Cut HEIs to save lives and cut NHS costs NICE is calling on nurses to have a 'no tolerance attitude' to healthcare-associated infections (HEIs) in a bid to save lives and save money. Chancellor signals end to national NHS pay NHS pay could be negotiated on a regional basis, putting an end to the AfC framework, under proposals announced last week by chancellor George Osborne. Delays to diagnosis of bowel cancer Around 10 per cent of bowel cancer patients die within a month of being diagnosed, according to the National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN). Government drive to improve rates of dementia diagnosis Primary care and community nurses will be at the heart of a major government push to improve dementia diagnosis rates by identifying risk factors and referring those in need of assessment to memory clinics. Health and Social Care Bill gains Royal Assent The Health and Social Care Bill has received royal assent to become law, after a troubled 14-month passage through parliament. District nursing workforce could be 'wiped out within a decade' District nursing could be consigned to history if a ten-year decline in workforce numbers is not urgently addressed, the RCN has warned. Benefits of reducing smoking Reducing smoking - rather than quitting - improves survival rates, according to Israeli researchers who stratified 4,633 male smokers aged, on average, 51 years, into four categories: none; 1-10; 11-20; and at least 21 cigarettes daily. Cutting rates of suicide Service improvements prevent suicide, according to an analysis of individuals who contacted mental health services in the 12 months before committing suicide in England and Wales between 1997 and 2006. Soft drinks linked to asthma Drinking large amounts of soft drinks is associated with an increased risk of developing asthma and COPD, especially in smokers, Respirology reports. Vaccines and paediatric ADRs Vaccines are the therapeutic class most commonly linked to paediatric adverse drug reactions (ADR), according to an analysis of Yellow Cards. The study also found that ADR reporting by nurses increased dramatically in recent years. Call for ovarian cancer campaign Women are dying needlessly every day because they do not recognise symptoms of ovarian cancer, according to research by Target Ovarian Cancer. Scotland to fund insulin pumps Children and young people in Scotland with diabetes are to gain access to insulin pumps as part of a ?1 million government drive to increase take-up of the devices. CCG roles should be 'for experienced commissioners' Clinical commissioning group (CCG) boards should appoint nurses with proven commissioning experience to ensure their input is effective, according to RCN general secretary Dr Peter Carter. Teen pregnancy rate lowest for 30 years The teen pregnancy rate in England has fallen to its lowest level for more than 30 years despite an overall increase in the number of pregnancies across all ages. RCN members reject pension offer More than 60 per cent of RCN members who took part in the ballot on changes to the NHS pension have voted to reject the government's proposals. Trusts spending less on primary care services Investment in primary care services fell by almost ?30 million last year, while hospital spending rocketed by more than ?700 million, according to figures obtained from PCTs. News in brief Chief executive of the NMC Professor Dickon Weir-Hughes (pictured), has resigned from his role, citing 'personal reasons' for his decision. RCN backs 'No Tokenism' campaign The RCN has become the latest high-profile nursing organisation to publically back Independent Nurse's No Tokenism campaign, which aims to champion nurse involvement in clinical commissioning. In my view - We must spot early signs of lung cancer As a Macmillan lung cancer nurse specialist, the majority of patients I see present with late and incurable disease (87 per cent), and most will die with one year. Improvements in cancer waiting times have enhanced the patient's journey, but more lives co 1 comment Rosemary Cook - Patients want competent, confident care After a year-long Right Nurse, Right Skills campaign, and months of data collection and analysis, the QNI launched its new report on community nursing at the House of Lords on 21 November. Nursing People at Home - the issues, the stories, the actions mark In my view - You can help to avert mental health crises Access to NHS emergency healthcare should be a given. However, the findings of an investigation revealed today by mental health charity Mind, show that crisis care for people with mental health problems can not only be poor quality, but difficult to obtai Rosemary Cook - What do patients think of you as a nurse? Do you know what your patients think of your service? Do you know what they think of you as a nurse? They will have a view.?It is easy to think that people's individual encounters, especially for routine care, don't really register much with In my view - We must listen to the needs of the dying The RCN is to be congratulated for publishing guidelines on how nurses should respond if someone asks for assistance to die. In so doing, the college faces up to the reality that some dying patients request help to die and that health professional Rosemary Cook - Queen's Nurses have reached a milestone Next year will mark five years since the QNI re-introduced the Queen's Nurse (QN) title, formerly given only to nurses who trained as district nurses at the Institute. Now the title is for any community nurse who can demonstrate their commitment t Rosemary Cook - A party political perspective on health I slipped into a parallel universe last week when I attended one of the major political party conferences. It is a strange environment for anyone used to health conferences. For a start, the security systems you have to negotiate just to enter the
Cut HEIs to save lives and cut NHS costs NICE is calling on nurses to have a 'no tolerance attitude' to healthcare-associated infections (HEIs) in a bid to save lives and save money.
Chancellor signals end to national NHS pay NHS pay could be negotiated on a regional basis, putting an end to the AfC framework, under proposals announced last week by chancellor George Osborne.
Delays to diagnosis of bowel cancer Around 10 per cent of bowel cancer patients die within a month of being diagnosed, according to the National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN).
Government drive to improve rates of dementia diagnosis Primary care and community nurses will be at the heart of a major government push to improve dementia diagnosis rates by identifying risk factors and referring those in need of assessment to memory clinics.
Health and Social Care Bill gains Royal Assent The Health and Social Care Bill has received royal assent to become law, after a troubled 14-month passage through parliament.
District nursing workforce could be 'wiped out within a decade' District nursing could be consigned to history if a ten-year decline in workforce numbers is not urgently addressed, the RCN has warned.
Benefits of reducing smoking Reducing smoking - rather than quitting - improves survival rates, according to Israeli researchers who stratified 4,633 male smokers aged, on average, 51 years, into four categories: none; 1-10; 11-20; and at least 21 cigarettes daily.
Cutting rates of suicide Service improvements prevent suicide, according to an analysis of individuals who contacted mental health services in the 12 months before committing suicide in England and Wales between 1997 and 2006.
Soft drinks linked to asthma Drinking large amounts of soft drinks is associated with an increased risk of developing asthma and COPD, especially in smokers, Respirology reports.
Vaccines and paediatric ADRs Vaccines are the therapeutic class most commonly linked to paediatric adverse drug reactions (ADR), according to an analysis of Yellow Cards. The study also found that ADR reporting by nurses increased dramatically in recent years.
Call for ovarian cancer campaign Women are dying needlessly every day because they do not recognise symptoms of ovarian cancer, according to research by Target Ovarian Cancer.
Scotland to fund insulin pumps Children and young people in Scotland with diabetes are to gain access to insulin pumps as part of a ?1 million government drive to increase take-up of the devices.
CCG roles should be 'for experienced commissioners' Clinical commissioning group (CCG) boards should appoint nurses with proven commissioning experience to ensure their input is effective, according to RCN general secretary Dr Peter Carter.
Teen pregnancy rate lowest for 30 years The teen pregnancy rate in England has fallen to its lowest level for more than 30 years despite an overall increase in the number of pregnancies across all ages.
RCN members reject pension offer More than 60 per cent of RCN members who took part in the ballot on changes to the NHS pension have voted to reject the government's proposals.
Trusts spending less on primary care services Investment in primary care services fell by almost ?30 million last year, while hospital spending rocketed by more than ?700 million, according to figures obtained from PCTs.
News in brief Chief executive of the NMC Professor Dickon Weir-Hughes (pictured), has resigned from his role, citing 'personal reasons' for his decision.
RCN backs 'No Tokenism' campaign The RCN has become the latest high-profile nursing organisation to publically back Independent Nurse's No Tokenism campaign, which aims to champion nurse involvement in clinical commissioning.
In my view - We must spot early signs of lung cancer As a Macmillan lung cancer nurse specialist, the majority of patients I see present with late and incurable disease (87 per cent), and most will die with one year. Improvements in cancer waiting times have enhanced the patient's journey, but more lives co 1 comment
Rosemary Cook - Patients want competent, confident care After a year-long Right Nurse, Right Skills campaign, and months of data collection and analysis, the QNI launched its new report on community nursing at the House of Lords on 21 November. Nursing People at Home - the issues, the stories, the actions mark
In my view - You can help to avert mental health crises Access to NHS emergency healthcare should be a given. However, the findings of an investigation revealed today by mental health charity Mind, show that crisis care for people with mental health problems can not only be poor quality, but difficult to obtai
Rosemary Cook - What do patients think of you as a nurse? Do you know what your patients think of your service? Do you know what they think of you as a nurse? They will have a view.?It is easy to think that people's individual encounters, especially for routine care, don't really register much with
In my view - We must listen to the needs of the dying The RCN is to be congratulated for publishing guidelines on how nurses should respond if someone asks for assistance to die. In so doing, the college faces up to the reality that some dying patients request help to die and that health professional
Rosemary Cook - Queen's Nurses have reached a milestone Next year will mark five years since the QNI re-introduced the Queen's Nurse (QN) title, formerly given only to nurses who trained as district nurses at the Institute. Now the title is for any community nurse who can demonstrate their commitment t
Rosemary Cook - A party political perspective on health I slipped into a parallel universe last week when I attended one of the major political party conferences. It is a strange environment for anyone used to health conferences. For a start, the security systems you have to negotiate just to enter the
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