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Why any move to cut clinical placement hours would be bad for students and patients
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Negative energy during these team sessions can be demoralising for all staff members, but
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Communicating empathy doesn’t always come easily given pressures in healthcare, but every
Nurse safe staffing: what other countries are doing about it
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Do I have to retire at state pension age – and what about my NHS pension?
The rules around working past the age for receipt of pension, and when you can start claim
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Nurse burnout is a worldwide emergency – investment is the lifeline
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Accepting the deal means two more years of real-terms cuts and ignoring the staff retention
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Safe, high quality care and professional respect – both rely on nurses and doctors speaking
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When nurses become managers, they may not always have the experience for the job – which is
