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Liverpool Care Pathway still being used

02 March 2015

Nursing Management

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CONTROVERSIAL END of life framework the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) is still being used in some places seven months after it was withdrawn, MPs have been told.

Scottish Government invests £700,000 in motor neurone specialist nursing

09 January 2015

Nursing Standard

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An online campaign has helped secure an additional £2.5 million for specialist nurses in Scotland and double the number of nurses caring for patients with Motor...

Report into sudden infant deaths in Wales recommends training for front line healthcare workers

20 January 2015

Nursing Standard

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Regular training to ensure front line professionals are aware of the key messages associated with unexplained sudden infant deaths is among recommendations set out...

Regulator issues alert over faulty insulin pump

19 January 2015

Nursing Standard

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People with diabetes have been urged to check an insulin pump after a fault was discovered that could affect when a dosage is administered.

RCN calls for suspension of London maternity unit closure and A&E downgrades

27 January 2015

Nursing Standard

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The RCN has called for the suspension of plans to close a maternity unit and downgrade two emergency rooms in London until guarantees can be made about...

Five-year plan to tackle TB launched as rates in England threaten to overtake those of US

23 January 2015

Nursing Standard

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A national drive to eradicate tuberculosis has been launched amid fears that within four years there could be more cases of the potentially fatal disease in England...

Diagnosis and treatment plan aims to eliminate TB across England

28 January 2015

Nursing Standard

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A national drive to eradicate tuberculosis has been launched amid fears that within four years there could be more cases of the potentially fatal disease in England...

Innovative nursing research unit to encourage evidence-based practice

28 January 2015

Nursing Standard

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Speaking up about unsafe practice and the use of technology to prevent patient falls are among the initial projects being investigated at a new nursing research...

Use spirometry first to improve diagnosis of asthma, says NICE

04 February 2015

Nursing Standard

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Clinicians should use spirometry – the measurement of breath – as the first test for asthma in adults and children over five, says draft guidance by the National...

Macmillan raises concerns that Liverpool Care Pathway is still used

04 February 2015

Nursing Standard

News

Controversial end of life framework the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) is still being used in some places six months after it was withdrawn, MPs have been told.