Tag Archives: nursing

How can A&E units improve their performance?

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Barbara Arzymanow

The first point that I must make is that I do not wish to appear unappreciative or condescending. Hospital A&E work is amongst the most important that any person can undertake and many of us would find the strain unbearable. … Continue reading →

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2020health comment on The Cavendish Review

Posted on July 10, 2013 by 2020health Guest Blogger

The Cavendish Review “An Independent Review into Healthcare Assistants and Support Workers in the NHS and social care settings” is published today. 2020health comments: We support the recommendations made  and believe this is a first step towards improving the care … Continue reading →

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Greater system change is needed for dementia patients and this must start with education

Posted on May 2, 2013 by 2020health Guest Blogger

A guest blog post by Professor June Andrews, Director of Dementia Services Development Centre at the University of Stirling The Dementia Services Development Centre at the University of Stirling has received a grant to build a “virtual dementia friendly acute hospital” from … Continue reading →

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Help the MS Trust safeguard the future of MS nurses

Posted on April 29, 2013 by 2020health Guest Blogger

Guest blog post by the MS Trust. This week, 29th-6th May, is MS Awareness week. For more information about fundraising or to nominate an MS nurse visit the MS Trust’s MS Awareness Week website: www.msawareness.org.uk For more information about the work of the … Continue reading →

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Are we about to relegate washing and feeding to the unqualified?

Posted on April 22, 2013 by 2020health Guest Blogger

Guest blog post by Gail Beer, Director of Operations, 2020health The Royal College  of Nursing has come out firmly against the proposal  that  those wishing to enter the nursing profession should work for a year as a Health Care Assistant. … Continue reading →

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A contribution to 2020health’s recent report ‘Too posh to wash? Reflections on the future of nursing’ By Julia Manning, Chief Executive, 2020health It has been concluded by some anthropologists that evidence of civilisation is not when man-made tools are first … Continue reading →

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Julia Manning | Leave a comment

Delivering good care without increasing the cost; why quality matters

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Julia Manning

A contribution to the recent 2020health report entitled ‘Too posh to wash? Reflections on the future of Nursing’ By June Andrews, Director of the Dementia Services, Development Centre, University of Stirling The greatest tragedy about the delivery of care by nurses is … Continue reading →

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Contribution to 2020health’s recent report ‘Too posh to wash? Reflections on the future of nursing’ By  Gloria Dowling MBA BSc (Hons) RGN MIHM ABCI, NHS Specialist Advisor to London Resilience Team (LRT), NHS London Advances in technology have changed the face of … Continue reading →

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Julia Manning | Leave a comment

Adapting to new technologies; making the big changes to delivery of care

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Julia Manning

Contribution to 2020health’s recent report ‘Too posh to wash? Reflections on the future of nursing’ By Samantha Walker, RGN PhD, Executive Director, Research & Policy, Asthma UK Adapting to uncertainty Now that the Health Bill has passed into the statute books (Department … Continue reading →

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Too posh to wash?

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Julia Manning

Jeremy Hunt’s statement today on the Francis Report is expected to include: Mandatory first year for nursing students spent as Health Care Assistant Standard training for Health Care Assistants (but no registration) Duty of candour but with no individual responsibility … Continue reading →

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