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Staff retention: what would the NHS look like if nurses’ roles were respected?

Stemming the tide of leavers post-COVID will require more than increased overseas recruitm

03 Aug 2022
Human rights are patients’ rights: how proposed reforms may affect your role

Proposed reforms to UK legislation will reduce accountability for government, experts warn

20 Jul 2022
Time’s almost up for the temporary register, but how many will stay on?

The planned closure of the COVID-19 temporary register in September 2022 raises another re

14 Jul 2022
How a change to care pathways at one trust has cut the need for amputations

Changes to its foot wounds care pathway has allowed one trust to reduce amputations and wa

05 Jul 2022
Domestic abuse and sexual violence: why we must not believe common myths about victims

Nurses can safeguard women experiencing domestic or sexual violence – but miss important c

05 Jul 2022
Abuse from patients: how it affects me and my colleagues

Shocking figures show an escalation in violence and aggression by members of the public, i

29 Jun 2022
When an older person falls: why practice needs to change

Complications of a long lie that can result from ambulance delays mean it is essential we

28 Jun 2022
More money for care homes is welcome, but falls well short of what is needed

The rise in the NHS-funded nursing care contribution is welcome, but it will not erase yea

16 Jun 2022
Restoring routine NHS diabetes care: the support your patients need

Disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have left many patients struggling alone, but

15 Jun 2022
Burnout from COVID-19 emerges as a factor when nurses decide to quit the profession

To what extent is burnout from the COVID-19 pandemic pushing nurses to quit the profession

13 Jun 2022
Incivility at work and its impact on your morale as well as patient safety

Nurses find themselves on the receiving end of bad feeling – whether passive aggression or

07 Jun 2022
School nurses in dire need of more support to fulfil safeguarding role

Disinvestment, complex mental health issues and rising demand leaves school nurses feeling

01 Jun 2022

An ageing and health lead nurse describes a frailty assessment unit that has helped hundred

25 May 2022

When black or minority ethnic nurses are insulted and degraded by patients, managers prefer

10 May 2022

Nurse practitioner Fionnuala McCarthy on Man Van, a new project offering free health checks

04 May 2022

Advance care planning and the tools that can help healthcare staff ask patients with a life

19 Apr 2022

Paula McGowan explains how her son’s death exposed gaps in clinicians’ knowledge – and how

11 Apr 2022

A nurse reflects on her experience of travelling to Poland to support people fleeing the ho

06 Apr 2022

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