Analysis

How to make flexible working work for you and your team

NHS employers have a responsibility to try to accommodate flexible working requests, but i

19 Feb 2024
Asbestos risk for nurses: why this is not a ‘danger of the past’

The majority of NHS buildings still contain asbestos, but too few healthcare staff are inf

12 Feb 2024
Delayed discharge: steps you can take to support patients and help get them home

Thousands of patients are stuck on UK hospital wards and at risk of deconditioning.

05 Feb 2024

NEWS2 helps nurses and healthcare staff save lives by scoring signs of patient deteriorati

30 Jan 2024
CQC inspections demystified: how they work and nurses’ and managers’ roles

What a Care Quality Commission visit to your workplace will cover, what is expected of nur

29 Jan 2024
Valuing nurses: do you feel recognised at work?

Steps nursing managers and leaders can take to ensure staff feel seen and heard, as the NH

22 Jan 2024
Shift work and nurse well-being: how to combat the health risks

Working nights and long shifts can lead to sleep disorders, especially without adequate br

17 Jan 2024
Accept no substitutes: why swapping out nurses from the roster must not become the norm

Filling registered nurse rota gaps with less-qualified staff is now a reality in the NHS,

15 Jan 2024
UTIs in older people: how to recognise signs and manage symptoms

Tips on prevention, diagnosis and timely treatment to improve quality of life, reduce risk

08 Jan 2024
Red flags for patient safety: are unsafe practices in danger of being normalised?

The nurse staffing crisis is eroding care standards across the NHS – from primary care to

18 Dec 2023
Why I wanted to be a nurse leader and how I achieved it

We spoke to three nurses who trained on the Internationally Educated Nurses and Midwives O

11 Dec 2023
Effective communication: how to talk to patients about pain

Pain is subjective, so it is important that nurses ask the right questions and trust patie

04 Dec 2023

Nurses know spiritual care is part of their role but may be unsure what it looks like.

27 Nov 2023

With NHS employers urged to make flexible and remote working easier to aid staff retention,

20 Nov 2023

The RCN Nursing Awards 2023 Greener Nursing Practice award winner shares her tips for a suc

15 Nov 2023

How a nurse-led project at an inner-city addiction centre was able to achieve micro-elimina

13 Nov 2023

Palliative care often begins late for patients in heart failure.

06 Nov 2023

What was once controversial is now commonplace.

30 Oct 2023

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