Choosing quality over quantity

Placing a cannula in a patient can be an uncomfortable procedure for them and it comes with what can be quite significant risks if not done competently. The literature to support the best approach for...

The past, the present and the future

Somebody asked me recently how I decide what to write about in the Editorial for BJN's Tissue Viability Supplement. I took a moment to think and gave the briefest of answers. When I reflected on it...

Keeping up to date

For those colleagues who are either lone specialists at their organisation or in a very small team, the opportunities for keeping up-to-date with innovations with current clinical practice can...

Education: making acute oncology everyone's business

Cancer nurses are working with their multidisciplinary colleagues to lead the way to ensure that all staff who interact with people with cancer have acute oncology (AO) knowledge and skills. Together...

A chance to appreciate other cultures and practices

‘Sharing experiences with nurses residing in other countries is such a rewarding experience. It enriches nursing practice’ .

Positive change

The summer has seen changes … a change of government, a change of health secretary and a change in policies. The proposed salary increases for healthcare staff, which at the time of writing are still...

Access to out-of-hospital care

As people are living longer with multiple, complex and long-term health issues, they can encounter challenges in accessing the essential primary care, social support and community-based services...

Knowledge in action

With this information overload, one cannot help but wonder: what is being done with all this knowledge? How does this information empower us clinicians?.

Agenda for Change: is reform on the way?

The Agenda for Change (AfC) framework is the nationally agreed UK-wide package of pay, terms and conditions for all NHS staff other than very senior managers and medical staff (practice nurses and...

Key issues in an election year

Wound Care Alliance UK (WCAUK) is undertaking a scoping exercise regarding pressure ulcers in response to questions from WCAUK members. The questionnaire has been developed with master's students at...

Engagement and investment: two pillars to support nursing

Global collaboration: improving care and outcomes for all

‘Palestinian nurses are some of the most resilient nurses I have ever worked with. They work long hours, often working multiple jobs to support their families yet still manage to deliver very high...