Catharine Sadler
Sickle cell disease: how to improve patients’ quality of life
Novel drug expected to reduce pain of sickle cell crisis and reduce emergency admissions
Nurses transform mouth care with oral hygiene plan
Two nurses devised single-use oral hygiene kit that hangs on patients’ bedsides
Mature students are vital to mental health nursing – but numbers are dropping
Financial pressures put older potential candidates off mental health nursing as a career
Putting wheezy children on a pathway to better health
Nurses in North London have cut the number of children re-admitted with breathing problems
Tackling the growing problem of air pollution and children’s health
Researchers, including nurses, will monitor the effects of low emission initiatives
School nurses and health visitors key in identifying children at risk from parental...
A parliamentary report covering the health effects on children of parental alcohol misuse uncovers a widespread hidden issue
Why is 24/7 community children's palliative care still not widely available?
A new report highlights asignificant lack of 24-hour community care cover for parents of children who have life-limiting conditions. Often parents have no choice but to take their child to the emergency department – a strain for all involved.
Progress on sexual health threatened by spending cuts
Against a worrying backdrop of funding cuts and rising incidence of some sexually transmitted infections, nurses are extending their training so they can integrate contraception and genito-urinary medicine services.
Tackling malnutrition in older people
The number of older people being admitted to hospital with malnutrition has increased dramatically in the past five years. Catharine Sadler looks at what is being done to halt the rise and ensure that the nutritional needs of older people are being met.
Progress in jeopardy as stroke strategy ends
The national stroke strategy for England ends this year. Clinical leaders say a replacement is needed to build on its achievements and tackle variations in treatment and care.
Surgery deferred, sight denied: improving access to cataract treatment
A report from the Royal National Institute of Blind People has revealed that in some parts of the UK, patients with sight loss wait up to 15 months for cataract surgery, increasing their risk of falls, social isolation and depression
Urgent action is needed on air pollution
Nurses can help patients minimise the risks to their health of air pollution