Examining the issue of corridor care, NHS patient safety and the law

NHS England (2024) has provided a key framework to support staff when ‘temporary escalation spaces’ (TES) are used. The guidance begins with the statement that care delivery in TES such as corridors...

Lasting power of attorney: protecting donors from abuse

LPAs give those appointed as attorney wideranging authority to make decisions for the donor. The instruments are negatively framed, so they initially grant attorneys the authority to make all the...

Principles for a supportive workplace

We need reform of social care

Prison nurses shaping healthcare transformation

Data trends and duty of candour: patient safety challenges in 2025

‘Sussex Police started looking in 2023 into an initial 105 cases, but BBC File On 4 Investigates has learned that number is now more than 200.’ .

Respect the hidden heroes

‘A system of organising people into different ranks or levels of importance, for example, in society or a company.’ .

A multifaceted and enjoyable career in mental health care, spanning clinical practice, research and policy development

This background enabled me to become the Professor of Mental Health at Middlesex University. It was here that I developed what was the UK's first multidisciplinary master's degree in the mental health...

Enhancing support for survivors of sexual violence and abuse provided within integrated sexual health services

A critical area for service improvement is expanding and enhancing the digital resources available to SVA survivors. Current online platforms do not provide enough detailed, supportive and accessible...

The role of a certificate provider for a lasting power of attorney

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 enables an individual (the donor) to give authority to one or more people (the attorneys) to make decisions on their behalf concerning their health, welfare, property or...

Tackling some of the NHS patient safety problems in 2025

All the consultations touch on care quality and NHS patient safety. One will have a knock-on effect on another, so they should not be considered in isolation from each other. There all form part of a...

Make nursing recruitment a priority

The NMC publishes regular reports detailing leavers and joiners, alongside key individual and professional demographics, which give us insight into the shape of the UK nursing, midwifery and nursing...