A man living with cancer died after being given multiple overdoses of morphine
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Lack of clarity on our EU exit terms, combined with scrapping of the st
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Raw marijuana could benefit patients with certain conditions and the UK government sh
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Allowing a non-health professional access to patients or patient records risks breach
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Increasing policy divergence between NHS Scotland and NHS England is making it harder to s
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A 28-day supply of medicines is considered best practice, but with the holiday period on t
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Giving, or even lending, something to a patient can be misconstrued, so&nbs
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With the emphasis on strong nurse leadership, continuing education and adequate staffing l
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Allowing newly qualified nurses to prescribe from a limited formulary could give pati
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Removing yourself from the Nursing and Midwifery Council register limits the roles and pos
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Much is made about signs of stability and improvement, but the most important messages for
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Legal advice: should I comply with a request to write a report on an incident I was not involved in?
If you are asked to write a report on an incident which occured when you were not there, p
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For community nurses whose prescribing powers are limited, undertaking the independent nur
Brexit may be playing its part, but new entry requirements for the UK register are also impacting the inflow of EU nurses, says workforce expert James Buchan.
Registered nurses have a duty under the NMC code to raise concerns if they believe the safety of patients or others is at risk, says legal expert Marc Cornock.
Wales has retained the bursary for new nursing students but planned compulsory service agreements mean there are strings attached, says workforce expert James Buchan.
‘Look alike’ and ‘sound alike’ medicines are a constant threat to patient safety, but nurses can take steps to minimise the risk, says medicines management expert Matt Griffiths.
Compelling nurses to have the flu vaccination against their wishes is both unethical and unlawful, says legal expert Marc Cornock.
There are more than 70,000 nurse prescribers in the UK, many of whom have years of experience which should be shared with trainee prescribers, says medicines management expert Matt Griffiths.
