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Promising guaranteed placements in primary care is unrealistic, say nursing leaders
End of life: new standards promise measurable care improvements in the community
Helen Whyley takes up permanent post as RCN Wales director
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Promising guaranteed placements in primary care is unrealistic, say nursing leaders
Pledge in new GP contract seeks to boost equality between nursing and medical students
End of life: new standards promise measurable care improvements in the community
Nurses in participating general practices will be adopting the Daffodil Standards
Helen Whyley takes up permanent post as RCN Wales director
New head says she is proud to lead the team that supports and advocates for nurses
Nurses meet to start planning campaign for a safe staffing law
RCN members in England begin latest move to lobby government over nurse numbers
Celebrate your work and others who have helped you at the RCNi Nurse Awards 2019
Chair of judges Yvonne Coghill says her recent CBE ‘belongs to a lot of people’
Work-life balance driving increasing number of staff to leave the NHS
Health Foundation report highlights ‘worrying’ lack of improvement in retention rates
Analysis
Community mental health nurses should also work in general practices to ease care burden
GP Partnership Review examines the difficult challenges general practices face
Why all nurses should ask patients who smoke whether they want to quit
Every nurse should be trained to support smoking cessation, says lung health task force
NHS Long Term Plan ‘guarantees’ shifting resources from hospitals to community
'Historic' publication promises to reshape health service around the ‘changing needs of...
What’s in store for nursing in 2019?
Staffing issues, Brexit and new leaders are expected to dominate the nursing agenda this year
How nurse prescribers are filling in for GPs with the help of a web-based consultation
Deploying a team of nurses to manage long-term conditions has helped a GP practice
Review of 2018: The pay deal creates fallout and nurse leaders bow out
We look back on the year’s events, from a controversial pay rise to a vote of no confidence
Clinical update
Updated National Osteoporosis Society guideline on vitamin D
A guideline on which patients to test and who to treat for vitamin D deficiency
NICE issues guidance on decision-making and mental capacity
This guidance reflects concerns about the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Quality standard for eating disorders highlights need for closer liaison between teams
Eating disorders guidance from NICE calls for better coordination and earlier access to care
Updated NICE guideline on diagnosis and management of chronic heart failure
People with chronic heart failure should be given a detailed care plan, updated NICE...
Updated NICE guidance on dementia care
First update in a decade says staff working with people who have dementia need extra training
RCN urges nurses to encourage cervical screening tests
New RCN guidelines advise nurses to encourage eligible women to access cervical screening...
Policy briefing
New RCN position statement on termination of pregnancy
College responds after members support call for decriminalisation
Diabetes: recommendations for improving mental well-being
All-party group calls for clearer pathways to support individuals’ psychological needs
Safeguarding framework will help nurses protect their patients
RCN sets out competencies for healthcare staff in relation to adult safeguarding
Animals in healthcare
A new RCN protocol supports nurses in planning to bring dogs safely into care homes and...
Improving respiratory health in Wales
The Welsh Government's plan to improve accuracy and diagnosis speeds for chronic obstructive...
Advice on setting staff hours for specialist palliative care
New guidelines for 24-hour palliative care services
Research news
Evaluating a chlamydia screening programmes’ online results service
Screening scheme receives high approval rating by service users
Whole school intervention to improve health outcomes for children and young people
Focus on restorative practices to address bullying and aggression for year 8-10 students
Cost of nurse-led surgical wound care and management treatment plans assessed
Analysis of cohort of anonymised patient records reveals wound-healing inconsistency
NHS Scotland initiative proposes nine care pathways for school nurses
Initiatives intended to help improve children’s health and well-being
Meningitis: low uptake of MenACWY vaccine by school leavers in London scrutinised
Study suggests catch-up immunisation programme for 18-20 year olds needed
Nurse-led gout management improves patient-centred outcomes
Study finds people with significantly lower flare-up rates in managed intervention group
Journal scan
Assessing patients for intermittent self-catheterisation
Study looked at types of catheter available for intermittent use
Clinical presentation of scabies in older care home residents differs from classic...
Prospective study of scabies outbreaks in ten care homes for older people
Study advocates continued use of anticoagulants in patients with resolved atrial...
Treatment with anticoagulants reduces risk of stroke by two thirds
Diet study offers hope for people with epilepsy
Bacteria may help limit seizures, study of high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet finds
Sharing surveillance of infectious diseases could reduce use of antibiotics
International study found diagnoses improved through shared use of surveillance systems
Higher vitamin D level associated with lower risk of total cancer
Japanese study suggests beneficial effects for prevention of cancer in all sites
Podcast
Childhood obesity: my vision for unlocking the potential of school nurses
Series 3 Episode S7: Pippa Bagnall calls for more work on child obesity prevention
Hear how a nurse-led acute response team dramatically reduced cardiac arrest
Series 3 Episode 6: Nurse practitioner Amor Palada talks about preventing cardiac arrest
Reaching out to nursing students via the internet
Series 3 Episode 4: how the online Student Nurse Project is connecting students nationwide...
How to support patients to stay safe when meeting people through dating apps
Season 3 Episode 2: Sexual health nurse discusses sexual assault and dating apps
Nursing Standard podcast: Could parliament's Brexit chaos be the catalyst for...
Episode 7 of the Nursing Standard podcast has an interview with nurse peer Baroness Mary...
Nursing Standard podcast: Agile working
Tissue viability nurse Debbie Wickens takes us on her rounds
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Wales offers a great quality of life for the newly qualified nurse
Newly qualified Mental Health Nurse Luke Pybus, from Somerset, is delighted he made the...
Working in Wales can really take you places in your career
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