Topic

Service improvement

Improving door-to-needle time for antibiotic treatment of neutropenic sepsis: a quality improvement project
Emergency Nurse

Improving door-to-needle time for antibiotic treatment of neutropenic sepsis: a quality improvement project

Clinical
24 Mar 2026
Using the Model for Improvement to enhance the quality of patient care
Nursing Management

CPD focus: using the Model for Improvement to enhance the quality of patient care

CPD articles
10 Mar 2026
Redesigning ED workflow: a nurse-led flow model to optimise patient care
Emergency Nurse

Redesigning emergency department processes: a nurse-led, portal-based flow model to optimise resource use and patient care

Clinical
24 Feb 2026
Primary Health Care

Exploring parental experience and barriers to improve health visiting service provision

Clinical
18 February 2026
Nursing Older People

Starting your research, innovation and quality improvement journey in the nursing care of older people

Clinical
11 February 2026
Learning Disability Practice

Service users’ experiences of the remote delivery of psychology assessments and interventions in the community

Clinical
22 January 2026
Emergency Nurse

Redesigning the first point of contact for walk-in patients in the emergency department: a service evaluation of the First Encounter model

Clinical
03 December 2025
Cancer Nursing Practice

Improving patient experience and enhancing access to cancer services for people with learning disabilities

Clinical
17 November 2025
Nursing Standard

Always ask why: how being curious improves your nursing practice

Career advice
16 October 2025
Nursing Management

Delivering sustainable healthcare: how nurses and midwives can lead the way

CPD articles
12 August 2025
Nursing Management

NHS ward accreditation programmes and their effects on driving improvements in patient care standards and safety: a literature review

Clinical
23 July 2025
Emergency Nurse

Reducing length of stay in the emergency department for patients with mental health conditions: a service evaluation

Clinical
22 July 2025
Primary Health Care

Implementing a text messaging service for parents and carers of young children

Clinical
25 June 2025
Nursing Standard

How to write an effective business case

How to
27 May 2025
Cancer Nursing Practice

How to develop a quality improvement project using the PDSA method

Clinical
21 May 2025
Nursing Standard

New NHS nursing uniforms make senior nurses ‘more visible’

News
15 April 2025
Learning Disability Practice

Developing a research and education programme to enhance the lives of people with learning disabilities

Clinical
03 April 2025
Nursing Management

CPD focus: Drafting a business case to support small-scale change in nursing practice

CPD articles
20 March 2025
Nursing Standard

How to plan a quality improvement project

How to
17 March 2025
Learning Disability Practice

Exploring the challenges for young people with learning disabilities when transitioning from child to adult services

Clinical
26 February 2025
Nursing Standard

How to lead change as a nurse, whatever your role or seniority

Career advice
19 December 2024
Primary Health Care

Hepatitis C micro-elimination

Clinical
05 December 2024
Mental Health Practice

Benefits and challenges of implementing the professional nurse advocate programme: a service evaluation

Clinical
26 November 2024
Emergency Nurse

Delivering a mental health response vehicle service in Wales: a pilot initiative

Clinical
11 November 2024
Emergency Nurse

Implementing a pathway for patients diagnosed with cancer in the emergency department

Clinical
30 October 2024
Primary Health Care

Reducing health inequalities for marginalised populations by improving access to hepatitis C virus testing and treatment

Clinical
25 September 2024
Nursing Children and Young People

Enhancing service provision for looked after children and young people in Doncaster

Clinical
22 July 2024
Nursing Management

Engagement strategies adopted by the nursing information officer team in preparing nurses for the implementation of an integrated electronic health record

Clinical
18 July 2024
Nursing Standard

High Intensity Theatre lists: what role do nurses play in them?

Expert advice
07 May 2024
Primary Health Care

Self-management care plans for patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a quality improvement project

Clinical
20 December 2023
Nursing Standard

Why I wanted to be a nurse leader and how I achieved it

Analysis
11 December 2023
Nursing Children and Young People

How nurses on a day surgery unit overhauled the discharge process

Comment
04 December 2023
Emergency Nurse

Improving care for patients who experience miscarriage in emergency departments: a practice innovation

Clinical
28 November 2023
Cancer Nursing Practice

What cancer waiting time target changes mean for nurses

Expert advice
08 November 2023
Emergency Nurse

Nurses working with outside partners: how to improve services

Comment
02 November 2023
Emergency Nurse

Enhancing the nutritional care of older people by recording actual body weight: a quality improvement project

Clinical
24 October 2023
Learning Disability Practice

We made a case to expand our nursing team and you could too

Comment
19 October 2023
Nursing Children and Young People

Simulated learning for staff at a children’s hospice: a quality improvement project

Clinical
18 September 2023
Mental Health Practice

We must do better for children receiving mental healthcare

Comment
07 September 2023
Learning Disability Practice

Health inequalities: change can only happen with a shift in power

Comment
28 June 2023
Learning Disability Practice

Why safe and well-being reviews can be a catalyst for change

Analysis
09 May 2023
Cancer Nursing Practice

Breast cancer care: our achievements from collaborative working

Comment
02 May 2023
Nursing Standard

Developing an oral healthcare assessment strategy to enhance patient care

Clinical
06 March 2023
Mental Health Practice

A community-based crisis intervention for people with borderline personality disorder

Clinical
07 February 2023
Nursing Standard

Want to reduce paperwork? Then involve nurses in leading the change

Comment
10 January 2023
Emergency Nurse

Making more nurses, one minute at a time: an efficiency and quality improvement project in emergency triage

Clinical
05 January 2023
Nurse Researcher

The improvement in research orientation among clinical nurses in Qatar: a cross-sectional study

Clinical
13 December 2022
Emergency Nurse

Hot debriefs: what emergency department staff need to know

Analysis
22 November 2022
Nurse Researcher

Development and validation of a measure to assess patients’ perceptions of their safety in an acute hospital setting

Clinical
29 September 2022
Cancer Nursing Practice

Cancer treatment backlog: what’s gone wrong and how to fix it

Analysis
10 August 2022
Nursing Management

Co-production: what it is and how it can ensure inclusive practice for service users and staff

Clinical
12 July 2022
Nursing Management

How a collaborative nursing approach improves foot wounds care

Comment
05 July 2022
Mental Health Practice

Using quality improvement to enhance mental healthcare

CPD articles
05 July 2022
Nursing Standard

Partnership working between nurses and patients’ families in the critical care environment

Clinical
06 June 2022
Nursing Management

Using data analytics to enhance quality improvement projects

CPD articles
17 May 2022
Nurse Researcher

The changing paradigm of research delivery during a pandemic – a reflective account

Clinical
12 May 2022
Cancer Nursing Practice

Secondary breast cancer: we need to advocate for equitable care

Comment
24 March 2022
Nursing Standard

Ditching hierarchy in nursing: does shared decision-making work?

Features
21 March 2022
Nursing Standard

Rundown hospitals: the cost of working in unfit buildings

Analysis
04 February 2022
Nursing Standard

Secrets of effective nurse leaders: tips on what works best

Comment
12 January 2022
Nursing Management

Maintaining person-centred care in hospitals during restrictions on family presence

Clinical
30 November 2021
Nursing Older People

‘Five things about me’ – enhancing person-centred care for older people

Clinical
24 November 2021
Learning Disability Practice

Why learning disability nurses need to be service leaders

Comment
05 November 2021
Nursing Standard

Making change happen: how to introduce fresh ideas and bring your colleagues with you

Analysis
01 October 2021
Emergency Nurse

Care of patients with mental health issues in the emergency department: a quality improvement project

Clinical
21 September 2021
Mental Health Practice

Implementing the Four Core Care Plans across a large independent mental health organisation to improve practice

Clinical
25 May 2021
Nursing Children and Young People

Could it be you? Entries invited for the RCN Nursing Awards’ child health category

Editorial
19 April 2021
Learning Disability Practice

Factors predicting staff interest in conducting research in learning disability teams

Clinical
08 April 2021
Nursing Management

Nursing-sensitive indicators: a concept analysis

Clinical
08 April 2021
Learning Disability Practice

Making effective reasonable adjustments for women with learning disabilities during pregnancy

Clinical
09 March 2021
Nursing Older People

Identifying and treating sepsis in older people: a quality improvement project in hospitals and nursing homes in Texas

Clinical
10 February 2021
Primary Health Care

How eConsult has transformed patient care and staff well-being in an NHS practice

Clinical
13 January 2021
Mental Health Practice

Nurse leadership in implementing digital change in an Irish mental health service

Clinical
15 December 2020
Primary Health Care

Stepped care model and depression in primary care

Clinical
09 December 2020
Emergency Nurse

Improving the treatment of patients with dual diagnosis in emergency departments

Clinical
18 November 2020
Nursing Older People

COVID-19: the experiences of a frailty specialist community rapid response team

Clinical
14 October 2020
Nursing Management

Strengthening quality assurance by implementing an evidence-based revision of a ward accreditation programme

Clinical
15 September 2020
Nursing Children and Young People

Improving practice in accessing haemodialysis central venous catheters

Clinical
14 September 2020
Nursing Standard

An enduring legacy: contributions of Royal College of Nursing fellows to nursing science

Clinical
07 September 2020
Primary Health Care

Facebook as a conduit for population health messaging

Clinical
02 September 2020
Nursing Management

Using change management to implement barcode medicines administration technology

Clinical
11 August 2020
Emergency Nurse

Treating buckle fractures in children with a soft cast and home removal: a quality improvement initiative

Clinical
28 July 2020
Cancer Nursing Practice

Using patient and public involvement to improve the clinical pathway for participants in clinical trials

Clinical
20 July 2020
Nursing Management

Patient feedback is vital to service and care quality improvements

Features
02 June 2020
Primary Health Care

What are the benefits of nurse-led triage in primary care?

Clinical
11 March 2020
Nursing Older People

Defining, monitoring and improving quality in Welsh care homes

Clinical
20 February 2020
Nursing Management

Implementing a quality improvement programme in a locality mental health service

Clinical
23 January 2020
Emergency Nurse

General election 2019: NHS needs commitment from the new government

Comment
10 December 2019
Emergency Nurse

Meet one of the fastest improving emergency department services in the UK

Features
02 December 2019
Nursing Management

Development of a hospital early warning score to end ‘escalation fatigue’

Clinical
25 November 2019
Primary Health Care

Death: a social disadvantage? How one hospice is addressing inequality at end of life

Clinical
06 November 2019
Nursing Children and Young People

Charity helps children’s transition to adult services

Features
28 August 2019
Cancer Nursing Practice

A nurse-led review of patient experience for development of quality services

CPD articles
05 August 2019
Nursing Children and Young People

Use of storytelling and audio podcasts in qualitative research

Clinical
01 August 2019
Nursing Standard

NHS funding boost has failed to address workforce decline

Comment
22 July 2019
Nursing Management

Nurses+QI=better hospital performance? A critical review of the literature

Clinical
18 July 2019
Primary Health Care

Adoption of technology-enabled care for patients with respiratory conditions in primary care

Clinical
12 June 2019
Primary Health Care

How a nurse-led GP liaison service has helped to streamline the patient journey   

Features
21 May 2019
Learning Disability Practice

Positive behaviour support standards audit in an assessment and treatment unit for people with an intellectual disability

Clinical
14 May 2019
Primary Health Care

Assessing the needs of young carers and young adult carers in a south west London borough

Clinical
10 April 2019
Primary Health Care

Use of a text messaging service for communication with parents and carers

Clinical
19 March 2019
Nursing Management

Enhanced supervision: new ways to promote safety and well-being in patients requiring one-to-one or cohort nursing

Clinical
13 March 2019
Mental Health Practice

Always Events: finding out what is important to service users

Features
13 December 2018
Cancer Nursing Practice

Survival rates come under scrutiny in cancer care report

News
27 November 2018
Nursing Standard

Capturing patient experience to improve healthcare services

Clinical
01 November 2018
Mental Health Practice

CQC to work with NHS Improvement to support mental health trusts

Analysis
25 October 2018
Nursing Management

RCNi’s new digital resource will support nurses in making clinical decisions

Features
12 September 2018
Nursing Standard

How to inspire and innovate at work

Features
11 September 2018
Primary Health Care

Using smartphone technology and social media to introduce a new pain relief method during the fitting of contraceptive subdermal implants

Clinical
23 August 2018
Nursing Management

Using the Care Excellence Framework to benchmark and improve patient care

Clinical
04 July 2018
Nursing Management

Critical preparation and readiness to support future change

Clinical
22 May 2018
Nursing Standard

Developing a service improvement initiative for people with learning disabilities in hospice settings

Clinical
21 March 2018
Nursing Standard

Developing a service improvement initiative for people with learning disabilities in hospice settings

Clinical
17 March 2018
Nursing Standard

Management consultants ‘more likely to create inefficiencies for trusts’

News
21 February 2018
Nursing Children and Young People

Health promotion for young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities

Clinical
07 February 2018
Nursing Standard

How to undertake a root cause analysis investigation to improve patient safety

How to
10 January 2018
Nursing Standard

How to undertake a root cause analysis investigation to improve patient safety

How to
05 December 2017
Nursing Standard

Focus on quality improvement, not cost cutting, and save millions

Editorial
14 November 2017
Nursing Children and Young People

Graphic facilitation as a novel approach to practice development

Clinical
10 October 2017
Nursing Standard

Developing, implementing and evaluating a model for an outpatient self-harm service

Clinical
10 May 2017
Nursing Standard

Developing, implementing and evaluating a model for an outpatient self-harm service

Clinical
08 May 2017
Nursing Standard

Assessing and documenting fluid balance

Clinical
07 December 2016
Nursing Standard

Caroline Shuldham: Why you have to measure data to improve services

Comment
24 November 2016
Nursing Standard

Planning a change project in mental health nursing

Clinical
02 September 2015
Nursing Standard

Preventing pressure ulcers in patients in intensive care

Clinical
25 February 2015