Getting the message across

Article Abstract:

It is important to consider how medical care is delivered from the viewpoint of the patient, the nurses and the entire medical team, according to Catherine Elcoat, deputy head of the UK National Health Service (NHS) clinical governance support team. She believes that practical examples will play a valuable role in clearly explaining clinical governance to nurses, doctors and managers in the NHS. She emphasizes that clinical governance involves analyzing areas of practice, considering what the team does and developing best practice with a small number of key guidelines.

Practice, Interview, Nursing, Elcoat, Catherine

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It's nothing personal

Article Abstract:

Issues are presented concerning the fears expressed by nurses of the inspections carried out by Local Government Associations of nursing teams or wards. The benefits of the inspections are discussed.

Human resource management, Nurses

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Ready to bound off to BUPA?

Article Abstract:

The UK government's plans to use spare private health capacity for National Health Service patients are discussed. The Royal College of Nursing welcomes the plan with regard to speeding up patient care, but sees potential problems with moving nurses to private hospitals.

United Kingdom, Medical policy, Health policy

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