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Stemming the tide of violence towards NHS staff
With the 'threat of violence a daily reality', measures are being taken by government to...
14 Nov 2018
Ground breaking nurse Jane Chiodini's five top travel health tips...
Essential travel health advice: what nurses need to know from the new dean of the faculty of...
30 Oct 2018
Flu jabs for asthma patients: 6 tips that can help save lives
How to explain the benefits of vaccination in reducing asthma attack risks
26 Oct 2018
Empowering health visitors and child clinics to get babies moving
An initiative to promote babies’ movement is showing strong developmental outcomes
24 Oct 2018
Coordinating care: whose responsibility is it?
What do residents want from health and social care providers?
24 Oct 2018
Nurse leadership is central to success of the new integrated care systems
Nurses need a seat at the table if they're to improve integration and outcomes
16 Oct 2018
Using neighbourhood networks to enable people to die at home
In a pioneering initiative, family and friends share end of life care with community nurses
09 Oct 2018
Receiving cancer care in the workplace
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre offers people in the north west of England cancer care in...
05 Oct 2018
Banishing risk and shame: teaching patients to self-manage catheters
A project led by adult continence nurses is helping patients to manage their catheters
03 Oct 2018
Using a grassroots approach to improve health in the Sikh population
A nursing lecturer is taking public health messages to the heart of the community
18 Sep 2018
Make sure you’re ready for this year’s flu immunisation programme
Practitioners should be ready to ensure administration of age-appropriate vaccinations
03 Sep 2018
What could the UK learn from adult social care in Japan?
An ageing population and shrinking workforce forced Japan to rethink how it funds care
08 Aug 2018
New competency framework for tuberculosis nursing
Hanna Kaur – who represented the RCN throughout the development and publication of the...
25 Jul 2018
How one nurse made a huge impact in police nursing to become an award winner
'It only takes one nurse to make a huge impact,’ says new RCNi community award winner...
05 Jul 2018
RCN updates travel health guidance to reflect new nursing challenges
It is six years since the RCN published its last set of travel health nursing guidance....
27 Jun 2018
How to ensure optimal care for people living with dementia
As we wait for the dementia tsunami to hit nurses in five years’ time – baby boomers...
21 Jun 2018
UTIs in older people: the tool reducing unnecessary prescribing
Nurses like Jo McEwen are taking a lead in antimicrobial stewardship, cutting antibiotic ...
19 Jun 2018
Can a district nurse caseload review tool improve patient management?
As a way of reviewing district nurse caseloads, one trust in Staffordshire trialled a new...
13 Jun 2018