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Explore this section to keep up with what’s happening in hospital nursing. You will find relevant clinical articles, including must-read recommendations, Self-assessment and Journal Club articles for CPD, and related news and opinion.

News

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Nurses call on government to publish data on corridor care

Scottish nurses ‘desperately struggling’ amid winter pressures

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NHS pressures 'intolerable' as flu cases quadruple

An ambulance outside an NHS emergncy room during winter snow

Winter pressures: letter recognises 'dilemmas' nurses will face

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Martha's Rule: early data shows patient safety benefits

Nursing Times Nurse of the Year Cathy Harrison with her award

Nurse of the Year on her love of the science of nursing

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More action needed to reduce IV injuries, urges nurse

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Free hospital parking in Northern Ireland confirmed for 2026

Muckamore Abbey Hospital in Northern Ireland

Seven more prosecutions over Muckamore abuse allegations

Covid inquiry hears harrowing experiences of staff and families

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Olympic medallists join Kingston nurses on fundraising walk

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Inquiry: Letby ‘excited’ to tell colleagues about baby death

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Clinical practice

How complementary therapy can enhance cancer care

A boxing intervention on inpatient mental health wards

Taking the lead: nurses collaborating to improve acute oncology services

A patient-centric approach to bed bathing

Using patient narratives to evaluate a hospice service

It’s not easy being green – a tool for choosing sustainable clinical products

How introducing a higher observation bay improved service provision

Trauma nursing 4: recognising and managing haemorrhage in trauma

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What makes it difficult for patients to ask for help in hospital?

Study findings challenge safety of ‘liberal use of oxygen’ during surgery

Current evidence on organisational learning from patient complaints

A survey of the job satisfaction of Filipino nurses working in the UK

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Emergency trolley: adult and paediatric

Adult emergency trolley 1: equipment to support airway and breathing

Test your knowledge on adult emergency trolley 1: equipment to support airway and breathing

Adult emergency trolley 2: equipment to support circulation

Paediatric emergency trolley 1: equipment to support airway and breathing

Paediatric emergency trolley 2: equipment to support circulation

Test your knowledge on paediatric emergency trolley 2: equipment to support circulation

Trauma nursing and critical care

Trauma nursing 1: an overview of major trauma and the care pathway

Trauma nursing 2: management of patients with rib fractures

Trauma nursing 3: assessing and managing head injury

Trauma nursing 4: recognising and managing haemorrhage in trauma

Trauma nursing 5: identifying and assessing patients who self-harm

Essential critical care skills 1: what is critical care nursing?

Essential critical care skills 2: assessing the patient

Essential critical care skills 3: arterial line care

Essential critical care skills 4: airway assessment and management

Essential critical care skills 5: management of fluid balance

Essential critical care skills 6: arterial blood gas analysis

Helping patients with personal hygiene

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Procedure for washing patients’ hair in bed

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The underlying principles and procedure for bed bathing patients

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Principles of effective oral and denture care in adults

What are we doing to address the ongoing crisis in leg ulcer care in the UK?

Foot assessment and care for older people

Videos: Patient flow

▶ Watch: Patient Flow Forum 2021 – Discharge to assess

▶ Watch: Patient Flow Forum 2021 – Saving patient time and NHS resources in emergency departments

▶ Watch: Patient Flow Forum 2021 – Taking the positive improvements forward from the pandemic

▶ Watch: Patient Flow Forum 2021 – Temporary isolation units in hospitals: reducing HCAI and improving patient flow?

▶ Watch: Patient Flow Forum 2021 – The Flow Coaching Academy framework for service improvement

▶ Watch: Patient Flow Forum 2021 – NHS Wales: The national transformation of nursing documentation

▶ Watch: Patient Flow Forum 2021 – Experience of discharge to assess in practice

▶ Watch: Patient Flow Forum 2021 – Panel discussion: Reducing the burden on staff

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Opinion

‘I struggled to acknowledge that the incident was affecting me’

‘Schwartz Rounds will provide our students and staff with a safe multidisciplinary space’

‘We must uphold excellent communication with our service users’

‘Every NHS hospital should have a nursing-led vascular access service team’

‘Compassion and communication are a formidable combination’

‘To flush or not to flush?’

‘Five minutes is not long enough to properly cannulate a patient’

‘Staff should be able to perform oral care and spot abnormalities’

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