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How productive wards can improve patient care

26 September 2009

Nursing Management

Feature

In this article, the progress made by the Productive Ward programme since its introduction just over a year ago is reviewed and a guide to its implementation and...

Open AccessPO09 – Parenting promotion: recommendation during infant crying or tantrums and a child’s feeding time

09 May 2016

Nursing Children and Young People

Supplement

Theme: Parenting/parenthood. Introduction: Parenting role involves some stress, especially in infant cry/tantrums and during feeding time, leading to pursuit of...

The zoning revolution

01 December 2006

Mental Health Practice

Care

Concerns about standards and quality of care in acute inpatient wards (AIWs) have been well documented (Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health 1998, Moore 1998, Rose...

Factors affecting residents’ sleep in care homes

01 October 2013

Nursing Older People

Art & Science

Aim The aim of this study was to undertake a detailed exploration of sleep in the context of 24 hours in a care home environment, exploring the subjective experience...

Support time recovery workers: 13 years on

07 July 2016

Mental Health Practice

Evidence & practice

An internet search using the words ‘support time recovery worker’ returns a high number of results; yet many people have never heard of the role. The aim of this...

Staff support during a ward closure

10 December 2015

Mental Health Practice

Art & Science

Closing a ward can cause staff members to be anxious, fearful and stressed. Reflective practice can be used to assist members of the team to recognise, address and...

The Productive Ward: encouraging teambuilding and innovation

01 April 2011

Nursing Management

Feature

The aim of the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement’s Productive Ward series is to remove wasteful activities from ward processes and reinvest the time saved...

Using real time patient feedback to introduce safety changes

27 October 2011

Nursing Management

Feature

Holding regular safety briefings and debriefings has improved safety and the patient experience at one trust. The approach was piloted in an elective orthopaedic...