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Will the colourways of the new NHS uniform really help distinguish nurses’ roles?

Colour-coding of the new national uniform for nurses and other health professionals that s

31 Oct 2023
What would give you the confidence to speak up against poor practice?

In the wake of the Lucy Letby murder trial, nurses are raising concerns about how staff wh

20 Sep 2023
Patient confidentiality and sharing patient data in your work WhatsApp group

Instant messaging makes communication so seamless it might be easy to breach patient confi

24 Aug 2023
Is it safe to ask nurses to move settings to fill-in the staffing gaps?

Staff shortages means nurses find themselves being redeployed to unfamiliar wards or depar

21 Jun 2023
Cut in working hours but not in pay: sounds too good to be true, and in the NHS, it is

Four-day working week with no drop in salary sounds too good to be true, and for the nurse

24 May 2023
Why does it feel like pay for care home and independent sector nurses is overlooked?

The plight of nurses in the independent health and social care sector feels like it’s wide

20 Apr 2023
Should the NMC focus more on students’ competence and less on placement hours?

Universities suggest assessment based on competency, not hours, but some worry we may end

22 Mar 2023
Nurse managers face a tough job right now – what could they do better?

Under pressure to maintain staffing levels and morale when conditions are difficult, nurse

21 Feb 2023
Working when you’re ill: why do so many nurses feel compelled to?

It poses a risk to patients and staff themselves, yet surveys show most nurses go to work

25 Jan 2023
How can nurses support colleagues who are on the receiving end of racist abuse?

Nurses who witness racist incidents are being asked to be ‘active bystanders’ by speaking

20 Dec 2022
Accepting gifts: is NMC’s stance unnecessarily strict?

NMC stance on nurses accepting gifts is a necessary protection and upholds trust in the pr

22 Nov 2022
Is the NMC right to relax language requirements for nurses from overseas?

Decision welcomed as a supportive move that will boost the workforce with skilled nurses,

25 Oct 2022

The NHS and other healthcare organisations aspire to compassionate leadership, but workload

27 Sep 2022

Time off work for women with menopause symptoms would seem, on the face of it, like a good

23 Aug 2022

With infection rates on the rise, wearing face coverings is ‘encouraged’ for patients in so

27 Jul 2022

Many nursing students have described how their supernumerary status is compromised by short

23 Jun 2022

Retiring and retired staff have been urged to help clear the NHS patient backlog – some say

25 May 2022

Spiralling prices, poor pay, parking costs and the NMC registration fee – increasing financ

27 Apr 2022

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