Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
Analysis
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Report suggests integration can improve services, but highlights navigation difficulties
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Focus on managing delayed discharges has ‘almost overwhelmed other priorities’, warns Care Quality Commission
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New report offers examples of good practice for care home staff
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With Nursing Standard research showing trend remains unchanged, experts consider the impact
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Evidence-based resource aids clinical decision-making at the bedside
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Beyond Barriers takes a holistic look at interaction of NHS and social care services in England
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The government's promised social care measures will need strong nurse leadership and joined-up thinking to work
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Experts say nurses must be able to feel confident about appropriate use of opioids
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As the number of people with multi-morbidity continues to rise, we must change our approach to give whole-person care rather than treating conditions in isolation
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The long-term effects of a cultural shift that saw recreational drug and alcohol use rise are now surfacing
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Nurses who work alone are subject to a multitude of dangers
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English audit reveals 90% of patients either improve or maintain their independence after an episode of care
This latest article in our series on the 2018 pay negotiations looks at what is shaping up to be the biggest stumbling block – the government’s insistence on linking pay rises to improved productivity
Difficulties in delivering a dignified death intesify
The third of our series of articles setting the scene for the 2018 negotiations on nurses’ pay looks at anomalies in the Agenda for Change system
Nearly 15 years since the implementation of the Agenda for Change pay system, introduced to unify pay across the NHS, the government and nursing unions are discussing the need for modernisation
In January, the House of Commons health committee published its inquiry into the NHS workforce. Although the number of hospital nurses had gone up, the number working in social care is falling behind, despite the need for them.
Commons health committee's report on the nursing workforce issues sweeping recommendations, including monitoring of tuition fee changes and action on CPD funding
