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Alder Hey nurses face 'unprecedented abuse' over Alfie Evans case
Children and young people missing out on vital care due to lack of community nurses
Annual cost of NHS will rise by £50 billion by 2030, says Lord Darzi
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Alder Hey nurses face 'unprecedented abuse' over Alfie Evans case ...
Alder Hey staff targeted by protesters opposed to withdrawal of child's life support
Children and young people missing out on vital care due to lack of community nurses
Audit reveals shortage of community children's nurses in acute general children’s services...
Annual cost of NHS will rise by £50 billion by 2030, says Lord Darzi
NHS productivity will need to improve even if funding requirements are met, says surgeon and...
MPs urge health service ombudsman to speed up investigations
Long-drawn-out ombudsman inquiries add to families’ trauma, MPs say
Nursing home recruitment offer of a holiday and car proves popular
‘Golden hello’ at Scarborough nursing home appears to be paying off
Equivalent of 36 acute hospitals out of action due to delayed discharges
NHS chief executive reveals extent of delayed discharge at MPs' cross-party inquiry into...
Clinical update
Dignity in healthcare for people with learning disabilities
The RCN’s latest edition of its guidance Dignity in Health Care for People with Learning...
NICE standards on end of life care for children
Six new standards on end of life care for children with a life-limiting or life-threatening...
NICE guidance on asthma diagnosis and management
New tests to help diagnose asthma and a change in how to offer medicines are recommended in...
New recommendations on acute non-invasive ventilation
National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death calls for major improvements...
Pain management in children
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has updated its guidance on managing pain in...
NICE guidance on intermediate care and reablement
NICE has issued new guidelines on intermediate care, including reablement, and how to...
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Early rehab cuts mortality rates for pneumonia patients
Patients with pneumonia admitted to intensive care have lower rates of in-hospital mortality...
Parents’ mental health impaired when children are seriously ill
Parents whose children need intensive care treatment suffer clinically significant...
Sedative may prevent delirium in critical patients in intensive care
A low dose of the sedative dexmedetomidine given at night may prevent delirium in critically...
Blood plasma test could lead to earlier diagnosis of autism
A pioneering test has revealed a link between autism and damage to proteins in blood plasma...
Alcohol use disorders a major risk for dementia, especially early-onset
Alcohol use disorders are a major risk factor for all types of dementia, especially early-...
Eating slowly, avoiding late dinners may lower obesity
Eating slowly, avoiding eating dinner in the two hours before going to bed and not skipping...
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Policy briefing
Advice on setting out of hours staffing levels for specialist palliative care
Guidance seeks to define the minimum nurse and doctor numbers required to maintain 24-hour...
RCN guidance on reasonable adjustments for staff affected by disability
The RCN has updated its peer support service guide for staff affected by an impairment or...
Support for men with cancer to keep working
A new guide, Working with Cancer, aims to support men to continue working after a diagnosis...
Staff retention: employers advised to listen more to nurses
New guidance on staff retention from NHS Improvement encourages employers to listen to...
New voluntary standards for general practice nurses
New voluntary standards on the education and practice of senior general practice nurses have...
Acas guidance on sexual harassment in the workplace
Acas has produced new guidance on recognising sexual harassment in the workplace and the...
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Nursing Standard podcast: Change is in the care
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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...
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