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Suicide among nurses: how we can reduce risk and stigma by simply talking

With increasing workplace and home pressures for many, nurses can support colleagues throu

24 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
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
How I tackled poor fluid balance monitoring to improve patient outcomes

Emergency department sister Gemma Gessey set up a quality improvement project for patient

12 Oct 2022
Nursing as an investment, not a cost – how the UK compares to its neighbours

UK healthcare recruitment compares poorly with our European neighbours, according to a WHO

05 Oct 2022
When nurses make mistakes, is it the workplace that’s setting them up to fail?

Communication, workload, equipment, processes and culture all feed into the complex mix of

21 Sep 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
Emergency care in crisis: the incompetence that underlies NHS failures

Poor political choices have resulted in unprecedented pressure and stress on an overstretc

18 Aug 2022

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

10 Aug 2022

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

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

Nurses can safeguard women experiencing domestic or sexual violence – but miss important cu

05 Jul 2022

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

29 Jun 2022

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