Steve Ford

2 weeks ago | nursingtimes.net | Steve Ford

It’s May, which means International Nurses Day is just around the corner, as is the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth in 1820. The theme for this year, set by the International Council of Nurses (ICN), is ‘Our Nurses. Our Future. Caring for nurses strengthens economies’. This, according to the ICN, underscores the critical role a healthy nursing workforce plays in strengthening economies, improving health systems and ensuring better outcomes for communities worldwide.

1 month ago | nursingtimes.net | Steve Ford

Hear about the group of newly registered nurses and midwives who will be writing a new series of blogs especially for youWe are excited to announce a new series of blogs written exclusively by newly registered and early career nurses and midwives about their experiences. Since 2011, we have annually appointed a group of Nursing Times student editors to write regularly about their experiences of education, including university life, placements and more.

1 month ago | nursingtimes.net | Steve Ford

As the current government is about to embark on the latest reorganisation of the NHS in England, 50 years ago, Nursing Times was reflecting on a year of major change for the health service. In its leading article on 3 April 1975, titled ‘Happy Birthday?’, Nursing Times discussed progress with NHS restructuring in the 12 months since the NHS Reorganisation Act 1973 had come into effect in 1974.

1 month ago | nursingtimes.net | Steve Ford

The idea of providing clinical treatment and care that is specific to children’s needs can be traced back to at least 450 years BCE, and Hippocrates and Ancient Greece. Meanwhile, the Persian philosopher and physician al-Rāzī, active during the first millennium CE, is sometimes called the father of paediatrics and published a monograph titled Diseases in Children.

1 month ago | nursingtimes.net | Steve Ford

Nurses working in primary care settings could in future be required to carry out body mass measurements annually, to head off weight gain and obesity in patients with certain conditions. Patients with long-term conditions such as diabetes and heart disease should have their body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-height ratio recorded at least once a year, according to draft guidance.