Denise Eaton

Despite still being early in her career, nurse and student midwife Sana Gul Baloch has established herself as a force for change. Speaking at the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) in Doha, Qatar this week, Ms Baloch told of how her experience as a newly qualified nurse motivated her…

More than 2,000 healthcare practitioners, policymakers, innovators and influencers from across the globe have convened for the 7th World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) in Doha, Qatar. The biennial event, an initiative of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development (QF), is intended to encourage delegates to seek…

“No healthcare professional is without power.” That was the key message from Sir Robert Francis KC in his address to attendees at the Association for Continence Professionals’ (ACP) conference held in Liverpool this week. More than 250 delegates assembled for the annual conference, which this year marked the first under…

Three damning reports have emerged in the last week alone, all with the all-too-familiar theme of nurses either feeling stressed or with poor mental health at their core. One, from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), detailed a workforce report indicating that pressures within the NHS are so extreme that…

This new learning unit will support nurses to fulfil their legal safeguarding responsibilities for both children and vulnerable adults.

This article looks at one of the fundamental aspects of nursing care, assisting patients with personal hygiene, and considers the benefits of disposable wipes when bathing patients confined to bed.

Nurses have a legal obligation to maintain accurate clinical records, and electronic documentation does not detract from the core principles involved.

It is estimated that 237 million medication errors occur in the NHS in England every year across acute, community, general practice, learning difficulties and mental health settings. Drug calculation skills are applicable to all nurses, being one of the standards of proficiency expected of NMC registered nurses from the start…

Hospitals could learn something from the hotel industry, according to NHS England, particularly when it comes to discharge planning for patients. When checking in to a hotel, guests tend to know how long they're going to stay. NHS England advocates a similar approach for patients receiving emergency or elective care,…

Dementia, delirium, and depression have similar symptoms, with detection not always obvious and therefore treatment opportunities missed. There are more than 200 subtypes of dementia, which can develop at any age, and each person living with dementia will be affected differently. Projections suggest 1 million people will be living with dementia…