Charlie Gard highlights the scarcity of healthcare resources His case reflects exemplifies the perils of undervaluing wider healthcare teams away from the front line Time to talk about psychological trauma Crystal Oldman on how trauma can affect health outcomes The bright future of nursing leadership The QNI has begun its leadership programme 2 comments When politics and care collide No matter who wins the NHS faces more years of austerity, as none of the main political parties is promising to spend enough to close the gap 1 comment Use the election to put an end to the NHS pay cap The 1% pay cap is not good enough, writes Jon Skewes Support networks are vital for healthcare professionals and patient outcomes Working in a small team in a large healthcare organisation can sometimes lead to feelings of isolation and loneliness 3 comments When was the last time you completed an adverse drug reaction yellow card? Since 1964, the UK’s Yellow Card Scheme has received more than 800,000 reports of suspected Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) Primary Care Homes point to the future of local healthcare There has been much debate and discussion about the development of new service models in the community 1 comment Common bonds bring nurses together Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them and it will change your life General practice nurses are the key to empowering patients You, the practice nurse, have fabulous opportunities to improve health. You are often the clinician with the most continuity and expertise in caring for people with long term conditions (LTCs) Your views will help the NHS improve community nursing Within the QNI networks, there has for some time been a growing level of concern about the capacity and organisation of the community nursing workforce to meet the needs of the changing profile of our population Children will benefit from having a happier dad We cannot change the male psyche of pride and shame. If they don’t come to us, how do we go to them? The next steps of an unlikely prophet Prophets rarely come in as unlikely a form as Andy Burnham MP, writes Mike Shallcross The NHS - what a mess The NHS is facing so many changes that it is hard to focus on just one issue writes Kirsty Armstrong 1 comment Look to the future of primary care A new year brings a sense of new beginnings, renewed hope, goals and aspirations, both personally and professionally 2017: we must face the nursing challenges together Despite many uncertainties in nursing, Kirsty Armstrong issues a rallying cry for nurses to stand together and face the challenges of 2017 together The international language of caring Crystal Oldman explains the differences and similarities in nursing between UK and Japan 1 comment Improving communication between doctors and nurses Increasing communication between doctors and nurses could speed up assessments and diagnosis 1 comment Realising potential in practice nursing The practice nursing workforce is full of untapped opportunity, writes Crystal Oldman Mental healthcare needs a fair deal Mental health services need better funding to help patients, writes Helen Gilburt A year of 'interesting times' for nursing Mike Shallcross reflects on a year in primary care nursing 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
Charlie Gard highlights the scarcity of healthcare resources His case reflects exemplifies the perils of undervaluing wider healthcare teams away from the front line
When politics and care collide No matter who wins the NHS faces more years of austerity, as none of the main political parties is promising to spend enough to close the gap 1 comment
Use the election to put an end to the NHS pay cap The 1% pay cap is not good enough, writes Jon Skewes
Support networks are vital for healthcare professionals and patient outcomes Working in a small team in a large healthcare organisation can sometimes lead to feelings of isolation and loneliness 3 comments
When was the last time you completed an adverse drug reaction yellow card? Since 1964, the UK’s Yellow Card Scheme has received more than 800,000 reports of suspected Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs)
Primary Care Homes point to the future of local healthcare There has been much debate and discussion about the development of new service models in the community 1 comment
Common bonds bring nurses together Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them and it will change your life
General practice nurses are the key to empowering patients You, the practice nurse, have fabulous opportunities to improve health. You are often the clinician with the most continuity and expertise in caring for people with long term conditions (LTCs)
Your views will help the NHS improve community nursing Within the QNI networks, there has for some time been a growing level of concern about the capacity and organisation of the community nursing workforce to meet the needs of the changing profile of our population
Children will benefit from having a happier dad We cannot change the male psyche of pride and shame. If they don’t come to us, how do we go to them?
The next steps of an unlikely prophet Prophets rarely come in as unlikely a form as Andy Burnham MP, writes Mike Shallcross
The NHS - what a mess The NHS is facing so many changes that it is hard to focus on just one issue writes Kirsty Armstrong 1 comment
Look to the future of primary care A new year brings a sense of new beginnings, renewed hope, goals and aspirations, both personally and professionally
2017: we must face the nursing challenges together Despite many uncertainties in nursing, Kirsty Armstrong issues a rallying cry for nurses to stand together and face the challenges of 2017 together
The international language of caring Crystal Oldman explains the differences and similarities in nursing between UK and Japan 1 comment
Improving communication between doctors and nurses Increasing communication between doctors and nurses could speed up assessments and diagnosis 1 comment
Realising potential in practice nursing The practice nursing workforce is full of untapped opportunity, writes Crystal Oldman
Mental healthcare needs a fair deal Mental health services need better funding to help patients, writes Helen Gilburt
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