Christine Walker

Ilustration of the book cover of the Trouble with Poo for people with learning disabilities and autism
Learning Disability Practice

Constipation: new book tackles poo taboo

Focus on the importance of healthy bowels for people with learning disabilities and autism

Image show campaigner Paula McGowan speaking at a conference with an image of her son Oliver behind her
Learning Disability Practice

Compulsory learning disability training for all NHS staff is long overdue

Government announces £1.4 million scheme in England thanks to campaign by one brave mother

Jim Blair
Nursing Standard

Leading nurse calls for united front to promote learning disability nursing

Queen's Nursing Institute clinical adviser sets out pillars of practice for LD nurses

CNO for England Ruth May speaking at the Learning Disability Nursing conference in Manchester
Learning Disability Practice

England’s chief nursing officer says increasing LD nursing numbers is priority

Ruth May also hinted at a possible return of the bursary to support nursing students

Nursing Children and Young People

Applications invited for new children's nursing research awards

Two awards on offer for a children's nurse and nursing student to present their research

Nursing associate trainee Abbie Rix (left), with patient experience group member Abul Kasem Picture: Barney Newman
Learning Disability Practice

Can nursing associates solve our staffing crisis?

Learning disability nurses have disappeared from the register at an alarming rate

Abbie Rix (left), nursing associate trainee at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, with patient experience group member Kevin Preen Picture: Barney Newman
Learning Disability Practice

Are nursing associates a benefit to the learning disability sector?

HEE’s £2 million recruitment drive will include 150 places for the recently created role

Nurse with babies in incubators
Nursing Children and Young People

Nursing shortages has its impact in every area of children's services

More must be done to improve recruitment and retention from neonatal care to school nursing

Continence
Nursing Standard

Awards to showcase best practice in continence care for young people to adult services

Paediatric Continence Forum Awards seek to promote excellence in bladder and bowel services

Learning Disability Nursing category winners of the 2019 RCNi Nurse Awards
Learning Disability Practice

Learning disability nurse shortages: Now is the time to act on the evidence

RCNi Nurse Awards show the great work done by LD nurses, but staff shortages are critical

Marianne Stöger and Margaritha Pissarek
Nursing Standard

Petition aims to secure Nobel peace prize for two leprosy nurses

Austrian nurses devoted 40 years to caring for an ostracised community in South Korea

Philippines nursing students
Nursing Standard

Potential nurse shortage in the Philippines threatens future supply of staff to the UK

International Council of Nurses’ Howard Catton says shortfall ‘is a big issue for the world’

Advanced nurse with patient
Nursing Standard

Do you know your clinical nurse specialist from your nurse practitioner?

Move to tighten definition of advanced nursing practice aims to end confusion about roles

Annette Kennedy
Nursing Standard

Investment in nurses is key to achieving universal healthcare – ICN

ICN president Annette Kennedy says investing in nurses is an economic imperative

nurses confer in front of whiteboard
Nursing Standard

Setting nurse-patient ratios saves lives and prevents burnout, ICN told

Researchers point to success of introducing strict nurse-patient ratios in US and Australia

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Nursing Standard

‘If we don’t protect nurses, we don’t have a health system’

WHO director general speaks out about violence and discrimination nurses face worldwide

woman looks dejected at airport
Nursing Standard

How the vigilance of nurses can be harnessed in the fight against modern slavery

International Council of Nurses issues guide to help you spot signs a patient was trafficked

Sheila Tlou and Nigel Crisp
Nursing Standard

Global campaign to spot future nurse leaders begins

Nightingale Challenge aims to nurture leadership potential of nurses and midwives under 35

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