Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Serious concerns about care received by some patients at Whipps Cross Hospital in London led to the creation of the Gold Standard Fr
A patient feedback tool has been developed to capture the experience of patients with sickle cell disease.
The nursing team in the children’s diabetes service at Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust has developed an app and website to help ch
Rethinking continence care assumptions could reduce infection rates and save the NHS millions. Jennifer Trueland reports on an ambitious campaign
Women wait decades for an accurate diagnosis of lipoedema.
Nurse Tanya Kidson leads the team behind a set of assessment tools that are helping care homes in Shropshire to prevent infection ou
The NMC’s revised code of conduct makes no specific mention of spirituality.
A new camera-based technology has been developed to monitor vital signs without disturbing the patient.
Clinical nurse specialist Dorcas Gwata is the winner of the Mental Health category of this year’s Nursing Standard Nurse Awards.
The health benefits of physical activity in managing and preventing chronic conditions have been highlighted in a recent Health Sele
A survey for Breast Cancer Care has revealed that women later diagnosed with breast cancer often delayed reporting symptoms to their
Health visitors in Kent have helped to develop an app that promotes healthy activity in young children, from birth to starting schoo
There is a broad consensus that integrating services and organising care around the patient can improve outcomes and make better use of resources.
As part of the first cohort of Diabetes UK local clinical champions, Claire Neely and Ruth Miller have been supported by the charity to develop as leaders and improve care for people with diabetes.
In his report of the Shape of Caring review, Lord Willis proposes a flexible model of nurse education based on two years of generic training followed by specialisation.
Salford Health Matters, a social enterprise providing primary care to 15,000 patients, has been rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC.
Alcohol community nurse Jill Emmerson set up a service in GP practices to engage hard-to-reach patients who would be too embarrassed or ashamed to use conventional treatment services.
The Five Year Forward View for the NHS in England proposes new models of care intended to integrate and align community services with hospitals and GP practices.
