All Nursing articles – Page 28
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Comment
A call to action on community services
The NHS must take concerted action towards widespread adoption and adaptation of community focused approaches to care. By Chris Ham and Anna Charles
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Comment
Develop professional regulation fit for future workforce
If we miss the opportunity to shake up outdated regulation we risk leaving the NHS workforce - and patients - dangerously exposed as pressure grows, warns Harry Cayton
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Comment
10 quick reflections on…2017
Amber Jabbal gives a rundown of how the main events of 2017 affected the NHS
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Comment
Cowper’s Cut: The what, the why and the how
Andy Cowper on how it may be time for a fresh look at the problems facing NHS services and organisations
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HSJ Local
Struggling A&E 'feeling increased pressure', warns trust chief
A trust where patients died on trollies last winter is already near full capacity at its main hospital and struggling to maintain safe staffing levels coming into winter.
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News
Nursing vacancies top 36,000, official analysis reveals
There are at least 36,000 vacancies for registered nurses in the English NHS, according to a new official analysis which has provided the first accurate picture of the issue for several years.
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Exclusive: Cancer workforce shortages having ‘direct’ impact on patient care
Workforce shortages across cancer care are having a direct impact on the treatment of patients, Cancer Research UK has warned ahead of the publication of a major NHS workforce strategy for the sector.
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Comment
Caring for carers is the right thing to do
Julia Jones tells how her campaign is committed to promoting a welcoming approach to care givers as a policy and in practice
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Expert Briefing
Lintern's Risk Register: The NHS is a bad employer for too many
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under the radar stories.
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News
Nurse staffing levels will determine NHS winter capacity
Nurse staffing levels will be the “determining factor” for NHS trusts in opening extra capacity to cope with winter pressures.
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HSJ Knowledge
Meeting patients’ needs wherever they are
Ruth Poole looks at the challenges facing the clinical home care industry, which are prompting innovation and new models of care
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News
Hunt: New NHS workforce plan will 'lay foundations' for next decade
Jeremy Hunt has said he wants the new NHS workforce strategy to “lay the foundations” for the next decade.
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HSJ Local
Board warned over 'burnt out' staff and vacancies
An NHS trust has increased nurse staffing levels in its acute admissions unit and is changing its shift patterns to more flexible rotas to tackle widespread nursing vacancies.
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HSJ Local
Top teaching trust sees major deterioration in financial position
A major trust has been forced to reforecast its finances after a £44m drop against plan in the first six months of the year.
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HSJ Local
Outstanding trust wins five year £195m contract outside patch
One of the country’s leading mental health trusts has won a £195m contract to provide community health services in Bedfordshire.
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Comment
Cowper’s Cut: A Budget for putting politics above prosperity
We’re approaching a moment when a government that has been warned that the NHS funding situation will threaten quality, access and safety is going to choose to ignore that warning, says Andy Cowper in the runup to the Budget
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Comment
Physician associates can help meet the NHS workforce gap
Providers must find ways to integrate physician associates into the NHS workforce and optimise their skill sets, says Sam Roberts
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HSJ Knowledge
From 'I'm only a porter' to 'I'm a porter': Supporting non-clinical staff to recognise their value
Support and train non-clinical staff for better care
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News
Francis: NHS leadership 'shied away' from safe staffing evidence
NHS leaders have ‘shied away’ from accepting certain staff are associated with safe care, Sir Robert Francis QC has said.
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Exclusive: Trusts urged to review 'advanced practice' staff
NHS organisations should review staff who have been given the title ‘advanced’ as part of their role and guard against ‘unconscious incompetence’, new guidance says.