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Editorial board’s eye view

01 February 2002

Emergency Nurse

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When asked to write this editorial, it was suggested that I should reflect on the Christmas period at NHS Direct. Unfortunately, my mind wandered to Christmas 2000...

Health promotion breaks the mould

01 November 1993

Emergency Nurse

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In the past, nurses have been prepared to undertake tasks ranging from cooking breakfast to endotracheal intubation. A&E nurses have taken on a number of medical...

Didn't you hear communication!

01 November 1993

Emergency Nurse

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Over 11 million people in England alone seek A&E care each year (1). It is here the public often gain their first impressions of the NHS and it is imperative these...

Diary dates and letters

01 November 1993

Emergency Nurse

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Friend or foe? The philosophy of care within the Patient’s Charter provides a firm foundation for a high quality service. In accident and emergency departments, a...

Signpost to the future

01 November 2002

Emergency Nurse

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It is 30 years since the RCN A&E Nursing Association came into existence. A few weeks ago, I was asked if I was one of the founder members. To be honest, I was not...

Editorial board’s eye view

01 May 2003

Emergency Nurse

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The Clothier Report of 1994 recommended that there should be trained children’s nurses anywhere that children receive health care, and that they should be on duty 24...

Board’s eye view

01 May 2004

Emergency Nurse

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When it comes to research, what questions do emergency nurses want answered? My experience suggests they focus on clinical issues: how a patient’s problem is best...

Freedom to choose

01 June 2004

Emergency Nurse

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Patient choice has been at the heart of the government’s health service reforms since it was first highlighted in 2000 in The NHS Plan. Since then, the Department of...

Special treatment

01 June 2004

Emergency Nurse

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Health care is currently undergoing widespread structural change driven by political and clinical agendas involving for example clinical governance, new contracts,...

Board’s eye view

01 November 2004

Emergency Nurse

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I am sure that the four-hour emergency care target needs no explanation. The amount of effort that has been expended on achieving it has given emergency care a new...