Analysis

Toxic leadership: do you have a bullying, micromanaging boss?

Micromanaging, unsupportive leaders can create toxic teams, negatively impacting morale an

08 Jul 2024
An unfair legacy: how the Letby case has affected nurses

Lucy Letby's crimes pose difficult questions about the ability to raise concerns in health

02 Jul 2024
Does your age group affect how you and your colleagues communicate with each other?

Generational differences in how colleagues communicate can cause conflict.

01 Jul 2024
When to raise a fitness to practise concern

Nurses’ duty to raise concerns when patient safety is at risk does not always mean re

28 Jun 2024
What would the Conservatives do for nurses? An interview with Maria Caulfield

Maria Caulfield, a nurse who is standing for re-election as a Conservative MP, talks to Nu

25 Jun 2024
Adult malnutrition: the questions you need to ask

Over three million people in the UK are malnourished or at risk of malnourishment, yet it

24 Jun 2024
General election: bite-size guide to parties’ promises on health and social care

Nurse pay, flexible working, NHS waiting times and social care – the Westminster campaign

18 Jun 2024
Nursing apprenticeships and associates: are the programmes fit for purpose?

They were hailed as a way to boost the NHS workforce and widen pathways into nursing, but

17 Jun 2024
Preventing and managing falls in older people: how can I provide evidence-based care?

Falls can cause injury and distress in older people, but small changes can help prevent th

14 Jun 2024
What would Labour do for us? Wes Streeting explains party’s plans for health and care

Labour shadow health secretary speaks to Nursing Standard ahead of the general election ab

11 Jun 2024
FtP: Yes it must be robust, but does it need to feel so intimidating and long-drawn out?

Impact on nurses of often protracted process and potentially intimidating ‘courtroom’-styl

10 Jun 2024
Newly registered but leaving nursing: is more support the answer?

Newly registered nurses often feel unsupported amid a staffing crisis in the NHS.

07 Jun 2024

Taking part in CPD is a core part of the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s revalidation proce

03 Jun 2024

Nurses in care homes want older people with advanced dementia to have a good death, and evi

29 May 2024

The picture across the UK, as Wales introduces new rules to ensure nurses have properly pro

29 May 2024

Do nurses and other staff at your workplace talk openly about race and racism? Nu

27 May 2024

Ageism in the workplace can stunt nurses’ careers and lead staff to leave or even retire, s

24 May 2024

NICE guidance notes that advising people to fast from midnight before surgery should change

20 May 2024

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