Analysis

Pressure to work overtime: how to say no and prioritise work-life balance

Most nurses work beyond their hours, often unpaid, but relying on staff goodwill to cover

16 May 2022
When a patient dies: providing compassionate care and support

How to maintain the dignity and privacy of patients following the end of life, while also

06 May 2022
Flexible working: have the new rules made a difference for nurses?

Nursing Standard survey reveals how important flexible working arrangements are to nurses

25 Apr 2022
Your next pay rise: find out what to expect from NHS negotiations

Nurses’ guide to pay offers, what staff think about going on strike, and how much you’d be

18 Mar 2022
Course closures: how learning disability nurse training is having to evolve and adjust

In parts of the UK there are no learning disability nursing degree courses, but other rout

17 Mar 2022
Wearing religious emblems: your right to choose or your employer’s right to regulate?

When a cross, a hijab or a kara may be permitted at work, and when uniform policy banning

07 Mar 2022
Do you dream of handing in your notice to the NHS – and what would persuade you to stay?

As staff quit the NHS in huge numbers, it’s more important than ever that nurses air their

04 Mar 2022
Frightened to phone in sick? You’re not alone, survey finds

Nurses reveal what makes them struggle into work even when they feel unwell, and how they

11 Feb 2022
Steep rise in NHS staff absence: do you feel under pressure to fill the gaps?

Current staffing woes are rooted in nurse shortage that hampered the NHS long before COVID

17 Jan 2022
Are you a disordered eater? How being a nurse could be putting you at risk

Poor diet and disordered eating patterns can become habit for nurses lacking the time or s

14 Jan 2022

Patients may want to show appreciation, but there are rules about gifts to staff

20 Dec 2021

One in three adults has experienced trauma, which can affect mental and physical health

10 Dec 2021

Small sustainable changes can make a huge impact on the health of your patients and the wor

03 Dec 2021

All you need to know about this year’s amended programme, educational events and lectures

13 Sep 2021

Some systems set up to keep in touch during the pandemic are here to stay

03 Sep 2021

Sleep expert Steven Lockley’s tips to help you establish good routines around night shifts

31 Aug 2021

There’s been an ‘exponential’ increase in suicide attempts among nurses during the pandemic

16 Aug 2021

Footage of vulnerable people being abused prompted calls for change

09 Jul 2021

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