All Nursing articles – Page 90

  • News

    Social enterprise investment fund enters round two

    2008-05-07T10:36:00Z

    The Department of Health has opened the second round of bidding through its social enterprise investment fund.

  • News

    New mothers missing key public health messages - RCM

    2008-05-06T12:09:00Z

    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 ...

  • News

    Information on HPV vaccine

    2008-05-02T13:53:00Z

    A letter has been sent to NHS managers providing information about the human papillomavirus vaccine.

  • News

    Scotland's personal care funding gap must be filled

    2008-05-01T09:00:00Z

    Free personal and nursing care in Scotland needs better funding and planning, says a new report.

  • News

    Nurses vote to end private cleaning contracts

    2008-04-30T11:59:00Z

    Nurses want hospital cleaning brought back into the NHS rather than contracted out to private firms, according to a poll of delegates at a Royal College of Nursing conference.

  • News

    New rules on umbilical cord blood collection

    2008-04-30T11:46:00Z

    Collection of blood from the umbilical cords of newborns is to be regulated by the Human Tissue Authority for the first time.

  • News

    Paperwork impedes patient care, says RCN

    2008-04-28T11:58:00Z

    Nurses spend more than 1 million hours a week - one-fifth of their working week - on paperwork and they believe it stops them from spending enough time with patients, according to a survey by the Royal College of Nursing.

  • News

    Government firm on pay offer in face of threats

    2008-04-24T09:00:00Z

    The government has made it clear it will not back down over NHS pay, despite threats of industrial action.

  • Comment

    Ken Jarrold on NHS stability

    2008-04-14T09:00:00Z

    It is April and something strange is going on in England and Scotland. No major structural changes are under way or planned.

  • News

    Census shows wide variation in numbers of clinical staff

    2008-03-20T09:00:00Z

    The government's boast that the NHS has been swelled by thousands of extra clinical staff masks wide regional variations and a flattening in the number of nurses and GPs.

  • News

    Inquiry into bullying claims at nursing council

    2008-03-13T11:05:00Z

    The government has set up an independent inquiry into allegations of bullying and racism at the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

  • Comment

    Your Humble Servant: carry on nurses

    2008-03-13T09:00:00Z

    To: Don Wise, chief executiveFrom: Paul Servant, assistant chief executiveRe: Ooh you are awful, but I like you

  • Comment

    Media Watch: nurses under attack

    2008-03-06T09:00:00Z

    It seems it's fine to rant about lazy, greedy doctors, but dare to criticise nurses and all hell breaks loose.

  • News

    PCTs cut continuing care packages

    2008-03-06T09:00:00Z

    More than a quarter of primary care trusts have cut the number of adults they give NHS 'continuing care', despite guidance intended to boost provision.Figures published by the Department of Health show 44 PCTs reduced the number of people to whom they give the care package between April and December ...

  • News

    'Overburdened' staff put mothers and babies at risk

    2008-02-28T09:00:00Z

    Too little focus on maternity services and safety by some trust boards is leading to problems, an independent inquiry is expected to warn tomorrow.

  • HSJ Knowledge

    A check-up for nurses

    2008-02-26T09:00:00Z

    A new campaign is encouraging health workers to focus on their own lives for a change. Rosemary Cook explains the ambitions of Nursing No.1

  • HSJ Knowledge

    A check-up for nurses

    2008-02-26T09:00:00Z

    A new campaign is encouraging health workers to focus on their own lives for a change. Rosemary Cook explains the ambitions of Nursing No.1

  • News

    Act now to avoid crisis, says RCN

    2008-02-21T09:00:00Z

    The Department of Health must recognise the need to train thousands more nurses now to meet 'unprecedented' demand by 2030, the Royal College of Nursing has warned.

  • News

    Unions warn nurses will be jack of all trades

    2008-02-21T09:00:00Z

    Nurses will become mere 'handmaidens' who lack leadership skills under planned changes to nursing careers, unions have warned.

  • Comment

    Why this delay?

    2008-02-20T14:05:16Z

    In my opinion, Sophia Christie has missed the point about Lucentis. There is no doubt that many ophthalmologists in the UK would agree that the price of Lucentis is too high, writes Jonathan Gibson