All Nursing articles – Page 60
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NewsEngland's chief nurses call for transparency on staffing levels
Hospitals could be required to publish nurse staffing levels at least twice a year under plans set out in the chief nursing officer’s strategy.
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NewsNational nursing strategy set for launch
The new national strategy for nursing in England is due to be launched later today at a conference of senior nurses.
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NewsLeadership Academy will focus on culture at all levels
The drive to improve leadership skills in the health service will not be confined to high-fliers, the head of the NHS Leadership Academy has told HSJ.
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NewsCQC: Thousands of care home patients admitted unnecessarily
More than 14,000 older patients spent over a week in hospital before they died during 2011-12, analysis by the Care Quality Commission has found.
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HSJ Local
Concerns raised about ageing practice nurse workforce
WORKFORCE: Practice nursing is facing a future workforce crisis in the East of England, the Royal College of Nursing has warned.
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HSJ Local
Mid Staffs recruits extra nurses
WORKFORCE: Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has issued an appeal for registered nurses to join its staff.
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NewsRCN warns of looming nursing crisis
More than 30,000 NHS jobs are at risk of being cut, the Royal College of Nursing has said.
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NewsRCN's commission backs audits of culture of NHS bodies
The culture of healthcare organisations should be routinely assessed, according to a commission set up by the Royal College of Nursing.
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HSJ KnowledgeOntario’s deficit crisis: lessons for England
We would do well to swot up on the Canadian hospital reforms saga of the 1990s
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NewsLeading nurses unveil tool to probe NHS culture
Leading nurses have developed a test to identify whether a workplace is suffering from a culture problem akin to that which contributed to the care failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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NewsNo revalidation of nurses for three years
Revalidation for nurses will not be introduced for at least three years, despite the head of the Nursing and Midwifery Council admitting current arrangements are “not fit for purpose”.
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NewsCuts pose risk to infection control gains, nurses warn
Progress on tackling healthcare associated infections could be lost as services come under increasing financial pressure, infection control nurses fear.
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NewsMinisters offer NMC £20m to cut fee hike
The government has offered a £20m grant to the Nursing and Midwifery Council in a bid to reduce the size of its proposed fee hike which has sparked uproar among the workforce.
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HSJ Local
Nottingham Trust launches new basic care checks
PERFORMANCE: An East Midlands trust is rolling out a new version of hourly rounding on its in-patient wards to ensure basic care needs are met.
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NewsNurses 'warned children about Savile'
Nurses advised young patients to “pretend to be asleep” when Sir Jimmy Savile was visiting their hospital, it has been claimed.
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News£46m pledged for NHS's 'biggest ever' leadership programme
The NHS is to launch the largest ever drive to create a new generation of NHS leaders in a £46m bid to improve productivity and patient outcomes.
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NewsWard rounds being neglected - RCP/RCN
Short term gains from reducing ward rounds are outweighed by the improvements they bring to patient safety and timely discharge, according to clinical leaders.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to use healthcare apps to your advantage
How healthcare apps can make working life better
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HSJ Local
Staff fears prompt nursing investment by FT
WORKFORCE: A Midlands hospital trust has announced plans to recruit dozens more nurses after staff voiced fears over ward shortages.
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NewsNumber of nurses falls again
Numbers of nurses working in the NHS fell again in June, according to the latest workforce statistics.