This is a report of a conference which was held on Tuesday 28 February 1967 and attended by approximately 100 people, the majority of whom were doctors, nurses and pharmacists. The doctor's view about inpatient medication was concerned with problems arising from prescribing systems in hospitals. It was suggested that ...
This memorandum updates the recommendations made in the 1950 memorandum to reflect changes in the nursing profession. The recommendations cover the following: provision of a doctor for the nurses; entry into hospital; sick bay facilities; prevention of infection; mental health of the nurses (that is, relationships, counselling and companionship); living ...
This memorandum makes recommendations to ensure a good standard of health among nurses. The main recommendations are: that a doctor be appointed specifically for the nursing staff; that hospitals should require a medical certificate before candidates are accepted for training, and that a medical examination is carried out shortly after ...
This document considers the setting up of preliminary training schools (that is, schools of nursing) for student nurses, so that the newly-arrived candidate for training does not work on a ward without hospital training. The document suggests that although groups may be formed and schools established and maintained without any ...
This report provides a critical response to the Report of the Working Party on the Recruitment and Training of Nurses which was submitted to the Minister of Health. It points out that in reaching their conclusions, the Working Party appear to have achieved a high degree of detachment from the ...
This report considers the working requirements of nurses, for example, ward layout, domestic staff support and nurse 'pools'. It concludes that if nursing is seen as an over-worked and under-staffed profession, then it will be difficult to recruit new staff. To counter this various suggestions for improving standards of care ...
This memorandum makes recommendations to ensure a good standard of health among nurses. The main recommendations are: that a doctor be appointed specifically for the nursing staff; that hospitals should require a medical certificate before candidates are accepted for training, and that a medical examination is carried out shortly after ...
In 1998, the Secretary of State approved nine PMS pilots to offer 'nurse-led' primary care. They were designed to maximise the use of nursing skills and to allow nurses to exercise leadership within the primary health care team. This report describes the experiences of the nine nurse leads as they ...