
Domestic abuse charity SafeLives is calling for a focus on older victims of domestic abuse...
12 Jan 2017
How one organisation has enhanced acute care for older patients
Positive results shine through for trust's pilot scheme enhancing the care of older...
10 Nov 2016
Will staff shortages force care homes to close?
Skills for Care survey finds one fifth of nurses in the adult social care sector work on...
13 Oct 2016
Pressures on district nursing affecting quality, says King's Fund
The decline in district nurse numbers is well known. A fall of 48% between 2000 and 2014 has...
14 Sep 2016
Care homes may close due to cost of national living wage
Minimum pay rate of £7.20 per hour set to increase operators’ overheads
12 Aug 2016
Vanguards show the way in older people’s care
Encouraging improvements have been achieved, but spreading these successes more widely may...
28 Jun 2016
Care home nurses may desert rather than face revalidation
Two months ago, the Nursing and Midwifery Council launched a revalidation model that all...
27 May 2016
Nurses urged to comment on draft multimorbidity guidance
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued draft guidance to...
29 Apr 2016
Gaps remain in end of life care services
Variation the quality of care provision has been found following the first national audit of...
29 Apr 2016