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Singing from the same song sheet
Forth Valley Nurses’ Choir is making a name for itself by singing at hospitals and charity...
16 Dec 2015
Reaping rewards of a standard approach
Efficiency savings need not be merely quantified in simple cash terms. Standardising...
16 Dec 2015
Rallying support for an unpaid army
Unpaid carers fulfil a vital role looking after family members or friends who are sick,...
16 Dec 2015
Use staff wisely to save NHS money
The NHS could save up to £2 billion a year by improving workflow and containing workforce...
09 Dec 2015
From out of reach to back in the loop
A pioneering project to address mental health problems in young men from African-Caribbean...
09 Dec 2015
Blowing the whistle on bad practice
Delilah Hesling, the UK’s first patient safety ombudsman, says she found supporting staff a...
09 Dec 2015
Select the very best tools for the job
The NHS could save £1 billion a year through better procurement, according to Lord Carter, a...
02 Dec 2015
The home front on pressure ulcers
Tissue viability specialist nurses at Guy’s and St Thomas’ trust in London are training care...
02 Dec 2015
Get on your bike to boost sustainability
Sussex Community NHS Trust’s award-winning Care Without Carbon strategy is reducing waste...
25 Nov 2015
A strategy to put nurses in the driving seat
Key aspects of the new strategy for nursing and midwifery will be revealed at the chief...
25 Nov 2015
An alliance for action on climate change
In 1988 the United Nations formed the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, charged...
25 Nov 2015
A powerful new voice for nursing
The House of Lords’ newest nurse member has high hopes for her role, reports Sophie Blakemore
18 Nov 2015
Progress in pain management
Pain management is not always given the priority it deserves. An RCN framework aims to equip...
18 Nov 2015
It’s time to end the attack on nurses’ pay
If you ask any nurse why they chose this profession it is unlikely they will say it was...
18 Nov 2015
A powerful new voice for nursing
Mary Watkins will join the House of Lords as its fifth nurse peer. She has almost 40 years’...
18 Nov 2015
Testing times for BRCA gene carriers
New commissioning guidance sets out who should be offered gene testing for raised risk of...
11 Nov 2015
A helping hand for diabetes care
Specialist nurse Sandra Singleton and her team won Nursing Standard’s diabetes nursing award...
11 Nov 2015
Seven-day services open new doors
In the drive to deliver seven-day NHS services, organisations have been told to focus on a...
04 Nov 2015