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Great nurses will provide great healthcare services

07 September 2010

Nursing Standard

General article

NHS Ayrshire and Arran nurse director Fiona McQueen is professionally accountable to the board for every aspect of nursing practice, writes Derek Barron. She is...

The filter-up approach

16 June 2010

Nursing Standard

Careers

Bringing patient-related issues directly into health service boardrooms is regarded as a way of improving the organisation’s involvement in ensuring the best patient...

How wireless technology can work for service users

28 May 2010

Nursing Management

Feature

More than two years ago, NHS Ayrshire and Arran introduced a wireless system for recording patient details and views. As a result, nurses can spend the time they...

Medicines management in mental health

21 September 2011

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article provides evidence to suggest that mental health nurses may not be as competent in medicines management as they believe themselves to be. A psychological...

Ask the experts

01 October 2009

Nursing Management

Resources

Reducing NHS staff to save money is simplistic, and underestimates the purpose and complexity of the NHS.

Nurse directors do not have the time to take on a heavy clinical caseload

15 December 2009

Nursing Standard

Letter

Why do we constantly try to measure ourselves against our medical colleagues? Simply because some medical directors retain some clinical input does not necessarily...

Developing the role of advanced nurse practitioners in mental health

31 March 2010

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article describes the development of an advanced nurse practitioner (ANP) service in mental health. The ANPs worked within an existing hospital at night team...