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Encouraging a full range of movement in older people provides astonishing benefits

02 Jul 2018
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Beth Britton & her father
Gosport case causes dementia campaigner to reflect on her father's treatment
28 Jun 2018
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A nurse with a clipboard talks to an elderly patient in a hospital bed

A new campaign aims to make compassion central to the healthcare experiences of older people 

13 Jun 2018
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The London borough community initiative that is exploring what a dementia-friendly borough looks like 

13 Jun 2018
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Nurses can help educate patients on how to prevent deconditioning due to bed rest and immobility
24 May 2018
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The Resuscitation Council (UK) states that less than 10% of people who have cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) outside hospital survive. By&nb

23 May 2018
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Enabling older people to look after their teeth helps prevent serious disease and allows them to maintain their dignity

23 May 2018
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Dementia project

A project has enabled people affected by dementia to collaborate with artists and share their experiences with the wider public.

23 May 2018
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For patients with diabetes knowing how to take care of their feet and when to seek specialist care can be difficult.

23 May 2018
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Keeping prevention of malnutrition and dehydration at the top of our agenda when caring for older people.

23 May 2018
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Chelsea pensioners
Nurses are well placed to help those in their care to access support for loneliness
23 May 2018
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Respecting patients' decisions at the end of life can make all the difference in care, as nursing student Charlotte Collins found out on placement

23 May 2018
Robots are already being used in some UK healthcare settings, and the trend is set to continue
23 May 2018

What you can expect from the new data protection regulation and how it will affect your work

23 May 2018

Making the ward environment safer for patients should be a primary aim for nurses and clinical teams. Adopting improvement methodologies can make a real difference, says NHS Improvement's Zoe Packman

05 Mar 2018

Older people were all young once and often have unique stories to tell.

01 Feb 2018

Neither the rebranding of the Department of Health nor the forthcoming green paper on social care should fill us with confidence

01 Feb 2018

Too few nurses from black and minority ethnic backgrounds receive awards for their efforts, perhaps because so few are nominated by colleagues.

26 Jan 2018

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