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The article shares a readers' insight on the difference that the ten commitments in the chief nursing officer for England's Leading Change, Adding Value framework could make to nursing care. One respondent suggests the framework's potential to shape policies and ensure workforce training. A second respondent points out the lack of funding to help carry out the ten commitments, while another stresses the need to address poor staffing levels.

Although it's always been obvious that there has to be a link between nurse staffing levels and quality of patient care, it wasn't until the 1990s that research led by Linda Aiken in the United States (Aiken et al 1994) began to produce evidence of the nature of this relationship. I led the first study in England to establish whether or not similar links would be apparent in NHS hospitals, and its findings were reported in 2007 in the paper that underpins this article. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A clinically driven, phased approach to the introduction of electronic nursing records is proving successful, as Daloni Carlisle reports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the opinion of Steve Flatt, director of the Psychological Therapies Unit in Liverpool, England, on the issue of paper work management in nursing. He relates that his work in the private sector unit only involves paper works that are directly related to patient care. Moreover, he adds that in the passing years nursing has opted to a more academic role which resulted to nurses who managed rather than nurse.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article about England's health white paper by Howard Catton in the August 18, 2010 issue.

The author reports that the British government has announced it will publish a public health white paper for England in the fall of 2010.

The article presents the opinion of Brendan McMahon, a clinical nurse specialist in East Midlands, on the issue of paper work management in nursing. He relates that according to survey conducted by the National Health Service (NHS), nurses spend less than four hours in treating their patients. Moreover, he adds that paperwork is the highlight of the new labor and the new look of the NHS.

The article focuses on discussion papers published before the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) which revealed that nursing associates could pay the same fee as nurses and midwives to join the NMC register. Topics discussed include amount that nursing associates could pay a year to register, two options set out by papers published before an NMC council meeting on November 29, 2017, and remarks from Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Deputy Director of Nursing Stephanie Aiken.

The article presents 2014 news on medicine. The British organization The Children's Trust will hold events on May 15th and November 13th to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Great Britain's King's Fund announced that it is accepting papers for the International Digital Health and Care Congress which will be held on September 10-12. The General Nursing Council for England and Wales Trust is offering grants worth up to £20,000 for nursing research.

The article reports on research which was conducted to investigate the support that newly qualified nurses need when transitioning from student to registered nurse. The research, which reviewed 24 papers, found that newly qualified nurses need support from management and that preceptorships were effective in helping them transition from students to registered nurses. Recommendations on preceptorships from the Nursing and Midwifery Council and Britain's Department of Health are discussed.

The article presents the opinion of Sue Szczepanska, a staff nurse in Queen Mary's Hospital in Kent, England, on the issue of paper work management in nursing. She relates that paper work is essentially a part of nurses' job, which they want to be done properly to ensure proper patient care. Moreover, she adds that it is the non-essential paper works that takes much of the nurses' clinical time especially if the clinical area is understaffed.

The article presents 2012 news on medicine. The 2012 congress of the Royal College of Nursing will offer free training sessions for health care assistants and assistant practitioners. The Union of Risk Management for Preventive Medicine in Great Britain will hold an international education seminar on risk and emergency management on May 2-4. The Royal College of General Practitioners is accepting submissions for its research paper of the year award.

The article provides information related to smoking cessation in Great Britain. It reveals that the country has nearly ten million smokers and smoking remains the main cause of preventable illness and premature death. It also provides details on the study which suggests that 11 million smokers were admitted to the hospital and the move of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to publish a paper advocating the routine and systematic delivery of cessation support to smokers.

More than 200 nurses [ from Central Manchester I University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust pledged to do 'one small thing' to improve care -- then wrote their promise on paper hearts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the opinion of Kate Chapman, a staff nurse at the Royal Free Hospital in London, on the issue of paper work management in nursing. She relates that repetitive filing of forms is taking too much of hers and other nurses' clinical time. Moreover, she adds that the situation is due to the increasing reliance of hospitals to external services and equipment providers.

The article focuses on the response of the nursing organizations toward the government's white paper on community care in England. They pointed out the cost of shifting from a secondary to primary care considering the current financial condition. Nurses are also speculating where the additional staff will come from and how resources will be allocated to the community.