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Look beyond the illness to see the individual

26 February 2018

Nursing Older People

Opinion

It is wonderful that, in our society, many more people live longer and remain active in later life. At the same time, however, older age may result in complex...

Safe staffing needs to focus on patient needs, not just numbers

06 August 2014

Nursing Standard

Letter

Safe staffing levels for hospital wards must take into account patient acuity, not just patient capacity (Editorial and News July 16).

No nursing care is ‘basic’ and our new code recognises this

25 March 2015

Nursing Standard

Letter

I recently received my copy of the new Nursing and Midwifery Council code. The Code is set out clearly and simply, identifies what good nursing and midwifery...

Incident reporting should be used as a catalyst for change

08 July 2015

Nursing Standard

Letter

Incident reporting is essential for safe and effective patient care and should not be seen as necessary rigmarole after an adverse event, or as an activity to...

Patients are people with names, not a bed number or an ailment

10 June 2015

Nursing Standard

Letter

Ensuring patients are called by their preferred name is vital to compassionate care, yet I still hear staff refer to patients as ‘bed 16’ or ‘the chest infection’.

Spare a thought for managers stuck in the middle of this crisis

27 May 2015

Nursing Standard

Letter

With the NHS – and nursing in particular – under a great deal of strain at the moment, it is easy for healthcare staff to feel stressed, pressured and overwhelmed at...

If reflection is an NMC requirement, we should give staff the time to do it

26 August 2015

Nursing Standard

Letter

The new Nursing and Midwifery Council revalidation process places a great deal of emphasis on reflection (analysis, July 29), which is an important element of being...

A ‘named nurse’ is important, but teamwork is essential

25 February 2015

Nursing Standard

Letter

One of the recommendations of the Francis report and government’s response to the poor care at Mid Staffs was that every hospital patient should have the name of the...