Advanced nursing practice: is it under attack and why?
The role is often misunderstood – as highlighted in the debate over physician associates
15 Apr 2024
Alistair Kleebauer
Nursing Standard
Nursing expert urges rethink on scrapping nurse policy unit
The International Council of Nurses' Howard Catton calls for unit to stay in place to advise on Brexit
06 Jul 2016
Nursing Standard
Cervical screening film translated for BME communities
Raising awareness of cervical screening among BME women
05 Jul 2016
Nursing Standard
Nurse’s new poem honours bravery of Somme soldiers
Molly Case teams up with Royal British Legion to release spoken word video marking centenary of first world war battle
04 Jul 2016
Nursing Standard
UK awards launched to recognise healthcare support staff
Skills for Health and the National Skills Academy for Health have launched the Our Health Heroes awards
01 Jul 2016
Nursing Standard
Nurses falsified emergency waiting times ‘under orders’
NMC panel finds serious misconduct, but won’t take further action because there was a culture of ‘intimidation and bullying’ at trust.
01 Jul 2016
Nursing Standard
Mary Seacole statue unveiled at London ceremony
Culmination of 12-year campaign to recognise Mary Seacole’s work during the Crimean War
01 Jul 2016
Nursing Standard
Mary Seacole statue to be unveiled after 12-year campaign
Campaigners have raised more than £500,000 for statue commemorating nursing pioneer Mary...
30 Jun 2016
Nursing Standard
Patients Association chief executive Katherine Murphy
Patients Association chief executive Katherine Murphy
28 Jun 2016
Nursing Standard
Nurse Victorino Chua to appeal murder convictions and sentence
Nurse Victorino Chua was jailed in 2015 for murdering two patients and more than 20 other counts including administering poison to patients
28 Jun 2016
Nursing Standard
Government nurse adviser team to be axed
Health minister Ben Gummer says Department of Health will no longer seek advice from a 'fixed standing team of internal advisers'
28 Jun 2016
Nursing Standard
Extra chance for overseas nurses to pass NMC's English language tests
Nursing and Midwifery Council makes changes to its English language requirements for overseas nurses joining its register in the wake of staffing pressures.
27 Jun 2016
Nursing Standard
Sepsis nurse seeks more recruits for UK-wide forum
Jacqui Jones wants to create a wider network of nurses to help reduce avoidable sepsis deaths
13 Jun 2016
Nursing Standard
Plan to drop NMC midwifery committee 'could affect patient safety'
If government proposal goes ahead, regulation will largely be determined by another profession, warns Royal College of Midwives chief
07 Jun 2016
Nursing Standard
NSPCC highlights paucity of infant mental health services
Charity calls for more support for babies and young children in care to prevent mental health problems in later life
06 Jun 2016
Nursing Standard
Extravasation campaign aims to highlight best practice
NHS trust launches online survey to record and learn more about intravenous medication incidents across the UK
03 Jun 2016
Nursing Standard
NMC call centre criticised for 'unacceptable' number of missed phone calls
The NMC failed to answer 64,735 calls to its call centre in 2015/16
02 Jun 2016
Nursing Standard
Airshow crash nurse honoured for risking his life to save pilot
Tony Kemp gave basic life support to pilot Andy Hill, whose jet crashed at Shoreham Airshow
02 Jun 2016
Nursing Standard
Wartime nurse awarded France's highest honour
Norfolk nurse receives Légion d’honneur for saving hundreds of soldiers in second world war
01 Jun 2016