Shining a light on Post-Polio Syndrome Post-Polio Syndrome (PPS) affects lots of people, with an estimate of 120,000 sufferers in the UK. Those who previously contracted polio may be at risk of some of the devastating symptoms Blessed are the gatekeepers... Receptionists are the firefighters of general practice and deserve a lot more respect from service users says Mike Shallcross 2 comments Technology could revitalise nursing Investment in digital working could aid district nurses, writes Crystal Oldman Pay restraint is killing the NHS There is a growing workforce crisis in the NHS as the chickens come home to roost after years of pay restraint Advancing attitudes towards maternal age Is the threshold for advanced maternal age too low as more women are choosing to have children later on in life asks Madeleine Murphy Primary care needs to innovate The QNI is passionate about innovation in the community District nursing needs a lifeline ?The challenges in delivering the district nursing service have been much debated in the last two weeks A commitment to end suicide The tenth of September marks World Suicide Prevention Day 2 comments The age of anxiety: How can a growing problem have no solution? Anxiety is like pollution; it's everywhere but can be fairly easy to ignore writes Adam Langley We need to keep up momentum Nursing in general practice has developed enormously over the last three decades, writes Crystal Oldman 2 comments Nursing across borders Nursing and midwifery is high on the World Health Organization's (WHO) agenda, writes Howard Catton Try to see my eating disorder from my point of view Blogger Adam Langley discusses his eating disorder, and argues that a united front could be the best way to support those with the condition What can we learn from Mary Seacole? Joan Myers OBE states why the unveiling of the pioneering black nurse's statue is now more important than ever 1 comment A plea for evidence based policy Many of the biggest changes to nursing recently have been implemented without proper consultations and evidence writes Crystal Oldman Mind the nursing workforce gap Research has revealed the scale of challenges facing the NHS nursing workforce, writes Rachel Marangozov The survivors: a tale of two Jeremys If you haven’t been following British politics for the last month, my advice would be not to start now, writes Mike Shallcross Instability in the wake of the EU referendum Madeleine Murphy questions what will happen to midwifery and maternity services in a post-Brexit NHS Exposing the Brexit campaign's NHS promises Elation or devastation—Friday 24 June was a day that British people are not likely to forget. I was broken-hearted. The male suicide scandal Twelve men will die every day by suicide unless someone starts the conversation writes Mike Shallcross Knell tolls for Hunt and homeopathy Replacing scientifically verified vaccinations and treatments for 'bonkers' homeopathic medicine is dangerous. But not as dangerous as the health secretary who champions such treatments, writes Abigail James Neither Brexit nor the EU can fix the NHS Regardless of the outcome of the EU referendum, the NHS will not survive without training more homegrown nurses, writes Mike Shallcross 3 comments Innovations in the community Crystal Oldman discusses using patient feedback and tackling loneliness Bringing palliative care back home The discussions around palliative care might be focusing on the wrong thing writes Mike Shallcross 1 comment Discharge planning is still a priority In 2014, the QNI published a survey of more than 1000 district nurses. Three major issues were identified from the data: workforce, mobile working and discharge planning. Nothing has changed as much as nursing Roy Lilley looks at how nursing has been integral to the changing face of the NHS
Shining a light on Post-Polio Syndrome Post-Polio Syndrome (PPS) affects lots of people, with an estimate of 120,000 sufferers in the UK. Those who previously contracted polio may be at risk of some of the devastating symptoms
Blessed are the gatekeepers... Receptionists are the firefighters of general practice and deserve a lot more respect from service users says Mike Shallcross 2 comments
Technology could revitalise nursing Investment in digital working could aid district nurses, writes Crystal Oldman
Pay restraint is killing the NHS There is a growing workforce crisis in the NHS as the chickens come home to roost after years of pay restraint
Advancing attitudes towards maternal age Is the threshold for advanced maternal age too low as more women are choosing to have children later on in life asks Madeleine Murphy
District nursing needs a lifeline ?The challenges in delivering the district nursing service have been much debated in the last two weeks
The age of anxiety: How can a growing problem have no solution? Anxiety is like pollution; it's everywhere but can be fairly easy to ignore writes Adam Langley
We need to keep up momentum Nursing in general practice has developed enormously over the last three decades, writes Crystal Oldman 2 comments
Nursing across borders Nursing and midwifery is high on the World Health Organization's (WHO) agenda, writes Howard Catton
Try to see my eating disorder from my point of view Blogger Adam Langley discusses his eating disorder, and argues that a united front could be the best way to support those with the condition
What can we learn from Mary Seacole? Joan Myers OBE states why the unveiling of the pioneering black nurse's statue is now more important than ever 1 comment
A plea for evidence based policy Many of the biggest changes to nursing recently have been implemented without proper consultations and evidence writes Crystal Oldman
Mind the nursing workforce gap Research has revealed the scale of challenges facing the NHS nursing workforce, writes Rachel Marangozov
The survivors: a tale of two Jeremys If you haven’t been following British politics for the last month, my advice would be not to start now, writes Mike Shallcross
Instability in the wake of the EU referendum Madeleine Murphy questions what will happen to midwifery and maternity services in a post-Brexit NHS
Exposing the Brexit campaign's NHS promises Elation or devastation—Friday 24 June was a day that British people are not likely to forget. I was broken-hearted.
The male suicide scandal Twelve men will die every day by suicide unless someone starts the conversation writes Mike Shallcross
Knell tolls for Hunt and homeopathy Replacing scientifically verified vaccinations and treatments for 'bonkers' homeopathic medicine is dangerous. But not as dangerous as the health secretary who champions such treatments, writes Abigail James
Neither Brexit nor the EU can fix the NHS Regardless of the outcome of the EU referendum, the NHS will not survive without training more homegrown nurses, writes Mike Shallcross 3 comments
Bringing palliative care back home The discussions around palliative care might be focusing on the wrong thing writes Mike Shallcross 1 comment
Discharge planning is still a priority In 2014, the QNI published a survey of more than 1000 district nurses. Three major issues were identified from the data: workforce, mobile working and discharge planning.
Nothing has changed as much as nursing Roy Lilley looks at how nursing has been integral to the changing face of the NHS