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Picture shows playing cards created by the charity Marie Curie to help broach the subject of death and dying. Early and open conversations with patients and their families can make a huge difference to the end of life experience.

Early and open conversations with patients and their families can make

07 Jan 2020
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Older people's sexual health

Nurses should have the courage to talk about sexual health issues with older patients – th

10 Dec 2019
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Malnutrition and older people

Nurses need to debunk the myths about weight and appetite in older age

10 Dec 2019
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Focus instead on the widespread myths in the community about healt

13 Nov 2019
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Picture shows a child kissing an older Asian woman. This article is by academics conducting a research project on what can be learned from care of older people in different cultures.

Care practices in diverse parts of the world have more in common than w

22 Oct 2019
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Community

Some communities may be hard to reach, but nurse leaders must ensure th

16 Aug 2019
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ROS bone health exercise

The Royal Osteoporosis Society has issued guidance on the advice nurses should give

15 May 2019
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Dementia choir

Two-part TV series fronted by Line of Duty star helps to addr

01 May 2019
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Dementa_support

Introduction of an enhanced nursing care team has reduced use of costly support staff

30 Apr 2019
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Care home student placements

Collaborative working has enhanced nursing students' learning expe

17 Apr 2019
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Demystify palliative care and advance care planning by encouraging pati

16 Apr 2019
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Carer with care home resident

The chief executive of the National Association of Care and Support Wor

05 Mar 2019

Why it’s vital nurses recognise risk factors and challenge myths about weight loss and

13 Feb 2019

A new board game helps nurses engage with the challenges of shopping for older people

29 Jan 2019

Nurse and coach Ruth Oshikanlu is offering support to BME nurses, so they can feel con

11 Jan 2019

Should the veterinary profession’s justification for euthanasia ever apply to human be

04 Jan 2019

We need to ensure people from BME backgrounds have equitable access to NHS Continuing Healt

20 Nov 2018

Care Certificate is a step on the right path for carer training, suggests report evaluation

05 Nov 2018

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