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Empathy and diversity: why warmth and connection are key to reducing inequalities
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What I learned from living in a care home for people with dementia
A nurse says that his new housemates have taught him systems must change – to see those li
Letby case: families like ours are haunted by ‘what might have been’
Nurse whose grandson was on the Countess of Chester neonatal unit where nurse Lucy Letby w
Critical care nursing: what will it take to boost numbers and morale?
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Infection prevention: why use of plastic gloves should not be our go-to solution
Effective hand hygiene in nursing protects patients, staff and the planet – which is why w
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Early warning scores give nurses a vital insight into a patient’s condition, but baseline
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If NHS can return to arranging convenient and relatively cheap accommodation for nursing s
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
Staffing in social care is in crisis and failing to create a long-term workforce plan for
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
Communicating empathy doesn’t always come easily given pressures in healthcare, but every t
An accurate diagnosis leads to understanding and access to appropriate information, advice,
Mandated approaches and minimum staffing ratios acknowledge and attempt to solve this
The rules around working past the age for receipt of pension, and when you can start claimi
Stethoscopes are essential when performing respiratory assessment, yet most nurses do not w
UK nurses are not alone in dealing with staff shortages, stress and a care backlog due to t
