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Switch to presumed consent changing the landscape in organ donation
Growing support for a soft opt-out from organ donation, which aims to increase the supply of...
24 Nov 2017
Making a difference: what it means to be an RCN rep
The college’s representatives play an essential part in ensuring members get a fair deal. A...
17 Nov 2017
The barriers that prevent agency nurses from doing their job
Poor management of temporary staff means agency nurses often cannot use their full range of...
16 Nov 2017
The hidden bias that keeps men out of nursing
The shortage of nurses makes it all the more important to address the profession’s gender...
15 Nov 2017
The Queen’s Nurse returns to Scotland
Community nurses in Scotland now have the opportunity to go on a nine-month development...
15 Nov 2017
End of life volunteers ensure patients don’t die alone
When a patient dies alone on a ward it is upsetting for families and staff. A nurse-led...
09 Nov 2017
When retirement beckons, flexible working might tempt older nurses to stay
Flexible working, especially the option to do shorter hours, could help retain older nurses...
07 Nov 2017
International: Building diabetes care around the patient
A 'one stop' programme providing personalised care could help Mexico turn the tide of its...
31 Oct 2017
Quality champions drive improvements that benefit patients and save millions
An NHS trust has used US-style improvement techniques to train hundreds of clinical and non-...
30 Oct 2017
The drinking generations: alcohol and the over-fifties
Risky drinking – in decline among young people – is a growing problem among those in their...
30 Oct 2017
All ideas welcome: trusts empower staff to make improvements
Working in partnership with the US-based Virginia Mason Institute, five trusts are learning...
17 Oct 2017
Making care homes great places to work and learn
After a successful pilot stage, the Teaching Care Home programme is recruiting more homes to...
13 Oct 2017
NHS braced for a ‘particularly bad’ winter
Despite earlier and better planning at national and local level, increasing pressures could...
11 Oct 2017
Dying with dementia at home – but relying on emergency care
The number of people with dementia who visit the emergency department in their last year of...
10 Oct 2017
Recognising delirium in the community
When older people develop delirium, it can land them in hospital and set off a cycle of...
04 Oct 2017
Trailblazing trust: 'We think about race in everything we do' ...
East London NHS Foundation Trust's honest, committed approach to equality and diversity has...
03 Oct 2017
Nursing in Somalia: ‘I have saved many lives – that’s what’s important’
Conflict and drought have created desperate conditions for the people of Somalia, forcing...
29 Sep 2017
Capture the fracture: nurse-led service targets osteoporosis
A community service designed to help people with osteoporosis avoid secondary fragility...
28 Sep 2017