EDITORIAL
Editor in Chief Ian Peate Editor Julie Smith [email protected] Subeditor Lauran Elsden [email protected] Commissioning Editor Sue Woodward Group Classified Director Rachel McElhinney [email protected] Senior Classified Sales Executive Sophie McElhinney [email protected] Circulation Director Sally Boettcher [email protected] Associate Publisher Chloe Moffat [email protected] Associate Publisher/MedEd Manager Tracy Cowan [email protected] Classified Sales Executive Harry Nolan Production Manager Jon Redmayne Production Assistant Larry Oakes Editorial Make-up Lindsey Butlin Publisher Anthony Kerr Chief Executive Officer Ben Allen
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www.markallengroup.com The British Journal of Nursing is published by MA Healthcare Ltd, St Jude’s Church, Dulwich Road, London SE24 0PB Tel: 020 7738 5454 Editorial: 020 7501 6716 Sales: 020 7501 6726 Email: [email protected] Websites: www.britishjournalofnursing.com © MA Healthcare Ltd, 2013. All rights reserved. No part of the British Journal of Nursing may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without prior written permission of the Publishing Director. The British Journal of Nursing is a double-blind, peerreviewed journal. It is indexed on the main databases, including the International Nursing Index, Medline and the Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) ISSN 0966 – 0461 Print: Pensord Press Ltd, Blackwood, NP12 2YA Distribution: Comag Distribution, West Drayton, UB7 7QE Cover picture: Sciencephoto.com
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British Journal of Nursing, 2013, Vol 22, No 12
BJN beats austerity fatigue
T
here is much austerity fatigue about locally, nationally and internationally savings, cut backs and having to make do personally and professionally. We see shops closing voluntarily or through liquidation and along with this comes unemployment and the consequences on a person’s health and wellbeing. Economic recovery seems even further away as we are in what is called a double-dip recession. The Francis report brought shame and humiliation. Public and professional confidence in regulators like the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and the Care Quality Commission is at rock bottom. Repugnant standards of care led to acute suffering for patients and their relatives. Standards dropped as there were inadequate staffing levels along with skills deficits making care delivery unsafe; there was a lack of leadership and support. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) failed to provide effective support to nursing staff working at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust—they too, were negligent. What nurses do can impact on peoples lives in a number of ways. Yet, there are nurses up and down the UK who are providing outstanding care and support, care that changes the lives of people in many positive ways. Care is provided in a number of environments under a number of challenging conditions. The art and science of nursing is so deep and complex that it is sometimes difficult to put into words, no definition would be able to convey the depth and breadth of nursing and this is due to the unique ways in which nurses work. A previous British Journal of Nursing lifetime achievement award, winner Professor Dame Christine Beasley, said that nursing may not be easy to describe, but patients know when they get good nursing and when they do not, nursing taken as a whole, she said, is complex and powerful. If an evidence base is needed then the BJN 2013 Awards provided the evidence as well as the reassurance to the general public and the profession that what you do matters. BJN is dedicated to advancing the profession through promoting evidence-based best practice. The Awards acknowledge the enormous contribution that nurses make towards the development of the profession as a whole. Recognition at the BJN Awards this year spanned over 12 categories as well as nurse of the year and the lifetime achievement Award. All nominations were peer reviewed. Essentially these Awards are your Awards, they celebrate nursing in all its glory, they seek to recognise excellence throughout the profession making you feel proud and prouder to be a nurse.
National professional awards such as these, not only shine a light where it is most deserved, they also raise the profile and understanding of how nursing is at the centre of all patient care. At a time when staff and spending cutbacks are inevitably impacting on morale, the BJN Awards are a celebration of achievement, a reminder of the reasons you nurse and an injection of encouragement to inspire continued enthusiasm for the nursing profession. This issue of BJN includes the Winners Supplement—a special booklet with interviews with all the winners—their responses make for compelling reading. The Lifetime Achievement Award this year went to Emeritus Professor Robert Pratt. Robert is the past President of the Infection Control Nurses Association, a Life Member of the Infection Prevention Society and Patron of the National HIV Nurses Association. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing for his contribution to international sexual health in 1998 and appointed by the Sovereign as a Commander in the Order of the British Empire in 2003 for his contributions to nursing education. On winning the award, Robert said: ‘Receiving the BJN Lifetime Achievement Award was an exceptional honour for me as it was bestowed by nurses for nursing. For all my professional life, nursing provided me with a set of values and purpose; simply put, to strive for excellence and to make a continuing difference in ensuring the provision of high-quality health care to patients and our communities. At the ceremony, I was surrounded by so many nurses who, in their own way, were creating this difference every day. Each will equally deserve a Lifetime Achievement Award for the outstanding contributions they are continuing to make.’
Ian Peate
Editor in Chief British Journal of Nursing
If you have achieved something innovative at work that has improved patient care, or know of a colleague who has, why not consider the BJN Awards 2014? Send an email to [email protected] for more details. Perhaps we’ll see you on stage next BJN year!
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Editor in Chief Ian Peate Editor Julie Smith [email protected] Subeditor Lauran Elsden [email protected] Commissioning Editor Sue Woodward Group Classified Director Rachel McElhinney [email protected] Senior Classified Sales Executive Sophie McElhinney [email protected] Circulation Director Sally Boettcher [email protected] Associate Publisher Chloe Moffat [email protected] Associate Publisher/MedEd Manager Tracy Cowan [email protected] Classified Sales Executive Harry Nolan Production Manager Jon Redmayne Production Assistant Larry Oakes Editorial Make-up Lindsey Butlin Publisher Anthony Kerr Chief Executive Officer Ben Allen
SUBSCRIPTION RATES UK Personal Annual Direct Debit £148 Cheque or credit card£168 UK Student Annual Direct Debit £109 Cheque or credit card£119 UK Institutions (Libraries) Annual £579
Europe Personal £168 Institutional (Libraries) £579 Rest of the World Personal (region 1) £284 Personal (region 2) £118 Institutional (region 1)£767 Institutional (region 2)£153
For further information please contact the subscriptions department on 0800 137201 or +44(0) 1722 716997 when calling from outside of the UK.
MA Healthcare Ltd is part of the Mark Allen Group
www.markallengroup.com The British Journal of Nursing is published by MA Healthcare Ltd, St Jude’s Church, Dulwich Road, London SE24 0PB Tel: 020 7738 5454 Editorial: 020 7501 6716 Sales: 020 7501 6726 Email: [email protected] Websites: www.britishjournalofnursing.com © MA Healthcare Ltd, 2013. All rights reserved. No part of the British Journal of Nursing may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without prior written permission of the Publishing Director. The British Journal of Nursing is a double-blind, peerreviewed journal. It is indexed on the main databases, including the International Nursing Index, Medline and the Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) ISSN 0966 – 0461 Print: Pensord Press Ltd, Blackwood, NP12 2YA Distribution: Comag Distribution, West Drayton, UB7 7QE Cover picture: Sciencephoto.com
The paper used within this publication has been sourced from Chain-of-Custody certified manufacturers, operating within international environmental standards, to ensure sustainable sourcing of the raw materials, sustainable production and to minimise our carbon footprint.
British Journal of Nursing, 2013, Vol 22, No 12
BJN beats austerity fatigue
T
here is much austerity fatigue about locally, nationally and internationally savings, cut backs and having to make do personally and professionally. We see shops closing voluntarily or through liquidation and along with this comes unemployment and the consequences on a person’s health and wellbeing. Economic recovery seems even further away as we are in what is called a double-dip recession. The Francis report brought shame and humiliation. Public and professional confidence in regulators like the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and the Care Quality Commission is at rock bottom. Repugnant standards of care led to acute suffering for patients and their relatives. Standards dropped as there were inadequate staffing levels along with skills deficits making care delivery unsafe; there was a lack of leadership and support. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) failed to provide effective support to nursing staff working at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust—they too, were negligent. What nurses do can impact on peoples lives in a number of ways. Yet, there are nurses up and down the UK who are providing outstanding care and support, care that changes the lives of people in many positive ways. Care is provided in a number of environments under a number of challenging conditions. The art and science of nursing is so deep and complex that it is sometimes difficult to put into words, no definition would be able to convey the depth and breadth of nursing and this is due to the unique ways in which nurses work. A previous British Journal of Nursing lifetime achievement award, winner Professor Dame Christine Beasley, said that nursing may not be easy to describe, but patients know when they get good nursing and when they do not, nursing taken as a whole, she said, is complex and powerful. If an evidence base is needed then the BJN 2013 Awards provided the evidence as well as the reassurance to the general public and the profession that what you do matters. BJN is dedicated to advancing the profession through promoting evidence-based best practice. The Awards acknowledge the enormous contribution that nurses make towards the development of the profession as a whole. Recognition at the BJN Awards this year spanned over 12 categories as well as nurse of the year and the lifetime achievement Award. All nominations were peer reviewed. Essentially these Awards are your Awards, they celebrate nursing in all its glory, they seek to recognise excellence throughout the profession making you feel proud and prouder to be a nurse.
National professional awards such as these, not only shine a light where it is most deserved, they also raise the profile and understanding of how nursing is at the centre of all patient care. At a time when staff and spending cutbacks are inevitably impacting on morale, the BJN Awards are a celebration of achievement, a reminder of the reasons you nurse and an injection of encouragement to inspire continued enthusiasm for the nursing profession. This issue of BJN includes the Winners Supplement—a special booklet with interviews with all the winners—their responses make for compelling reading. The Lifetime Achievement Award this year went to Emeritus Professor Robert Pratt. Robert is the past President of the Infection Control Nurses Association, a Life Member of the Infection Prevention Society and Patron of the National HIV Nurses Association. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing for his contribution to international sexual health in 1998 and appointed by the Sovereign as a Commander in the Order of the British Empire in 2003 for his contributions to nursing education. On winning the award, Robert said: ‘Receiving the BJN Lifetime Achievement Award was an exceptional honour for me as it was bestowed by nurses for nursing. For all my professional life, nursing provided me with a set of values and purpose; simply put, to strive for excellence and to make a continuing difference in ensuring the provision of high-quality health care to patients and our communities. At the ceremony, I was surrounded by so many nurses who, in their own way, were creating this difference every day. Each will equally deserve a Lifetime Achievement Award for the outstanding contributions they are continuing to make.’
Ian Peate
Editor in Chief British Journal of Nursing
If you have achieved something innovative at work that has improved patient care, or know of a colleague who has, why not consider the BJN Awards 2014? Send an email to [email protected] for more details. Perhaps we’ll see you on stage next BJN year!
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