A man living with cancer died after being given multiple overdoses of morphine
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The London borough community initiative that is exploring what a dement
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Nurses can help educate patients on how to prevent deconditioning due to bed rest and im
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The Resuscitation Council (UK) states that less than 10% of people who&
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Enabling older people to look after their teeth helps prevent serious d
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A project has enabled people affected by dementia to collaborate with artists and share th
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For patients with diabetes knowing how to take care of their feet and w
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Keeping prevention of malnutrition and dehydration at the top of our ag
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Nurses are well placed to help those in their care to access support for loneliness
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Respecting patients' decisions at the end of life can make all the diff
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Robots are already being used in some UK healthcare settings, and the trend is set to continu
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What you can expect from the new data protection regulation and how it will affect your wo
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Making the ward environment safer for patients should be a primary aim
Older people were all young once and often have unique stories to tell.
Neither the rebranding of the Department of Health nor the forthcoming green paper on social care should fill us with confidence
Too few nurses from black and minority ethnic backgrounds receive awards for their efforts, perhaps because so few are nominated by colleagues.
Leading Change, Adding Value (LCAV) puts a new emphasis on measuring improvement. With the framework’s support, the ‘hidden’ achievements of nurses will be highlighted and unwarranted variation in care addressed, says NHS England’s Susan Aitkenhead
Older people’s charity Independent Age is asking nurses to recommend its services to older patients who feel lonely
More nursing care interventions and follow-up in the community after discharge from hospital would help older people avoid malnutrition and its disastrous spiral of ill health, says Age UK’s Lesley Carter
