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
James Buchan
Nurse safe staffing: what other countries are doing about it
Mandated minimum staffing ratios acknowledge and attempt to solve this long-term problem
09 May 2023
Nurse burnout is a worldwide emergency – investment is the lifeline
What’s needed now to address staff shortages, insufficient pay and spiralling stress
13 Apr 2023
Nurses are striking worldwide and their discontent is about more than simply pay
Why the past year has seen a spike in protests… but guess how grievances get resolved
09 Mar 2023
Support nurses to stay on at work, don’t ask retirees to return
Amid an NHS staffing crisis, the focus should be on retention, not retired staff
08 Feb 2023
What battle-weary nurses need right now is the certainty staffing ratios would bring
NHS is crying out for nurse-to-patient ratios as part of a system-wide workforce plan
17 Jan 2023
Overseas nurse recruitment: why aren’t red list countries an NHS no-go?
Recruitment from low-income countries continues. despite the obvious ethical issues
08 Dec 2022
We can’t rebuild health services without it – so who’s focusing on staff well-being?
Shortages and pandemic pressures have caused high rates of mental ill-health among nurses
09 Nov 2022
Nursing as an investment, not a cost – how the UK compares to its neighbours
UK recruitment and education numbers come up short in WHO report
05 Oct 2022
Note to the new PM: the nursing workforce crisis can’t be outsourced
Fewer UK applicants accepted on courses will mean greater reliance on overseas recruitment
08 Sep 2022
The ‘Big Quit’: would flexible working and retirement options encourage you to stay?
The NHS needs older experienced staff to stay, which will require sustained policy change
10 Aug 2022
Time’s almost up for the temporary register, but how many will stay on?
As its planned closure raises another red flag, more permanent solutions must be found
14 Jul 2022
Burnout from COVID-19 emerges as a factor when nurses decide to quit the profession
What are the implications of this pandemic push factor for the UK workforce?
13 Jun 2022
Safe staffing is not a local issue – but England seems to have missed the memo
Legislated nurse-to-patient ratios are gaining support globally, so why not here?
05 May 2022
NHS pay: why industrial action could be back on the agenda this year
Anything short of a real-terms pay rise may leave nurses feeling they have no other option
07 Apr 2022
What the Swiss know about supporting their nurses – and what we can learn from them
Using public favour reaps benefits abroad, while in England nurses are failed again
05 Jan 2022
Workforce wake-up call: can the NHS survive the Big Quit?
After a gruelling two years amid staff shortages, UK nurses are following a global trend
17 Nov 2021
Overseas recruitment: far from ‘stupid’, but far from enough to cover staff shortfall
Health minister’s sound bite exposes inadequate planning of government recruitment promise
14 Oct 2021
Without action on pay and vacancies, who’ll be wearing the new national uniform?
The pay award falls far short of unions’ demands, and it won’t help to reduce staff shortages
05 Oct 2021