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The article focuses on the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) formed by the lobby group Patients Association and Member of Parliament Andrea Jenkyns to address patient safety issues in Great Britain. Topics discussed include the death of Jenkyns' father which developed her passion for patient safety and the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance. The members of the APPG include Jenkyns, Rosie Cooper, Virendra Sharma, and Philippa Whitford.

More than 60% of nursing directors in England have been in post for three years or less, exclusive research by Nursing Standard reveals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on the draft guideline issued by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in Great Britain on caring for adult dying patient after the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) was eliminated. It mentions that the advice covers on good communication between clinicians and relatives, shared-decision making, and hydration. Comments from commissioning manager Caroline Keir and nurse Deborah Murphy are also included.

England's chief nurse Jane Cummings has written to directors of nursing to address what she describes as 'misconceptions' about news that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is shelving its programme of work on safe nurse staffing guidelines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sally Gillen rewinds 2014 to recall growing anger over NHS salary stagnation, and ample reasons to be proud of nurses’ achievements at home and abroad. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Workforce planning has come into focus amid falling numbers on pre-registration courses and the impact of the Francis report on staffing levels, says Sally Gillen. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Some nurses believe NMC revalidation will promote patient safety. Others fear it is too complex and could lead to vexatious complaints. Sally Gillen reports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As a Nursing Standard survey reveals most acute hospitals still use the Liverpool Care Pathway, Sally Gillen hears from nurses developing local alternatives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A New Year's resolution to increase the number of nurses sounds promising, but it must be maintained year-on-year to have any real effect. Sally Gillen reports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The real-terms salary cut of recent years has taken a heavy toll on NHS staff and their families. Sally Gillen reports on the daily struggle to make ends meet. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Exclusive: Nursing Standard survey reveals a high turnover among top nurses at NHS trusts, with 40 per cent in post for two years or less. Sally Gillen reports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Integrated community care should create a seamless service, but critics worry that nursing staff are being used to cover for a lack of care workers. Sally Gillen reports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sally Gillen reports on the findings of a national review of emergency care and outlines how hospitals are devising their own solutions to rising demand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Year-on-year UK nurse training figures could be cause for optimism, despite data showing there are 6,063 fewer trainees than five years ago. Sally Gillen reports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A long-running dispute about the fairness and affordability of ICN membership fees will come to a head in Liverpool next week. Sally Gillen reports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The nurse consultant named 2013 Nursing Standard nurse of the year has promised to use the title to campaign for greater awareness of his specialty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sally Gillen reports on the NHS payslip time bomb that is costing nurses dear. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Following the Francis report, the standard of care is to be investigated at 14 NHS trusts that have higher than usual death rates. Sally Gillen reports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hospital inspectors claim that hard-pressed nurses are managing to provide dignified care even while their numbers are being slashed, writes Sally Gillen. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The value of nurses' salaries has fallen sharply in real terms since they were frozen in 2010. Sally Gillen looks at how this year's pay round is progressing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Greater support from tutors and better selection techniques are just two approaches that are working to keep nurses on course. Sally Gillen reports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Health minister and hospital doctor Dan Poulter tells Sally Gillen how he sees the role of nurses at a time of austerity and upheaval in healthcare provision. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A conference on nursing communities hit by catastrophe highlighted the complex legal issues that can hinder relief operations. Sally Gillen reports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Confusion over the insertion of nasogastric tubes and the deaths of 23 patient. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Former army nurse Claire Stephens has launched a charity to improve the care that wounded military personnel receive from the NHS. Many soldiers have complex wounds that will require treatment for many years. Woundcare4Heroes aims to provide specialist care to veterans and support NHS staff with training. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Health unions are strengthening their fight against controversial proposals by employers to change nurses' national terms and conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Those inside and outside the profession want to know what constitutes good care, the barriers to providing it and what support nurses need to deliver it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nurses' entitlement to paid annual leave, incremental pay progression and sick leave, all covered by Agenda for Change, is being threatened by employers across England. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, began recruiting an extra 42 whole-time equivalent band 5 nurses in April as part of a strategy to increase its nurse to healthcare assistant (HCA) ratio from 50:50 to 60:40. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hundreds of nurses have become disbability assessment specialists at the French firm Atos Healthcare since 2008. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For consult midwife Yana Richens, 2011 has been a good year. She was awarded in OBE in the New Year honours list, was joint winner of a Royal College of Midwives (RCM) award for her work on female genital mutilation (FGM) and received a National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence fellowship. An awards hat trick, she laughs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Winning a Mary Seacole award is an achievement in itself, but as two of last year's winners have found, it also open doors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The recent health service ombudsamn's report about the appalling neglect of ten older patients in NHS hospitals is part of a bigger picture of complaints. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the partnership between Great Ormond Street Hospital for children in England and the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Ohio. The two hospitals collaborate to promote quality patient care through the sharing of experiences in the areas of clinical education and research.