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Judgement on lifting may put nurses’ rights at risk

07 April 2004

Nursing Standard

News

THE RIGHT of community nurses to work without putting their own health at risk through lifting patients has been dealt a serious blow by a recent court judgment, a...

Isolation increases male nurses’ risk of depression

21 April 2004

Nursing Standard

News

MALE NURSES find it more difficult to ask for support from colleagues and are more likely to develop depression than female counterparts, research shows.

Moving forces

07 April 2004

Nursing Standard

Analysis

‘WE ARE crying out for help,’ said the president of Uganda’s nursing association, echoing the concerns of African nurses and no doubt millions more nurses around the...

New initiatives to tackle rising cost of agency staff

14 April 2004

Nursing Standard

News

INITIATIVES ARE being developed across the UK to cut the spiralling costs of agency staff to the NHS, calculated at £1,6 billion last year.

On the road

04 February 2004

Nursing Standard

Analysis

THE PUBLIC perception of district nurses may be stuck on Nerys Hughes riding her bike through rural Wales in the 1980s TV series. But the reality could not be more...

Plan to boost success of minority ethnic applicants

11 February 2004

Nursing Standard

News

A PLAN to increase the number of people from minority ethnic communities in the nursing profession is to be drawn up over the next few months.

Midwives join sickle cell screening programme

11 February 2004

Nursing Standard

News

ANTENATAL SCREENING by midwives for sickle cell anaemia and thalassaemia is to be introduced in high prevalence areas.

Allergic rhinitis treatment reduces asthma attacks

28 April 2004

Nursing Standard

News

NURSES WORKING with asthma patients should also treat them for nasal allergies such as allergic rhinitis, according to a leading specialist.

Expert calls for mandatory training in breastfeeding

07 April 2004

Nursing Standard

News

EXTENSIVE TRAINING about breastfeeding should be a mandatory part of undergraduate midwifery courses if government targets for reducing bottle feeding are to be met,...