Nursing Standard back issues from December 2002:
Take a good look. (Editorial).
Dec 04, 2002;
A home rehabilitation role is much needed. (Editorial).
Dec 04, 2002
Pay hike may reach 16 per cent: Agenda for Change proposes eight-level wage structure, standardised conditions and 37.5 hour working week. (News: agenda for change).
Dec 04, 2002;
Private homes face staff crisis. (News: agenda for change).
Dec 04, 2002
Union may block plans. (News: agenda for change).
Dec 04, 2002
Current pay to be protected. (News: agenda for change).
Dec 04, 2002
Nurses' verdict on Agenda for Change; Nursing Standard asked six nurses what Agenda for Change meant to them and whether they thought it would improve recruitment and retention. (News: agenda for change).
Dec 04, 2002
Greater reward `back of beyond': early implementer looks forward to better incentives. (News: agenda for change).
Dec 04, 2002;
Recruitment boost. (News: agenda for change).
Dec 04, 2002
Unreliable bus service blamed for staff lateness. (news).
Dec 04, 2002
Independents prove popular. (news).
Dec 04, 2002
Ombudsman highlights poor care. (news).
Dec 04, 2002
Lack of agency staff checks just one of CHI's concerns: inspections reveal poor risk management and north-south divide in service quality. (news).
Dec 04, 2002;
Telehealth skills hailed as answer to discharge delays: costs of high-tech monitoring systems compare favourably with long-term care. (news).
Dec 04, 2002;
Home helps given nursing role. (news).
Dec 04, 2002
A whole-time equivalent nurse must be available for each bed at all times in a stroke unit, an organisation set up to provide clinical guidelines for NHS staff in Scotland has said.
Dec 04, 2002
Nurses are being excluded from preliminary plans to create new NHS watchdogs, it has been claimed.
Dec 04, 2002
Two thirds of patients with Parkinson's disease admitted to hospital are not attended by a nurse specialist, according to a survey of 256 patients carried out by the Parkinson's Disease Society.
Dec 04, 2002
Half of the NHS managers in a Patients Association survey said that their new strategic health authority does not assess healthcare-acquired infection data from their local trusts.
Dec 04, 2002
Hold on to your hats. (news).
Dec 04, 2002
St Helens Primary Care Trust.
Dec 04, 2002
International Nursing Review.
Dec 04, 2002
Thames Valley University.
Dec 04, 2002
East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust.
Dec 04, 2002
New rehabilitation posts `could enhance recovery': think-tank challenges the `convention' that only doctors can admit and discharge. (news).
Dec 04, 2002;
Support promised for healthy diet scheme. (news).
Dec 04, 2002
Senior nurses may lack skills. (news).
Dec 04, 2002
Government advice line for overseas nurses flops; lack of publicity blamed for weak response to helpline aimed at foreign staff. (news).
Dec 04, 2002;
More than 40 per cent of nurses have problems differentiating between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma, research from the British Thoracic Society (BTS) suggests.
Dec 04, 2002
Activists campaigning in support of a former senior RCN officer have refused an offer to meet RCN council chair Jill Jarvis.
Dec 04, 2002
About 10 million [pounds sterling] has been distributed by the government to improve palliative care in every primary care trust (PCT).
Dec 04, 2002
Demand for paediatric nurses has almost doubled in seven years, Department of Health figures show.
Dec 04, 2002
The RCN is searching for nursing excellence in Northern Ireland for its annual award ceremony.
Dec 04, 2002
Suicide in the family is risk factor for further cases. (News: clinical digest: a weekly round-up of the latest research and scientific reports from the nursing and medical journals).
Dec 04, 2002
Being a cheerful child results in earlier mortality. (News: clinical digest: a weekly round-up of the latest research and scientific reports from the nursing and medical journals).
Dec 04, 2002
Chewing gum can speed up recovery after colon surgery. (News: clinical digest: a weekly round-up of the latest research and scientific reports from the nursing and medical journals).
Dec 04, 2002
Folate level can predict risk of spontaneous abortion. (News: clinical digest).
Dec 04, 2002
On the agenda: the aim is equal pay for work of equal value but what will the proposed new NHS pay package mean for you? (analysis).
Dec 04, 2002;
Crisis care: a nurse-led service is ensuring traumatised asylum seekers receive the health care that is their human right.
Dec 04, 2002;
Self-harm: look behind the scars: one in ten young people deliberately harm themselves. But as Catharine Sadler reports, they do not always get a sympathetic response from the NHS.
Dec 04, 2002;
Parting words: after 18 years working for the RCN, clinical practice adviser Susan Scott has retired. She looks back on her career with Lynne Pearce.
Dec 04, 2002
Starting out: student Tracey Ruddle finds unexpected rewards in an unappealing placement. (perspectives).
Dec 04, 2002;
Are nurses caring a bit too much? Dealing with patients at a deep, emotional level is not necessarily a fundamental part of the job, says consultant psychiatrist Raj Persaud. (perspectives).
Dec 04, 2002;
Get a grip on arthritis: Elaine Moulson found she was able to offer more comprehensive help to patients with rheumatoid arthritis after reading a continuing professional development article. (perspectives).
Dec 04, 2002;
Standard life: Daniel Allen says seek out foreign parts--but check for toilet doors. (perspectives).
Dec 04, 2002;
Today's lesson: a healthy diet: we asked our readers panel what they would do about the increasing incidence of overweight school children developing diabetes. (perspectives).
Dec 04, 2002
Make life easier with IT skills: nurses who resist learning about technology are missing out on a time-saving tool, warns Jackie Smith. (perspectives).
Dec 04, 2002;
Research notes: the new research funding system is hard on small, local projects, warns Richard Wilson. (perspectives).
Dec 04, 2002;
Pay deal may not be fireproof: negotiations in other parts of the public sector have implications for Agenda for Change. (perspectives).
Dec 04, 2002;
`The professor's eccentric activities raise questions about when it is acceptable for the private to become public'. (perspectives).
Dec 04, 2002;
What's on: the best of the week's health-related TV and radio.
Dec 04, 2002;
Pick of the week.
Dec 04, 2002
Practical information in new guide.
Dec 04, 2002
Total Health Promotion.
Dec 04, 2002
Denied a job because of interest in research. (perspectives: letters).
Dec 04, 2002;
It is time to flex some muscle for higher pay. (perspectives: letters).
Dec 04, 2002;
Support received by sacked nurse gives me hope. (perspectives: letters).
Dec 04, 2002;
Reinstated G grade should be given backdated pay. (perspectives: letters).
Dec 04, 2002;
Tory MP's comments are at odds with party record. (perspectives: letters).
Dec 04, 2002;
`Greet and treat' scheme. (perspectives: letters).
Dec 04, 2002
Would money be better spent on prevention?
Dec 04, 2002;
New roles are only about saving money.
Dec 04, 2002;
Outside in: the signs are there--it is just a matter of how you read them. David Newnham on semiotics.
Dec 04, 2002;
Nurses' use of evidence in pre-operative fasting. (literature review).
Dec 04, 2002;
Recruitment problems in intensive care: a solution. (practice development).
Dec 04, 2002;