Analysis

Nurse prescribing: where next for the profession’s quiet success story?

What was once controversial is now commonplace.

30 Oct 2023
How to harness self-awareness to build better working relationships and patient rapport

Understanding motivation and personality traits can help you build working relationships a

09 Oct 2023
Why nursing is undervalued – and how to challenge perceptions

Flawed images of nursing roles are common and they undermine the profession.

02 Oct 2023
Nurse suicide: what support is there for those at risk and grieving colleagues?

With nurses more likely than other professionals to die by suicide, support for colleagues

25 Sep 2023
We’re glad you came: how to make sure overseas recruits know they’re welcome and valued

The NHS is dependent on international recruitment, so it is imperative nurses from oversea

18 Sep 2023
ReSPECT process: a step-by-step guide from Resuscitation Council UK

Experts address commonly asked questions about the process for discussing and creating a r

15 Sep 2023
How plans to boost nursing recruitment have let down social care

The social care sector needs its own nursing plan to tackle the challenges of recruitment

12 Sep 2023
Pre-death grief: how to support families with bereavement before the end of life

Grief can begin long before death, as with terminal illnesses such as cancer or dementia.

11 Sep 2023
Could a tuition fees scheme help nursing students to stay and cut attrition?

With numbers who did not complete their nursing studies remaining high in 2022, we find ou

28 Aug 2023
Lucy Letby: how the trial unfolded and timeline of investigation into babies’ deaths

We review the the trial and investigation, after the nurse was sentenced for murdering sev

21 Aug 2023
Workplace bullying: why it’s so common in nursing and what to do if it happens to you

Bullying in the NHS is common, well-documented and has serious implications for staff well

14 Aug 2023
The NHS pay deal is about more than wages. Now the wider issues are up for discussion

Deal came with government pledge to address areas of concern including career progression,

07 Aug 2023

Fallout from service pressures can make nurses internalise others’ feelings or worries, so

31 Jul 2023

New NHS standards target assessment and consistency in wound care. Learn more about th

24 Jul 2023

Advice for nurses on the law regarding practices that limit patients’ activities, including

17 Jul 2023

Critics say the plan lacks clarity on how extra nurses will be trained and paid for, and a

10 Jul 2023

Plans to grow the profession by increasing student numbers will be scuppered if the shortag

03 Jul 2023

Self-management of long-term conditions is empowering and enhances holistic care but it is

29 Jun 2023

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