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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
Student loans: will repayment changes deter future nurses?
Upcoming changes to when repayments begin and end, on top of rising living expenses, will
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
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
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
Nurse safe staffing: what other countries are doing about it
Mandated approaches and minimum staffing ratios acknowledge and attempt to solve this
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
‘Nurses don’t wear stethoscopes’ – but here’s why you should
Stethoscopes are essential when performing respiratory assessment, yet most nurses do not
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
Why I’m voting to reject the pay deal – and to fight for a better offer
Accepting the deal means two more years of real-terms cuts and ignoring the staff retentio
Why I’ll be voting to accept the new pay offer – even though it’s not enough
The new NHS pay offer for nurses is not nearly enough, but the possibility of a new pay sc
I’ve been overpaid by my employer – can I keep the money or do I have to give it back?
Advice for nurses on what to do if you find an unexpected ‘bonus’ in your pay packet – is
Safe, high quality care and professional respect – both rely on nurses and doctors speaking
Before COVID-19, austerity and failures in care imposed huge pressures on directors of nurs
When nurses become managers, they may not always have the experience for the job – which is
Nurses in healthcare systems worldwide have been protesting, and just as in the NHS, their
Nursing is female-dominated, yet men move further and faster up the hierarchy.
Safety in nursing relies on critical thinking.
