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Pioneering heart care

24 February 2009

Nursing Standard

Feature

A major overhaul of services means patients in Lancashire can have their heart conditions diagnosed at a single clinic visit.

Improving care for children requiring surgery and their families

01 November 2006

Paediatric Nursing

Quality

Despite the publication over many years of guidance and policies related to children in hospital and children having surgery, concerns remain about the standards of...

The role of the named nurse in long-term settings

26 March 2015

Nursing Older People

Art & Science

The term ‘named nursing’ was introduced in the UK more than 25 years ago but it has re-emerged recently in the light of recommendations made in the Francis report on...

A year to remember

14 September 2010

Nursing Standard

General Article

Since being named Nursing Standard’s 2009 nurse of the year, Lin Graham-Ray has worked hard to raise the profile of looked-after children.

‘The nurse told my 85-year-old mother she was obnoxious’

20 February 2008

Nursing Standard

Feature

Experienced nurse Judith Allen was proud to be a nurse – at least she was before her elderly mother was admitted to hospital for the final time.