Jane Bates: When illness cuts into people’s hectic agendas, life must still go on
Constantly rearranging a medical appointment due to work and family commitments is causing...
06 Oct 2017
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Ian Hulatt: Online self-assessment of mental health problems could facilitate patients...
Self-diagnosis via the internet: democratisation of health or dangerous mistake?
06 Oct 2017
Howard Catton: Nursing needs to think globally
Challenges facing the planet have major health implications, which require action not talk,...
06 Oct 2017
Ebony Dunkley: Black blood donors urgently needed to help treat sickle cell disease
NHS Blood and Transplant is calling for 40,000 new black blood donors to help save the lives...
04 Oct 2017
Ismalia de Sousa: Keep up to date with the huge improvements in stroke treatment
Thrombectomy can transform people’s recovery after stroke but access to treatment still...
03 Oct 2017
#EndPJparalysis is about trusting nurses and valuing patients’ time
A global movement to get patients up, dressed and moving started with a conversation in a...
27 Sep 2017
Jane Bates: When the humble safety pin held nursing together
The once ubiquitous safety pin is now never seen on ward, a victim of Health and Safety. Yet...
27 Sep 2017
Wendy Preston: Look out for signs of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
More people die from IPF than are killed on the roads each year, but few nurses or doctors...
26 Sep 2017
Crystal Oldman: District nurses hold key to easing winter hospital crunch
District nurses are experts in the co-ordination and delivery of complex care in people’s...
26 Sep 2017
Jane Bates: Nursing attrition and the erosion of team spirit
With little time for clinical supervision, team meetings or teaching opportunities, problems...
22 Sep 2017
David Taylor: Nurses at forefront of PrEP Impact trial
As the PrEP Impact trial gets under way, sexual health nurses will be at the forefront of...
22 Sep 2017
Peter Carter: Department of Health must be more honest about NHS problems
The Department of Health’s failure to acknowledge the difficulties faced by the health...
21 Sep 2017
Jane Bates: Risk being annoying – a bit of banter lifts the mood
Even if your comedy routine isn’t always appreciated, humour is still a great way of helping...
20 Sep 2017
Janet Davies: Our duty to help students safely blossom
Providing students with a safe environment in which to learn and grow will ensure nursing...
19 Sep 2017
Jane Ball: Don’t knock ‘obvious’ research on nurse staffing levels and outcomes – use...
The latest evidence on missed care and poor outcomes adds to the evidence on the value of...
19 Sep 2017
Jane Bates: Agonising over putting patients before family
Maintaining a work-life balance in the face of serious staff shortages is proving tricky for...
18 Sep 2017
Linsey Sheerin: Carrying out clinical skills with care and compassion
Building up the confidence to perform technical skills with care and compassion will lay the...
18 Sep 2017
Viv Bennett: Vital role for nurses in healthy lifestyles campaign
Nurses have a vital role to play in promoting the latest healthy lifestyles campaign, which...
15 Sep 2017