Grapes are among foods that must be cut up to prevent risk of choking small children, researchers say
Neonatal intensive care units have lessened brain damage due to low birth weight, researchers say
A new phone app which simplifies inspections without being one-size-fits-all is proving a success, reports Anne Horner.
Second-year children’s nursing student Jane Green is mum to Connor, age 13. Her other son Callum died in 2014, aged 8. He was severely brain damaged after a traumatic birth.
Making it easier for patients to speak to a nurse or GP at short notice could help reduce pressure on emergency departments, researchers have concluded.
Although early warning scores (EWS) are a routine feature in UK emergency departments a review has questioned their value.
Six care homes have been taking part in RCN’s SPACE programme
Serious infections in children can now be detected very quickly by GPs using a simple decision rule and a finger prick blood test, according to a new study.
Adolescent girls taking combined oral contraceptives are 80% more likely to receive antidepressants than peers not on the pill, latest findings show
Other journals’ articles on emergency care
When Carolyn Fox joined the Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust as director of nursing, midwifery and patient services a year ago she had to reassure staff she was there to stay.