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Communication around healthcare associated infections

Healthcare associated infections, including E. coli, C. difficile and MRSA, can present major risks to patient safety, writes Emma Burnett

Monogenic diabetes: Could this be your patient?

A correct diagnosis of monogenic diabetes can transform treatment options, writes Anita Murphy

The role of the nurse in eating disorder recovery

Primary care nurses must be able to treat patients with these conditions, writes Nicola Davies

Assessing dementia

This degenerative condition is increasingly prominent in the UK’s ageing population, writes Suneeta Kochhar

Expansion in drug and alcohol prevention programme

The Alcohol and Drug Education and Prevention Information Service (ADEPIS), run by charity Mentor UK, is set to receive a boost in funding, Public Health England has announced

Funding for suicide-prevention strategies is ‘too little and too late’

The funding made available to local authorities to develop suicide-prevention strategies is ‘too little and too late’, a report by the Commons Health Select Committee has said

Public sector pay to fall in real terms over the next three years

NHS staff and other public sector workers will experience another three years of declining pay, analysis by the Resolution Foundation has found

Financial pressures affecting district nursing

A shortage of resources for district nurses is harming patient care, a report from the King’s Fund has found

‘Gathering storm’ for midwifery services

Rising levels of complexity in pregnancy, midwife shortages and financial constraints threaten to overstretch the maternity workforce, a report from the Royal College of Midwives has found

Need for more support for parents on sleeping their baby safely

More than half of parents do not know how to ensure that their baby sleeps safely, a survey by the lullaby trust has found

General practice should be ‘top career destination’

Raising the profile of the general practice nursing role is key to helping to retain and expand the workforce, according to a report published by Health Education England

Boost to social care in Spring Budget

Social care will receive an additional £2 billion over the next three years, chancellor Phillip Hammond has announced

The high cost of poor footcare for diabetic patients

Getting the diabetic foot check right could dramatically improve patient care, writes Kaye McIntosh

Record number of nurses apply for financial assistance

The highest number of nursing staff applied for grants from the RCN Foundation hardship fund in 2016

Notable improvements to NHS workplaces, despite pressures

A survey of more than 423,000 NHS staff has shown their workplaces are improving, despite the huge financial pressures and public demand

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