All Nursing articles – Page 78
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Patient safety: minimum staff to patient ratios cut death rates
A major US study has added further weight to the argument that setting minimum nurse to patient ratios saves lives.
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Foundation trusts 'failing to listen to staff'
Foundation trusts are operating a “closed door” culture that excludes staff and patients from important decisions, Royal College of Nursing research warns.
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Labour plans would cut thousands of jobs, Tories say
Thousands of NHS medics will lose their jobs over the next five years under Labour’s “secret” cost-cutting plans, the Tories have claimed.
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Thousands of NHS jobs 'at risk'
Efforts to cut NHS spending could put more than 5,600 jobs at risk in England, leaving the system under “real strain”, it is claimed.
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Alan Maynard: axe must swing on NHS jobs and pay
While politicians are fighting on the campaign trail they will not reveal how they intend to drive up productivity. But once reality is restored the pain will begin
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Nursing Times Product Awards now open for entries
The inaugural Nursing Times Product Awards are now open for entries. The awards have been set up to recognise and reward the products that are transforming patient care and helping healthcare professionals work efficiently.
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Labour pledges personalised care revolution
Personalised healthcare tailored to the needs of individual patients is a centrepiece of Labour’s general election manifesto.
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Crucifix row trust acted reasonably, tribunal finds
A Christian nurse who refused to remove a crucifix at work has lost her discrimination claim against Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust.
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Trust accused of 'ridiculing' nurse's religion
A Christian nurse claiming she was discriminated against by her employer has told a tribunal that removing her crucifix would violate her faith.
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Darzi warns against cutting clinical staff
Cutting clinical staff to save money in the recession would be “catastrophic” for the NHS, surgeon and former health minister Lord Darzi has warned.
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New £1.5m NHS uniforms 'cause rashes'
A £1.5m programme to introduce colour-coded NHS uniforms in Wales could be scrapped after scores of nurses complained that the items caused painful rashes.
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Poor hospital communication criticised in coroner's report
Communication between doctors and nurses treating a 21 month old boy who later died was “poor”, a coroner’s report says.
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'Major changes' after avoidable hospital deaths
A hospital has introduced “major changes” to its nursing care after a coroner said a catalogue of failings had led to the deaths of two patients, its chief nurse said today.
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'Full' hospitals are treating patients in non-clinical areas
Patients are routinely being treated in areas of hospitals not designed for care, a survey by HSJ’s sister title Nursing Times has revealed.
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Call to boost rural healthcare
The Royal College of Nursing Scotland is calling for new technology to improve patients’ access to healthcare.
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Give nursing directors greater say on care at board level, says PM's commission
Directors of nursing must be fully accountable for the quality of care provided by nurses in their service or organisation, according to a major report on the future of nursing.
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The Francis report's 18 recommendations
The conclusions of the inquiry into Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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Nurse specialists 'save money'
The NHS could save millions by giving all patients with long term conditions access to a specialist nurse, according to the RCN.
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CPS code casts its net NHS wide
The Crown Prosecution Service code, which gives guidance to prosecutors, has widened its definition of who serves the public to include members of the emergency services and health professionals.
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Inconsistent risk assessment led to pressure ulcers at Mid Staffs, inquiry finds
Inconsistent assessment of the risk of pressure areas is likely to have been one of the causes of pressure ulcers among people who contacted the independent inquiry into Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.