Analysis
New year will bring new routes into nursing
Nursing degree apprentices, and nursing associates, will change the landscape of the...
28 Dec 2016
Review of 2016: A year of challenges and triumphs for nurses
Stephanie Jones-Berry looks back on a year of challenges and triumphs for nurses.
06 Dec 2016
Too many BME nurses – and men – being referred to the NMC, report reveals
Disproportionate numbers of nurses from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds are...
01 Dec 2016
Child abuse inquiry urges nurses to help survivors tell their stories
An independent inquiry into child sexual abuse is looking to nurses for support in bringing...
23 Nov 2016
War on attrition: government tackles drop-out rates on nursing courses
Health Education England has been told to reduce drop-out rates by 50%.
16 Nov 2016
Online market for buying nursing degree essays bigger than ever, academics warn
Nursing Standard investigations find cheating a growing concern and dozens of websites...
10 Nov 2016
Changes to fitness to practise process starting to pay off for the NMC
Plans to speed up the lengthy process for fitness to practise (FtP) hearings and reduce the...
03 Nov 2016
Nurse flu jab drive underway
The annual drive urging nurses and other healthcare staff to have their free flu vaccination...
26 Oct 2016
Nurses count cost of car parking charges
NHS car parking charges hit the headlines again this month, as figures revealed a third of...
20 Oct 2016
Training and knowledge in transgender issues being left to chance
Just 13% of nurses feel prepared to meet the needs of their transgender patients, according...
12 Oct 2016
Exclusive: Half of nursing directors in England, Scotland and Wales in post for less...
More than half of all directors of nursing in England, Scotland and Wales have been in post...
06 Oct 2016
Does new NMC rule protect reputations or is it a ‘mockery of transparency’?
Allegations against nurses and midwives will no longer be available for public scrutiny...
05 Oct 2016
FGM remains a hidden crime, say MPs
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a hidden crime and a ‘national scandal’, MPs warned...
22 Sep 2016
Toxic race equality climate persists in the NHS, RCN warns
Short-term initiatives 'fail to deal' with discrimination against black and minority ethnic...
31 Aug 2016
Emergency in emergency care?
The RCN and Department of Health are among those to respond to Commons Health Committee...
23 Aug 2016
Worries remain over future of specialist nurse courses
Some fear training could fall short if undergraduate specialists are weakened by changes...
18 Aug 2016