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Secrets of a festival nurse: how to find the perfect role at the best events this summer

If you love music, camping and you’re not averse to a bit of a mud, why not consider worki

04 Apr 2022
Managers with anxiety or depression: when is it okay to say you’re not okay?

Candour about your mental ill health takes courage and can help reduce stigma, but if you’

01 Apr 2022
Unexplained events: why do so many nurses have a spooky story to tell?

From spirits in the sluice room to angels in A&E, many nurses can tell of a brush with

25 Mar 2022
Your next pay rise: find out what to expect from NHS negotiations

Nurses’ guide to pay offers, what staff think about going on strike, and how much you’d be

18 Mar 2022
What’s keeping you awake? Your guide to better sleep during the COVID-19 pandemic

Advice on how to plan around shift patterns, cope with insomnia and anxiety, and

17 Mar 2022
Safe mobilisation and how to keep a patient’s falls risk in perspective

Bed may seem the safest place for older or frail patients, but preventing deconditioning b

14 Mar 2022
Wearing religious emblems: your right to choose or your employer’s right to regulate?

When a cross, a hijab or a kara may be permitted at work, and when uniform policy banning

07 Mar 2022
Do you dream of handing in your notice to the NHS – and what would persuade you to stay?

As staff quit the NHS in huge numbers, it’s more important than ever that nurses air their

04 Mar 2022

Video consultations are here to stay – here’s how you and your patients can get the most o

03 Mar 2022
No space for breaks: staff rooms are too small, too grubby or non-existent

Nurses report struggling to take breaks, but even if they can they are often faced with po

28 Feb 2022
Chronic pain: supporting colleagues living and working with this invisible disability

Nurses in persistent pain can thrive if they have a supportive manager and team – but lack

25 Feb 2022
Dysphagia assessment and treatment: how to support patients with eating and drinking

How to identify eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties, often associated with stroke

21 Feb 2022

Acting FAST is just the beginning – find out how to ensure your patients get the best care,

14 Feb 2022

Nurses reveal what makes them struggle into work even when they feel unwell, and how they f

11 Feb 2022

Dilapidated buildings and outdated designs unfit for modern nursing mean mental health trus

04 Feb 2022

Risk factors for migraine – including workplace stress, lack of breaks and hormone changes

31 Jan 2022

How a staff network set up by a nurse with caring responsibilities offers support and resou

21 Jan 2022

Current staffing woes are rooted in nurse shortage that hampered the NHS long before COVID-

17 Jan 2022

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