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Itching for some spa time, but can't get to a spa? You can do it yourself and spa at home and all you will need are a few hours and the right products. Here are great DIY summertime spa goodies that make me feel like I spent the day at the spa.

Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm
This cleanser is actually from the luxe spa brand Elemis and I first fell in love with it when I had a facial at the Elemis spa. This unique cleanser feels luxe. It features a unique combo of oils & waxes that break down micro-particles of makeup and cleanse the skin without stripping it. And I have to say that it smells heavenly, blending mimosa & rose wax for an indulgent, spa-like experience. $60.00 at timetospa.com.

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L’Occitane Angelica Exfoliating Gel
I love the fresh scent of this exfoliating scrub. The all-natural exfoliating particles gently removes dead skin cells and impurities, while it massages my face as I rub it in. The angelica extracts keep skin feeling naturally hydrated and simply leaves me feeling incredibly clean, soft, and smooth.

L’Occitane Angelica Exfoliating Gel

Beauty Chic Facial Sauna
Have you ever tried to place a towel over your head and steam it over a sink? I have and it is nearly impossible to do it easily or safely. Luckily, Beauty Chic has developed an at-home Facial Sauna that gives me the deep pore cleansing results I crave. After just a few minutes of sitting safely in front of the steam, my pores are clear and skin is softer and more radiant. $24.99 at Ulta.

Beauty Chic Facial Sauna

WEI To Go Glowing Moment Revitalizing Face Pads
Made from natural plant fiber and soaked in a potent herbal concentrate and combined with plumping hyaluronic acid, these revolutionary face pads are super soothing. You'd never guess you were helping to correct dryness, dullness, redness and large pores while indulging in this treat. Place the mask on your skin and relax for 10 minutes. Skin feels cool and looks brighter and refreshed. $20 for 4 pads at beauty.com.

WEI To Go Glowing Moment Revitalizing Face Pads

Thera Pearl Eye Therapy Mask
I leave this super soothing eye mask in my freezer and love to apply it cold for a soothing pick me up in summer. The therapeutic gel filled pearls stay cold and lasts up to 20 minutes as I place it over my eyes and relax. The mask forms to my eye shape perfectly, soothes and gets rid of warm weather puffiness. $12.99 at therapearl.com.

Thera Pearl Eye Therapy Mask

Nuance Salma Hayek Green Tea Cooling Eye Gel
To keep eyes feeling cool and refreshed, I soothe this specially designed applicator around my eyes. It helps to continue to soother while it keeps puffiness at bay. Infused with Aloe Vera, Chamomile and Cactus Flower Extract, this treat is powerful enough to work, yet gentle enough to be used on the delicate eye area. $16.99 at CVS/pharmacy.

Nuance Salma Hayek Green Tea Cooling Eye Gel

RéVive Defensif Renewal Serum
This silky serum feels beautiful on skin as it soothes and shields. It's packed with antioxidants to correct and protect against daily environmental aggressors and free radical damage which are more prevalent in the summer. My skin tone instantly looks better and fine lines seem filled as they are gently plumped. $195.00 at Nordstrom.

RéVive Defensif Renewal Serum

Nuance Salma Hayek Hydra Light Moisturizing Gel
This lightweight moisturizing tinted green gel refreshes with the scent as it soothes and hydrates skin. The gel formula is cooling, yet hydrating as it sinks quickly into skin. Cucumber Extract soothes and refreshes as Apple Fruit Extract and Aloe Leaf Juice helps to lock in that moisture. $16.99 at CVS/pharmacy.

Nuance Salma Hayek Hydra Light Moisturizing Gel

Tocca Crema da Mano Luxe
No facial is complete without a little attention paid to the hands. Don't you love it when your hands get that little extra finishing touch at the end of a facial? I like this cream in Bianca, a green tea and lemon scent. Enriched with coconut oil, shea butter and aloe, this cream absorbs quick into my hands and leaves them softly scented and silky soft. $20.00 at Sephora.

Tocca Crema da Mano Luxe

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Why the NHS needs more graduate nurses

The Keogh report pointed to inadequate levels of nursing staff in hospitals. Photograph: Monty Rakusen/ Alamy

Care in the NHS has come under considerable scrutiny over the past year – the Francis report into Mid-Staffs, the Morecambe Bay investigations, and the review of the Liverpool care pathway have all pointed to issues of inadequate practice, leadership and staffing levels. In addition, the Keogh review of 14 NHS Trusts with higher than expected death rates has led to a focus on health care and nursing that hasn't been seen for decades. This has provided an unprecedented opportunity to recognise and address the failures while showcasing the excellence and good practice that everyone can learn from, and through which we can reassure the public that nurses are still there caring for them. We have seen some of the former but the latter has not been much in evidence.

The Keogh report published on 16 July points to inadequate levels of nursing staff. We note Sir Bruce's wording – not care staff, but nursing staff. This is a credible assertion from the medical director of the NHS stating that there is a relationship between the number of nurses and the quality of care. Why have there been no loud nursing voices reminding the government and providers of healthcare that the sick and health-vulnerable need expert nurses? It is not best value to have fewer qualified nurses supervising a less skilled workforce.

All organisations are well versed in the concept of value for money. Some of what we see now are the effects of interpreting staffing value for money as being about more people for the lowest possible wage bill, with no serious (evidence-based) attempt to define patient or indeed organisational need. It is time for leaders of nursing to grasp this opportunity and insist upon the improvements in care and the added value to organisations that a registered nurse workforce can bring. Reviews of skill mix should be well underway as a result of the Francis and Keogh reports. We hope that trust chief nurses will be tasked with bringing to their boards a strategy to increase the numbers of qualified nurses giving direct care and that their value to the organisation is demonstrated at every opportunity.

Simple nurse/patient ratios or minimum staffing levels are likely to be the initial response, but a significantly increased ratio of graduate registered nurses to support staff offers many more opportunities for enhanced care and cultural impact. The evidence clearly shows that graduate nurses offer better care than non-graduates and the more highly skilled and educated nurses there are in clinical areas, the better care outcomes are. The tendency to attack the academic elements of nurse education as being at the root of the current perceived crisis in care has no place in modern healthcare environments.

One of the most important changes for the future is that all nurse leaders – both clinical and academic – resist the political knee-jerk responses to the recent investigations. They must champion and celebrate the place of nursing in our universities as a positive influence on care and challenge any questioning or undermining of its place as an evidence-based, research literate profession. Clinical and academic leaders need to collaborate to drive a reinvigorated research agenda in nursing, patient experience and quality of care – an agenda that aims to develop a strong evidence base for the value and impact of nursing on the widest range of care.

All too often in nursing, the word "academic" is used as a pejorative term rather than as a signifier of the knowledgeable do-er that is so in demand. Graduate nurses can bring their knowledge and expertise to enhance patient experience and outcome and to contribute to innovation in care. In our view, a crucial component of the required cultural change is healthcare professionals who can offer much more than technical skill. This is the added value of the graduate nurse.

June Girvin is pro vice-chancellor and dean of the faculty of health and life sciences at Oxford Brookes University, Mark Hayter is professor in the faculty of health and social care University of Hull

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Prince William County wellness calendar, Aug. 8 to 14, 2013

Overeaters Anonymous Meditation and Writing meeting Thursday, 7 a.m. St. Benedict Monastery, 9535 Linton Hall Rd., Bristow. 703-361-0106. 703-754-9237. www.oanova.org. Free.

Line dancing class the Happy Hoofers teach basic line dancing techniques. Thursday and Monday, 11 a.m. Prince William Senior Center, 9320 Mosby St., Manassas. 703-792-6405. Free.

Mental health and substance abuse Dual Diagnosis support group promotes recovery through peer support. Thursday, 6-7:30 p.m. Trillium Drop-In Center, 13184 Centerpointe Way, Woodbridge. 703-763-3865. www.trilliumdropincenter.org. Free.

Overeaters Anonymous Big Book meeting Friday, 10:30 a.m. Bethel Lutheran Church, 8712 Plantation Lane, Manassas. 571-445-3287. www.oa.org. Free.

Blood pressure/glucose screenings for seniors. Friday, 11 a.m. Prince William Senior Center, 9320 Mosby St., Manassas. 703-792-6405. Free.

Pulmonary support group for people with chronic respiratory disease and their families. Friday, noon. Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, 2300 Opitz Blvd., Woodbridge. 703-670-1881. 540-659-1800, Ext. 1881. www.sentara.com/northern-virginia. Free.

Mental health support group Friday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 8-9:30 p.m. Trillium Drop-In Center, 13184 Centerpointe Way, Woodbridge. 703-763-3865. www.trilliumdropincenter.org. Free.

Fit for Christ “boot camp” the 75-minute class begins with a prayer and warm-up followed by a workout with weights. Saturday, 8 a.m. First Baptist Church of Woodbridge, 13600 Minnieville Rd., Woodbridge. 571-437-8641. www.fitforchrist.us. $10; ages 9-15, free with an adult.

Anxiety support group Recovery Inc., for people who have anxiety, depression, fear or other emotional problems. Saturday, 10 a.m.-noon. Cokesbury United Methodist Church, 14806 Blackburn Rd., Woodbridge. 703-441-0840. 703-494-5400.

Overeaters Anonymous/HOW Monday, 7 p.m. Bethel Lutheran Church, 8712 Plantation Lane, Manassas. 703-823-6682. info@oanova.org. www.oanova.org.

Overeaters Anonymous sunrise meeting Tuesday, 7 a.m. St. Benedict Monastery, 9535 Linton Hall Rd., Bristow. 202-437-5070. www.oanova.org. Free.

Diabetes support group Tuesday, 7 p.m. Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, 2300 Opitz Blvd., Woodbridge. 703-670-1767. 540-659-1800, Ext. 1767. www.sentara.com/northern-virginia. Free.

Mental health support group for caregivers, family and friends of people with mental illness, sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Tuesday, 7-9 p.m. Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, Conference Room 1, 2300 Opitz Blvd., Woodbridge. 703-590-0783. 703-670-1236. www.sentara.com/northern-virginia. www.nami-pw.org. Free.

I Can Cope cancer support group sponsored by the American Cancer Society and the Cancer Center. Wednesday, 10 a.m. Cancer Center at Lake Manassas, 7901 Lake Manassas Dr., Gainesville. 703-895-4857. Free.

Tai chi for seniors Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. Woodbridge Senior Center, 13850 Church Hill Dr., Woodbridge. 703-792-5081. Free.

Weight loss support group Wednesday, 11 a.m. Spirit and Life United Methodist Church, 4223 Dale Blvd., Woodbridge. 703-878-7779 or 571-277-7976. Free.

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