All Nursing articles – Page 70
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HSJ Local
Derby care home training initiative aims to head off emergency admissions
WORKFORCE: Care home nurses in Derbyshire are to receive specialist training in helping older patients in care homes with feeding or swallowing difficulties.
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NewsNursing Times collaborates with NICE on e-learning
HSJ’s sister title Nursing Times has collaborated with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence to launch a free online learning unit on managing diabetic foot problems.
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NewsMid Staffs understaffing problems 'concealed' from board
A report highlighting major understaffing at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust was withheld from the board by the chief executive until foundation status was gained, the public inquiry heard this week.
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NewsSouthern Cross insists lease issues can be fixed
The chief executive of troubled care-home provider Southern Cross has insisted the company’s future can be secured through negotiations with landlords over the coming weeks.
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NewsMPs to hear criticism of MS care
Multiple sclerosis patients could be driven to suicide by a lack of access to treatment, a campaigner will tell MPs today.
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HSJ Local
Nurse appointed chief of Plymouth's new community provider
WORKFORCE: A former nursing director has been appointed chief executive designate of Plymouth Community Healthcare, the proposed social enterprise which will take on community and mental health services from NHS Plymouth
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HSJ KnowledgeKeeping e-prescribing on track and on budget for improved patient services
After a number of years of slow uptake, the past six months have seen a new energy around e-prescribing in the UK - but it now needs to be shown to make a difference to avoid being axed in budget cuts. Noemalife UK’s managing director Robyn Tolley outlines seven key ...
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HSJ KnowledgeExploring the US physician assistant workforce model: a contribution to QIPP
Workforce planning in the UK is becoming more an art than a science as a multitude of factors
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HSJ Local
Trusts adopt US-style hourly patient checks
PERFORMANCE: Trusts in the East Midlands are importing a US nursing model involving hourly checks on patients, in response to last month’s critical health service ombudsman report on care of older patients.
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NewsNHS workforce growth revealed
NHS staffing levels in England have seen huge growth in the last 10 years, particularly among managers, according to new figures.
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HSJ KnowledgeMaking clinical nurse specialists make more of an impact
Despite their success, clinical nurse specialist roles are coming under scrutiny in the search for cost savings. But expanding specialist roles instead of losing them has the potential to reshape the delivery of healthcare, argue Annie Young and colleagues.
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HSJ Local
Nottingham University Hospitals pilots 'hourly checks' on patients
WORKFORCE: Trusts in the East Midlands are importing a US nursing model involving hourly checks on patients, in response to last month’s critical health service ombudsman report on care of older patients.
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HSJ Local
Agency spend rises at Guy's and St Thomas'
WORKFORCE: Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is hiring 250 nurses after noting a “worrying” increasing dependency on temporary staff.
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NewsReport into C diff deaths at hospital delayed
The results of an inquiry into a hospital bug outbreak that claimed 18 lives will be delayed by more than a year.
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HSJ KnowledgeA helping hand for NHS values: leadership needs to reinvigorate culture of care
Last month’s health ombudsman’s report revealed how the NHS has the potential to fall dramatically short of its values and commitments when the principles of care are forgotten. Leadership needs to step in now, suggests Gemma Pearson, to create a culture of care that will ensure repeat incidents are avoided.
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NewsMidwife numbers to be reviewed
The Department of Health has said it will prioritise a review of nurse and midwife numbers.
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HSJ Local
Community nurses aligned with GP practices
STRUCTURE: A major re-organisation of community nursing in East Kent has seen district nursing teams aligned with GP practices.
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NewsInfection control 'will be hit by nursing cuts'
Progress made in tackling hospital infections in Scotland could come under threat if nursing numbers are cut, representatives of the profession has warned.
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HSJ Local
Western Sussex Hospitals Trust reviews nurse skill mix
WORKFORCE: Western Sussex Hospitals is reviewing the skill mix among its nursing staff, after finding it has higher than average numbers of senior nurses compared to lower grades.
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NewsSNP announces health pledges ahead of election
The SNP has announced plans for a £30m scheme to improve the early detection of cancer, aimed at saving more than 300 lives each year.