Analysis
Reflective practice is vital to the revalidation process
By the start of this month, the first emergency nurses to use the new revalidation system...
08 Apr 2016
'Compelling case for action' on care of older people in emergency departments
Caring for older people in emergency departments is one of the biggest challenges facing...
07 Mar 2016
Testing out new services to cut hospital attendances
Ensuring that people receive the right type of urgent care when they need it has been a...
07 Mar 2016
Nurses raise concerns about shelved safe staffing guidance
Suppressed safe staffing guidance calling for minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in NHS...
08 Feb 2016
Process for older people attending urgent care services streamlined
Faster access to specialist care for frail older patients at a Kent emergency department (ED...
08 Feb 2016
Better use of technology can cut emergency admissions
Hospital staff are bracing themselves for a surge in emergency admissions this winter, but a...
07 Dec 2015
Extra funds set to relieve pressure on staff this winter
The NHS could not be better prepared for winter. At least that was the message when the...
06 Nov 2015
Epilepsy passports issued to convey crucial information in emergencies
A new epilepsy passport has been created for about 60,000 children in the UK who have the...
06 Nov 2015
New thrombectomy treatment for stroke patients to be integrated into everyday care
A new technique to remove blood clots from arteries could soon be integrated into everyday...
06 Nov 2015
Emergency nurses comment on plans for new nursing strategy
Over the next few weeks, chief nursing officer for England Jane Cummings and her team will...
06 Nov 2015
Collision-prevention scheme may save urban cyclists
Nurse working in emergency departments will be familiar with the severe injuries and chaos...
09 Oct 2015
Final pieces being put in place to enable seven-day working
News that the British Medical Association has agreed to renegotiate the clause in...
09 Oct 2015
National alert system to pick up early signs of child abuse
When a child visits an emergency department regularly, staff will generally start to suspect...
07 Sep 2015
Failure to publish safe staffing guide for emergency departments ‘a damaging step back’
Plans to publish guidance on safe staffing levels in emergency departments (EDs) have been...
07 Sep 2015
Nurse with military and public health background appointed as RCN professional lead for...
Emergency Nurse Anna Crossley has a CV that anyone who desires travel and adventure would...
07 Sep 2015
‘Too many’ in mental health crisis receive poor care, warns watchdog
People facing mental health crises often think they are being judged and disrespected by...
10 Jul 2015
Overlong waiting times are ‘inhuman and degrading’
A landmark inquiry into emergency health care in Northern Ireland (NI) has found individual...
08 Jun 2015