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Convenient and affordable accommodation for NHS nurses is a welcome blast from my past

If NHS can return to arranging convenient and relatively cheap accommodation for nursing s

20 Jul 2023
Why any move to cut clinical placement hours would be bad for students and patients

Reducing the clinical practice hours required over the course of the nursing degree would

19 Jul 2023
Student loans: will repayment changes deter future nurses?

Upcoming changes to when repayments begin and end, on top of rising living expenses, will

22 Jun 2023
Why should you have to jump through hoops to prove your competence in a new workplace?

Skills passport would allow nurses to move between employers and settings without having t

09 Jun 2023
How you can make a difference to people experiencing homelessness in the ED

When people experiencing homelessness present at emergency departments nurses can feel pow

02 Jun 2023
Does your handover room make staff – old and new – feel welcome?

Negative energy during these team sessions can be demoralising for all staff members, but

30 May 2023
When it’s hard to stay kind: how to get back in touch with your caring values

Communicating empathy doesn’t always come easily given pressures in healthcare, but every

17 May 2023
Nurse safe staffing: what other countries are doing about it

Mandated approaches and minimum staffing ratios acknowledge and attempt to solve this

09 May 2023
Do I have to retire at state pension age – and what about my NHS pension?

The rules around working past the age for receipt of pension, and when you can start claim

02 May 2023
‘Nurses don’t wear stethoscopes’ – but here’s why you should

Stethoscopes are essential when performing respiratory assessment, yet most nurses do not

26 Apr 2023
Nurse burnout is a worldwide emergency – investment is the lifeline

UK nurses are not alone in dealing with staff shortages, stress and a care backlog due to

13 Apr 2023
‘Emergency care is broken’: why I did the unthinkable and quit the job I love

Nurse who announced his resignation on Twitter after 14 years in emergency department role

11 Apr 2023

Accepting the deal means two more years of real-terms cuts and ignoring the staff retention

06 Apr 2023

The new NHS pay offer for nurses is not nearly enough, but the possibility of a new pay sca

05 Apr 2023

Advice for nurses on what to do if you find an unexpected ‘bonus’ in your pay packet – is t

29 Mar 2023

Safe, high quality care and professional respect – both rely on nurses and doctors speaking

23 Mar 2023

When nurses become managers, they may not always have the experience for the job – which is

15 Mar 2023

Filling examination gloves with warm water can help widen blood vessels for cannulation, bu

15 Mar 2023

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