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First details of Extraordinary General Meeting to discuss NHS pay deal communication
Nurses in Wales to vote on 6.5% pay rise
RCN issues adult safeguarding training for all healthcare staff
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RCN urges university students to get meningitis jab before term starts
First-year students are at elevated risk of meningococcal infection
Integration of health and social care at risk, say MPs
‘Government has failed to explain its vision for health and social care to professionals and...
First details of Extraordinary General Meeting to discuss NHS pay deal communication
Event to take place at Birmingham Repertory Theatre in September
Nurses in Wales to vote on 6.5% pay rise
RCN in Wales to consult members on annual pay increases and faster pay progression
RCN issues adult safeguarding training for all healthcare staff
Guidance outlines training programme to ensure vulnerable patients are protected from...
Janet Davies to step down as RCN general secretary
‘It has been a great honour to represent my profession at the highest level,’ she says
Analysis
Integrated care and 'virtual wards' help prevent unnecessary hospital...
A new model of integrated care sees multidisciplinary teams monitoring older people with...
GP-based Admiral Nurse service challenges the stigma of dementia
A nurse-led service is helping to change perceptions of dementia in a community in Suffolk
Diabetes: why mental well-being is so important for glycaemic control
Depression often goes hand in hand with a diabetes diagnosis, but support is sorely lacking
EXCLUSIVE: The short staffing that is threatening patient safety across the UK
Nursing Standard-Sunday Mirror survey results add weight to case for safe staffing law
RCNi Nurse Awards 2018: renal home therapies team wins Patient's Choice award...
Passion and commitment of three nurses makes them worthy winners
Television series shines a light on hospice care
Outstanding hospice featuring in documentary is 'privileged' to be able to promote home care
Clinical update
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...
Identifying and treating urinary tract infections: new NICE guidelines
Recommendations on diagnosing and managing UTIs
Identifying and treating Lyme disease: new NICE guidelines
Caused by bites from infected ticks, Lyme disease requires prompt treatment to avoid...
NICE guidance on asthma diagnosis and management
New tests to help diagnose asthma and a change in how to offer medicines are recommended in...
NICE guidance on intermediate care and reablement
NICE has issued new guidelines on intermediate care, including reablement, and how to...
Policy briefing
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
New voluntary standards for general practice nurses
New voluntary standards on the education and practice of senior general practice nurses have...
Guidelines on home use of oxygen
The latest policies and what they mean for healthcare professionals.
Cervical screening
Read our policy briefing on new Public Health England guidance on the importance of practice...
Research news
Good practice guidelines aim to show quality in home nursing care
Three-phase mixed methods study in England identifies ways to measure community nursing
English ‘Buurtzorg’ pilot impresses patients and nurses
A Dutch case study investigates the feasibility of easing the district nurse workload
School nurses and health visitors need training on sexting
Qualitive study looks at nursing ability to deal with consequences of sexting in young people
Journal scan
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
Practice workloads increase more than 10%, e-consultation finds
Trialling the use of online consultation systems in monitoring and improving general...
Controlled trials look at intervention use for people living with dementia at home
Understanding the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for behavioural and...
Study analyses financial burden contributing to low rates of breastfeeding
Assessing the financial incentive for higher numbers of breastfeeding, in a bid to improve...
Podcast
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
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...
Nursing Standard podcast: Foundation years for nursing students
Universities may need to use foundation years to ensure students can meet new registration...
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