With the Conservative party defying the polls and exceeding the nation’s expectations by winning a clear majority, what could the next five years mean for the NHS and community nurses?
A new UK-wide community pilot project for people with chronic kidney disease is due to start in summer 2015. ASSIST-CKD — a programme to spread eGFR graph surveillance for the early identification, support and treatment of people with progressive chronic kidney disease — is supported by the Health Foundation and led by Kidney Research UK, the national charity dedicated to research that will lead to better treatments and cures for kidney disease.
At the end of 2014, Colostomy Association trustee, Wendy Hetherington, launched a new national helpline for parents of children with bowel and bladder dysfunction. The Junior Ostomy Support Helpline (JOSH) is staffed entirely by parents of children with bowel and bladder conditions and provides a much-needed lifeline to families.
At Marie Curie we like to think we are there for people living with any terminal illness and their families. We offer expert guidance to help people get the most from their time and believe that everyone living with a terminal illness should have access to the care and support they need to meet their individual needs.
Reading between the lines and ignoring all the political showboating that will inevitably precede the general election on 7 May, what are the key differences between the major parties? And what effect will this have on funding, jobs, nurses and, most importantly, quality of service?
The Cavell Nurses’ Trust has been in existence for close to 100 years, but as it’s not yet a well-known charity I’ll start by telling you a bit about its work.
Like many other areas of the NHS, community nursing has suffered from underfunding and a lack of understanding of its true value. However, more recently, there has been a surge in interest in community nursing and a growing appreciation of its potential. Ensuring community nursing is ‘fit for purpose’ is fundamental.
We’ve grown used to reading headlines about the NHS on a daily basis recently — NHS in crisis; Casualty nightmare exposed; A&E performance dips to new lows — to the point where they start to lose their impact.
One of my New Year resolutions was to lose weight by the end of 2015. I’ve also vowed to start formally collecting my portfolio evidence in preparation for my own revalidation later in the year. I’m not entirely sure which of these resolutions it will be easier to stick to... Find out more.
Student nurses have always learnt from qualified staff, in the past on the wards under matron and more recently on placement fro university. With job opportunities for nurses growing ever-more varied, Emily Carney explains what it was like to spend some time with a tissue viability team in Worcestershire...
