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Under the spotlight

01 March 2007

Cancer Nursing Practice

Conference news

Warnings that specific specialist services will have to prove their worth have been made at a conference in London on nurse-led clinics in cancer care. The arrival...

First rate is hard to measure

01 December 2006

Cancer Nursing Practice

Prostate cancer

Clinical specialist nurses for prostate cancer no doubt do a first-rate job for the people they help, but could they do an even better job? Preliminary results from...

Social taboo or specialism?

01 February 2007

Cancer Nursing Practice

Conference news

The future of cancer specialist nurses is in question. Despite the valuable work they do, cancer nursing leaders are envisaging a time when they could be replaced or...

Falling targets

01 March 2007

Nursing Older People

Falls conference

A national trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the likes of fully integrated falls services and fracture units is to start in April, a recent conference heard....

Letting services flourish

01 September 2007

Nursing Older People

Improving care

The new government ministerial team has a long way to go to bring about real improvements in care for older people, a recent conference heard. Several speakers at...

Who else is caring?

01 January 2007

Nursing Older People

Carers

Carers have their own health issues. A fact that community nurses often pick up when visiting a patient. Making sure the carer is looked after can be just as...

Over the threshold

15 March 2005

Nursing Standard

Analysis

THE TIDE is turning for nurses who want to get their first step on the property ladder. The government’s key worker living scheme, which provides loans for public...

Follow the leader

26 July 2005

Nursing Standard

Feature

There is a perception among the Indian and Pakistani communities that nursing is not an appropriate career for women. Aruna Dawda and her two nieces are breaking the...

Student extra

29 November 2005

Nursing Standard

Feature

A recent survey found that up to 70 per cent of students felt their supernumerary status was not always respected on clinical placements. The most common reasons...

Male nurse issues legal challenge to demand equal rights in training

25 October 2005

Nursing Standard

News

A nurse was due to claim at an employment tribunal this week that he suffered sex discrimination during his training because he says he was unfairly prevented from...

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