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Pay dispute: what are the next steps and key dates for April and beyond?

Find out all you need to know about the pay dispute now that the current pay deal has been

19 Apr 2023
Infection prevention and control: how to banish bad habits and sustain best practice

Hand-washing and other daily practices in healthcare are key to infection prevention and c

18 Apr 2023
What happens if nurses reject the pay offer? Your questions answered

Will nurses return to the picket line when the pay ballot ends and what will the results m

04 Apr 2023
NHS national uniform will soon be sewn up – so will the new scrubs make your job easier?

Standardised uniforms for nursing staff will soon be ready to wear – and they’ll come with

21 Mar 2023
Duty of care: the legal, ethical and professional points to consider

What ‘duty of care’ means for nurses in relation to the law, strike days, off-duty emergen

07 Mar 2023
Breaks during and between shifts: what are your rights?

When pressures are high, it is even more important to have breaks during shifts.

28 Feb 2023
Psychological first aid: what is it and can it help nurses cope with trauma or crisis?

How the intervention strategy can help nurses to cope following distressing or traumatic i

15 Feb 2023
Think before you speak: how to professionally go public with personal views

When and how to express personal or political views in public while staying on the right s

07 Feb 2023
Hot, healthy food at work: what the new NHS standards will mean for you

Hospitals in England are to be held to higher standards of catering and food options for s

24 Jan 2023
Moral injury: what to do if are affected by it, and how to reduce the risk

When nurses find themselves forced to make care decisions that go against their values, th

05 Jan 2023
Menopause: guidance on support for NHS staff who are struggling with symptoms

NHS England guidance says greater flexibility for staff who are struggling with menopause

03 Jan 2023
Mandatory learning disability and autism training: what you can expect

Oliver McGowan programme aims to cut health inequalities and prevent avoidable deaths by e

13 Dec 2022

Advice for nurses on how to reassure patients – and the information you need to debunk myth

07 Dec 2022

Find out how RCN strike action will work, how to support colleagues, and how those providin

29 Nov 2022

Tea is Britain’s favourite hot drink, but there is some confusion over whether it helps pre

15 Nov 2022

Find out how and why the nursing regulator is easing its English language requirements for

08 Nov 2022

Vaccination is top of the list of infection prevention and control tips for nurses as the N

27 Oct 2022

The next stage of the pensions overhaul will leave a dent in many nurses’ pay packets – but

20 Oct 2022

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