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Candid camera

08 September 2011

Learning Disability Practice

Opinion

The idea that patient stories might inform care is not new, but much of the work that is being done, while valuable, is retrospective in nature. I want to help...

Ensuring the success of nursing student practice placements

30 September 2012

Learning Disability Practice

Feature

In this article, the author, who has recently received a national award for mentorship, explains the importance of open and respectful relationships between mentors...

Managing change in the nursing handover

21 January 1998

Nursing Standard

Management

In 1997, nurses on the medical unit at New Cross Hospital relocated patient core care planning from the ward office to the patient’s bedside. This change resulted in...

Ask the experts: person-centred care

01 December 2005

Nursing Older People

Care

Ask the Experts is a forum in which nurse consultants working with older people debate an issue in older people’s care and offer advice. This month they consider a...

Pathway to excellence

01 June 2011

Nursing Older People

Opinion

Stroke is the third leading cause of death and the largest cause of adult neurological disability in the UK, with an estimated annual cost to the NHS and the economy...

Promoting stroke-specific education

30 May 2012

Nursing Standard

A&S Science

Stroke is the most common cause of adult neurological disability in the UK. This article describes the reasons for the establishment of the UK Forum for Stroke...