All Nursing articles – Page 88
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Funding boost for Marie Curie nursing services
The NHS has increased its funding for Marie Curie nursing services across the UK to £15m for 2008-09.
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HSJ Knowledge
Service improvement: dignity by design
One trust's training programme around respect and sensitivity towards the patient is reaping rewards. Alison Moore explains how it works
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Managers called on to heed maternity standards
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has called on NHS commissioners and managers to follow a comprehensive set of maternity standards in their service and workforce planning.
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS60: Run with a rod of iron
The formation of the NHS brought together many different organisations, with their own ideas of hierarchy, writes Stuart Shepherd
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Latest data on consultant and nurse pay
The NHS Information Centre has published estimates of annual basic pay and total earnings for NHS staff based on payments between January and March 2008.
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Nursing needs inspirational vision
Ken Jarrold identifies the central importance of nursing to healthcare, calling it the 'essence of care'.
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Scottish government to fund extended GP hours
The Scottish government has earmarked up to £2.65m to help GP practices extend their opening hours by employing more nurses.
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New vision for nursing in Wales
A strategy that sets out the core values of nursing has been launched in Wales.
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HSJ Knowledge
Increasing productivity in nursing
In a programme that pre-empted the Productive Ward initiative by a year, Ipswich Hospital trust improved its nursing services by changing the ward sister role
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'Serious weaknesses' at Nursing and Midwifery Council
The Nursing and Midwifery Council's ability to protect the public comes into question today with a performance review from the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence.
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Comment
Ken Jarrold on why Darzi needs nurses
Last November, commenting on the first Darzi report, I pointed out that only a crusade for nursing and a focus on team leaders would improve patient experience.
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Royal College of Nursing members accept pay deal
Royal College of Nursing members have voted in favour of a government pay deal worth 7.99 per cent over three years.
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Government hits target on modern matrons
There are now more than 5,500 modern matrons working in the NHS, according to figures announced by the Department of Health today.
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Nurses support three-year pay deal
Members of the Royal College of Nursing are strongly in favour of a government pay deal worth 7.99 per cent over three years.
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HSJ Knowledge
Darzi review: Give old people a seat at the modernisation table
Services for older people are falling down government priority lists. Two consultant nurses argue for specialist care, in hospital and the community, to be made explicit in reform plans
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Whistleblowing handled badly, survey shows
Just under half of nurses say their organisation handles whistleblowing badly, a survey by Public Concern at Work and Nursing Standard has found.
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Patient satisfaction varies massively, survey shows
The proportion of inpatients rating their hospital care as 'excellent' varies massively between the best and the worst trusts, a survey by the Healthcare Commission has found.
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Community services tariff opens way to private provision
The Department of Health is to develop a tariff for community services - paving the way for foundation trusts and the private sector to offer services until now provided by primary care trusts.
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Social enterprise investment fund enters round two
The Department of Health has opened the second round of bidding through its social enterprise investment fund.
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New mothers missing key public health messages - RCM
New mothers are missing out on public health advice and services because of midwifery shortages, according to two new reports published by the Royal College of Midwives.The surveys of midwives and new mothers show that women are not getting the level and quality of service needed in areas such as ...