Analysis

Period tracking and nursing shifts: managing your cycle at work

Cycle syncing is a way to monitor the changes in mood, energy and confidence experienced a

06 Jan 2025
Gifts from patients: nurses given cash, ovens and even named in wills

Our investigation reveals how well-meaning patients have chosen to show their gratitude to

16 Dec 2024
Fitness to practise process – what is the true cost to nurses?

New monthly fitness to practise (FtP) referrals to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

13 Dec 2024
NHS pay: can nurses expect a better deal in 2025?

The 2024-25 pay award for NHS staff across the UK has still not been fully resolved and so

09 Dec 2024
Flu and COVID vaccines: your moral duty or a personal choice?

Mandatory vaccination for nursing staff during the winter influenza season has long been a

06 Dec 2024
Alcohol and drug use: can harmful behaviour put your job at risk?

As nurses struggle to cope with staffing and workload pressures, professional expectations

02 Dec 2024
Partial retirement from the NHS: what looks like the best option for me?

Nursing staff approaching retirement age who have NHS pensions have decisions to make abou

29 Nov 2024
Nurses’ uniforms then and now: how do they reflect the role?

From Victorian crinoline and bonnet to nurses’ caps and aprons and the scrubs-style outfit

25 Nov 2024
Managing menopause as a nurse: symptoms and support at work

A significant portion of the NHS workforce is women around the age when menopause typicall

22 Nov 2024
Pain management in end of life care: how to get it right, and who to ask for help

With a new report identifying that pain management in end of life care is often inadequate

18 Nov 2024
The best workplaces for nurses: which NHS trusts are on top?

What nursing and other staff had to say in the NHS Staff Survey about the best places to w

15 Nov 2024
Back, arm and neck pain: what to do if you have it, or prevent it if you haven’t

Musculoskeletal or MSK problems, including back pain, neck, shoulder or arm strain, and di

11 Nov 2024

Difficult to diagnose, sepsis is a life-threatening condition in which the body's extreme r

08 Nov 2024

Agency nurses are a much-needed section of the nurse workforce in the NHS, as employers con

04 Nov 2024

What amount do nursing students need to survive, how much financial support do they ge

01 Nov 2024

Levels of sickness absence among nursing staff are high, especially for work-related stress

28 Oct 2024

When to give paracetamol to patients, why and how often can a be complex consideration.

21 Oct 2024

In 2023-24 the number of UK nursing staff who requested a certificate of current profession

18 Oct 2024

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