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Legitimising best practice

01 February 2002

Emergency Nurse

Editorial

Watching a programme about dinosaurs the other week, it occurred to me that their fate might well hold some lessons for healthcare. First, however, it is important...

Striking the right balance

08 November 2011

Emergency Nurse

Editorial

Staff who practise in emergency care are used to dealing with patients whose ages span from new born to old age. They also manage patients who are in the early...

Three challenges for care staff

10 February 2012

Emergency Nurse

Editorial

It is heartening to see that emergency nurses are supporting the Care campaign, launched by Emergency Nurse’s sister journal, Nursing Standard, and the Patients...

Listening can lead to change

10 April 2013

Emergency Nurse

Editorial

The Francis Inquiry report into care failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust urges managers to listen more to staff, patients and relatives, and to act on...

How much advice should we give?

30 April 2014

Emergency Nurse

Editorial

This month’s issue of Emergency Nurse features an article on managing minor burns. It addresses the specific question of when to debride blisters and when to leave...

Who cares?

01 February 2007

Learning Disability Practice

Editorial

One of the worst things when returning to work after leave is the backlog of emails that can await you. If you recognise this scenario then I am sure that you, like...

A sense of direction

01 April 2007

Learning Disability Practice

Editorial

In the email interview in last month’s LDP (10, 2, 9), Neil Brimblecombe discussed the development of good practice guidance for learning disability nursing that is...

Speak up for your future

01 October 2007

Learning Disability Practice

Editorial

Last month, LDP reported that the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has sent out a draft consultation document on pre-registration nursing education to a...

Try carrots if sticks don’t work

01 July 2009

Learning Disability Practice

Editorial

There has been a lot of talk recently about the need for mainstream services to change the way they deliver health care for people with learning disabilities. Any...

A plan to eradicate inequality

01 February 2010

Learning Disability Practice

Editorial

In recent years nurses have shown that they can take on just about any role in health and social care, and do it well. This has resulted in members of the profession...