Providers call on government to back down on pay rises
Boosting pay in the homecare and care home sectors is, on the face of it, a positive development supported by workers and employers alike.
24 Sep 2015
Sally Gillen
NICE publishes draft guideline for care in final three days of life
Headlines once again focus on end of life care following publication of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) draft guideline on caring for adults in the last three days of life
10 Sep 2015
Patients to access health records by 2018, Jeremy Hunt pledges
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt told delegates at the Health and Care Innovation Expo that in three years patients will be able to access their records online and make changes or add to their notes
03 Sep 2015
Nurses to have health checks as part of £5 million NHS England initiative
Nurses will have musculoskeletal and mental health checks as part of a major drive announced today by NHS England
02 Sep 2015
MPs join forces to highlight and debate key patient safety issues
Improving patient safety has been the stated ambition of the government since Sir Robert Francis published his report into care failings at Stafford Hospital in February 2013.
02 Sep 2015
Rethink for end of life care aims to put people before process
End of life care has been under scrutiny for the past three years, and the topic is back in the headlines with the publication of draft guidance for the care of dying adults.
12 Aug 2015
Chief nurse Jane Cummings asks senior nurses to join safe staffing advisory group
England's chief nursing officer Jane Cummings calls on nursing directors to join her safe staffing group
05 Aug 2015
RCN to launch pay campaign
The Royal College of Nursing will launch a campaign on pay following the government's announcement that salaries will be capped at 1% till 2020
24 Jul 2015
Gay health workers bullied because of their sexual orientation
Stonewall charity finds almost a quarter of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans health workers have heard colleagues make negative comments about LGBT people or use discriminatory terms such as ‘poof’ and ‘dyke’
23 Jul 2015
Health professionals should avoid the term 'frailty' report recommends
Research commissioned by Age UK and the British Geriatrics Society has found the word 'frailty' can deter older people from seeking support
23 Jul 2015
Catheter device that could save the NHS millions is recommended by NICE
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended a transparent catheter device designed to reduce infections that could save the health service millions
22 Jul 2015
'Shocking' stories of unsafe hospital discharges uncovered by national inquiry
Healthwatch England has published a report showing vulnerable patients are being discharged unsafely because of a lack of communication and a fragmented service
21 Jul 2015
Review of safe staffing levels will go ahead, says health secretary
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt reveals staff staffing review as part of his 25-year plan
16 Jul 2015
Display of shoes highlights number of diabetes-related amputations
Diabetes UK is calling on the government and the NHS to do more to prevent amputations after...
15 Jul 2015
Health workers have made more than 10,000 complaints about staffing in the Welsh NHS
Welsh Liberal Democrats say 10,395 complaints about NHS staffing have been logged by staff...
15 Jul 2015
RCNi journalism scoops top media award
The Medical Journalists' Association has recognised journalist Jacqui Thornton for her...
10 Jul 2015
New guidance on FGM care published
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists advise high-quality care for circumcised...
09 Jul 2015
7/7 London bombings survivor pays tribute to staff at St Thomas' Hospital...
Gill Hicks visited St Thomas' Hospital in London ten years after staff cared for her after...
07 Jul 2015