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How to support young caregivers – an often unseen network

Teenagers and children may take on household chores and personal care for a family member,

23 Nov 2022
Making post-mastectomy prostheses in a range of skin tones – not just ivory and beige

Softie bra inserts used to only come in two skin tones – ivory or beige, but nurse Sarah A

17 Nov 2022
What nurses really want for Christmas: better pay and conditions

Forget the teabag ‘thank you’ treat – meal breaks, decent pay and computers, and less ‘us

17 Nov 2022
We can’t rebuild health services without it – so who’s focusing on staff well-being?

A high proportion of healthcare workers are experiencing mental health issues and burnout,

09 Nov 2022
Why an outright ban on sunbeds could dramatically reduce skin cancer rates

Nurses should warn the public about the dangers of sunbed use, but as two healthcare resea

25 Oct 2022
NHS pension changes: don’t be forced to raid your savings pot to make ends meet

Making nurses choose between more money now or more in retirement is callous, especially w

19 Oct 2022
Why now is the time to promote nursing as a career for men

Recruiting more men to nursing could help address the NHS staffing crisis, as well as meet

15 Sep 2022
Note to the new PM: the nursing workforce crisis can’t be outsourced

Fewer UK applicants accepted on nursing courses this year will mean even greater reliance&

08 Sep 2022
COVID-19 guidelines: what our review found was an astonishing lack of evidence base

An independent investigation reveals guidelines issued for healthcare staff did not keep u

07 Sep 2022
Industrial action: I chose not to strike before, but this time is different

RCN Nurses of the Year say they will vote for industrial action after years of NHS funding

25 Aug 2022
The ‘Big Quit’: would flexible working and retirement options encourage you to stay?

The NHS is facing an unprecedented staffing crisis and needs older experienced nurses to s

10 Aug 2022
Staff retention: what would the NHS look like if nurses’ roles were respected?

Stemming the tide of leavers post-COVID will require more than increased overseas recruitm

03 Aug 2022

Proposed reforms to UK legislation will reduce accountability for government, experts warn,

20 Jul 2022

The planned closure of the COVID-19 temporary register in September 2022 raises another red

14 Jul 2022

Gibraltar, a British overseas territory, has a healthcare model based on the NHS but there

07 Jul 2022

Shocking figures show an escalation in violence and aggression by members of the public, in

29 Jun 2022

To what extent is burnout from the COVID-19 pandemic pushing nurses to quit the profession

13 Jun 2022

Nurses find themselves on the receiving end of bad feeling – whether passive aggression or

07 Jun 2022

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