Claire Read

3 weeks ago | rcni.com | Claire Read

Better career pathways for newly registered nurses and those seeking advanced practice roles would help address unequal access to palliative and end of life care Barriers to newly registered nurses working in end of life and palliative care must be removed, England’s chief nurse told employers. And the sector should be seen as a viable route to advanced practice, Duncan Burton told a panel audience at a conference hosted by charity Marie Curie and the RCN.

3 weeks ago | journals.rcni.com | Claire Read

Claire Read Health journalist Employers’ duty on risk assessments, advice on prioritising your own well-being, when to notify your boss and knowing the right time to stop The everyday challenges of working life as a nurse take on a different dimension during pregnancy. It can bring greater safety risks that evolve in unpredictable ways. Primary Health Care. 35, 3, 10-11. doi: 10.7748/phc.35.3.10.s3 Want to read more? Already have access? Log in or Subscribe today and save 50% on your first...

1 month ago | rcni.com | Claire Read

Nurse leaders say decision to withdraw funding for advanced practice nursing courses will limit the ability of nursing staff to develop specialist skillsThe future of some specialist nursing and advanced practice programmes is in peril following the withdrawal of funding for higher-level apprenticeships.

1 month ago | rcni.com | Claire Read

Raihana Awolaja, who had complex needs, died in 2023 after nursing staff left her unattended despite an established need for 24-hour, one-to-one careA failure to provide appropriate one-to-one nursing care contributed to the death of a child with complex needs and led to one nurse being wrongly referred to the regulator, a coroner’s report has concluded. Raihana Awolaja had multiple medical conditions and disabilities and was dependent on a tracheostomy to breathe.

1 month ago | journals.rcni.com | Claire Read

Claire Read Health journalist Employers’ duty on risk assessments, advice on prioritising your own well-being, when to notify your boss and knowing the right time to stop The everyday challenges of working life as a nurse take on a different dimension during pregnancy. It can bring greater safety risks that evolve in unpredictable ways. Nursing Standard. 40, 5, 12-13. doi: 10.7748/ns.40.5.12.s4 Want to read more? Already have access? Log in or Subscribe today and save 50% on your first three...