Nursing Standard back issues from June 2003:
General prescribing principles: improving practice. (Nurse Prescribing Part 8).
Jun 04, 2003
Partners in reflection. (Editorial).
Jun 04, 2003
The NHS needs cultural not structural change. (Editorial).(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
Nurses' pay rises are running ahead of the 3 per cent UK average, Income Data Services (IDS) research shows.(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
A cash bonus is being offered to nurses in Essex if they help to recruit staff.(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
A 250 million [pounds sterling] government scheme to help nurses and other key workers buy homes has helped only one in four of the people targeted since its launch in 2000.(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
A nurse whose extraordinary career spanned the American west, the London blitz and war in Algeria has died aged 93.(Obituary)
Jun 04, 2003
Independent sector explores NHS pay deal. (news).(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
Hidden costs of mental illness surprise experts; people with mental health problems are spending their own money on treatments. (news).
Jun 04, 2003;
Time for talking. (news).(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
Primary care trusts tackle violence. (news).(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
Unison voters back pay scheme in vita ballot; second ballot next year will find out if voters want UK-wide implementation of pay deal. (news).
Jun 04, 2003;
A nurse who saw a gap in the healthcare market 20 years ago and founded a nursing agency is now one of the richest people in the UK.(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
All NHS organisations have been warned about the dangers of setting up electrical equipment incorrectly.(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
The Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association (CPHVA) will link-up with City University in London on June 16 to build a bridge between research and policy.(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
A 250,000 [pounds sterling] children's A&E unit due to open at the end of 2001 is still closed because of a chronic shortage of specialist children's nurses.(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
Poorly co-ordinated care and lack of specialist staff mean people with a disability are getting a raw deal, a two-year study by charity John Grooms has found.(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
Scottish trusts learn from their mistakes. (news).(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
Practice nurses await decision on GP contract. (news).(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
Midwives and health visitors 'neglecting parents' needs': think-tank says the two should work together to provide better antenatal support. (news).
Jun 04, 2003;
Doubts raised over care targets: Commission for Health Improvement argues that national framework for older people will meet 2004 deadline. (news).
Jun 04, 2003;
Sexual health nurses are asking colleagues to help draw up UK-wide competencies.
Jun 04, 2003
Victorian wards at Sheffield's Northern General Hospital are set to be demolished to make way for a new 30 million [pounds sterling] medical unit.(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
The Foundation of Nursing Studies is offering grants of up to 1,500 [pounds sterling] for nurse, midwife and health visitor projects.
Jun 04, 2003
Delays in test results hit cancer patients. (news).(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
Home pill cuts hospital visits and time off. (news).(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
Staff 'muck in' to clean hospital during strike. (news).(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
Overseas nurse highlights deportation nightmare; passport request prompts Home Office threat to withdraw daughter's right to stay in UK. (news).
Jun 04, 2003;
Trusts invest in mobile phone safety trackers. (news).(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
Carry on swimming. (news).(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
Deaths from respiratory disease are being ignored: specialists accuse ministers of failing to prioritise serious respiratory conditions. (news).
Jun 04, 2003;
Day centres 'will increase skills'. (news).(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
Healthcare assistants may soon be regulated, health minister Jacqui Smith has said in the House of Commons.(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
An organisation that champions innovation in primary care is offering thousands of pounds for nurse research.(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
True picture of nurse shortages. (news).(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
MRSA has no effect on morbidity after amputation. (News: clinical digest: a weekly round-up of the latest research and scientific reports from the nursing and medical journals).(methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
Calcium and exercise improve girls' bone mineral status. (News: clinical digest: a weekly round-up of the latest research and scientific reports from the nursing and medical journals).(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
Early intensive potty training prolongs the process. (News: clinical digest: a weekly round-up of the latest research and scientific reports from the nursing and medical journals).(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
New blood test for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis. (News: clinical digest: a weekly round-up of the latest research and scientific reports from the nursing and medical journals).(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003
Playing with the service: it is easy to imagine the NHS as a stage on which politicians orchestrate non-stop reforms to make their mark. But how do healthcare workers feel about being the puppets? (analysis).
Jun 04, 2003;
My country: Daloni Carlisle meets a midwife who fled from Saddam Hussein's Iraq and now longs to practise again.
Jun 04, 2003;
Early intervention: young people are particularly prone to eating disorders. Mary Hampshire reports on a nurse-led service in Sheffield aiming for early intervention.
Jun 04, 2003;
Safer surgeries: some primary care trusts are protecting staff from verbal and physical abuse.
Jun 04, 2003;
Don't be frightened. The public-access bogeyman is not as scary as you think. (standard life).
Jun 04, 2003;
Cashing in on health: after informing us that the Romans used to recycle their urine, Jane Bates comes up with some cost-saving ideas for the NHS. (perspectives).
Jun 04, 2003;
Measure your DREAMs: Clare Morrell takes a look at some of the problems facing clinical audit. (perspectives).
Jun 04, 2003;
How to ensure interviewees are honest in their answers to qualitative research. (Research Notes).(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003;
Student Malcolm Betts learns about the concept of holistic nursing. (Starting out).(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003;
Flexible rota, happy staff: Best Boss 2003 Emma Brandon found out what her staff needed to help them do their jobs well. (perspectives).
Jun 04, 2003;
Do-it-yourself health: many patients are using the web to self-diagnose and get information about their condition. How should healthcare professionals respond to this? (perspectives).
Jun 04, 2003
Gene testing and disability: informed choice is the key not more regulation. (perspectives).(Brief Article)
Jun 04, 2003;
The write stuff: Lynda Taylor was able to improve her essay planning and writing after reading a continuing professional development article. (perspectives).
Jun 04, 2003;
'Nurse of the Year awards--you should take every chance that comes your way to promote your work'. (perspectives).
Jun 04, 2003;
Media watch: in a new regular column, Jason Warriner takes a look at what the papers are saying about health. (perspectives).
Jun 04, 2003;
Mixing on the net: social inclusion for people with learning disabilities can be promoted on the internet as well as in the community. (perspectives).
Jun 04, 2003;
What's on: the best of the week's health-related TV and radio.
Jun 04, 2003;
An emphasis on the individual.(Book Review)
Jun 04, 2003;
Patient Care in Community Practice: a Handbook of Non-medicinal Healthcare.
Jun 04, 2003;
Publishing nurses' personal details invades our privacy. (Perspectives: letters).
Jun 04, 2003;
Horrified by the idea of putting home life at risk. (Perspectives: letters).
Jun 04, 2003;
What about the nurse's right to confidentiality? (Perspectives: letters).
Jun 04, 2003;
Use your own initiative and face the consequences. (Perspectives: letters).
Jun 04, 2003
Students are enriched by working with older people. (Perspectives: letters).
Jun 04, 2003;
NHS forces gay women to stay in the closet. (Perspectives: letters).
Jun 04, 2003
Constructive debate on paedophilia is healthy. (Perspectives: letters).
Jun 04, 2003;