Analysis
New self-screening tool aims to put patients in control of their nutrition
Nurses have welcomed the launch of a new self-screening tool to help identify adults in the...
09 Dec 2015
Fall in staff assaults is recorded but acute care attacks on the rise
The number of reported physical assaults against all NHS staff in England in 2014/15 has...
02 Dec 2015
Under pressure – why the nurse director’s job can feel so thankless
Directors of nursing are under increasing pressure to achieve high standards of care while...
25 Nov 2015
Nurses face the fallout as junior doctors vote on unsocial hours pay
This week junior doctors in England are voting on whether to take industrial action over a...
18 Nov 2015
Learning disability nurses prepare to face the community challenge
Plans to move people with learning disabilities who are in residential hospitals back to...
11 Nov 2015
Primary care and the workforce time bomb that must be defused
The existing shortage of practice and community nurses is only going to get worse in the...
04 Nov 2015
Relief for staff and employers as visa threat lifts for overseas nurses
Home secretary Theresa May says she is prepared to ease visa restrictions on foreign nurses...
28 Oct 2015
Running the rule over revalidation: how does the system measure up?
Since the Nursing and Midwifery Council first approved draft plans for a revalidation model...
21 Oct 2015
Revalidation is a chance to challenge practice, improve and innovate
In just over five months, nurses and midwives will need to fulfil the requirements of a new...
14 Oct 2015
Co-operation replaces competition as NHS shares best practice
Healthcare unions have given a cautious welcome to a move by NHS England that will see high-...
07 Oct 2015
Why nurses should think twice before using terms of endearment
A report criticising care home staff who call residents ‘darling’ and ‘sweetie’ has opened...
30 Sep 2015
Alarm bells raised over the effect of dehydration on nurses’ care
More research is needed to assess long-term damage caused by dehydration, say experts in the...
23 Sep 2015
Who counts the cost of patients spending their own care budget?
Giving patients a greater say in decisions about their care has been a goal in the NHS for...
16 Sep 2015
A testament to falling standards – or to greater transparency?
A staggering 205,289 written complaints were made to the NHS in England in 2014/15, equating...
09 Sep 2015
MPs join forces to highlight and debate key patient safety issues
Improving patient safety has been the stated ambition of the government since Sir Robert...
02 Sep 2015
Directors head for the exit as lack of support and pressures rack up
More than 60% of nursing directors in England have been in post for three years or less,...
26 Aug 2015
New leader wants to inspire nurses to speak up for themselves
It is hard to believe RCN’s new general secretary Janet Davies has been in her role for only...
19 Aug 2015
Rethink for end of life care aims to put people before process
End of life care has been under scrutiny for the past three years, and the topic is back in...
12 Aug 2015