Nursing Standard
Work-life balance: why our employers need to be dragged into the 21st century
Women do most of the family caring, and workplaces must accommodate this
21 Jul 2021
Jane Bates
Nursing Standard
One nurse expressing irrational views can do great damage to public trust
Let’s remember our profession’s reputation when we tell the world what we think
14 Jun 2021
Nursing Standard
Menopause: women’s shame is consigned to history, now let’s see NHS employers catch up
Nurses experiencing menopause symptoms deserve workplaces that meet their needs
26 May 2021
Nursing Standard
Sleep breaks on shift are a serious step forward, whether you’re napping or not
Staff well-being and patient safety are both better served with this mid-shift innovation
27 Apr 2021
Nursing Standard
One year into the pandemic, why are nurses still not getting effective PPE?
Ignoring WHO recommendations leaves staff feeling undervalued – and that takes its toll
23 Mar 2021
Nursing Standard
Priority COVID-19 vaccination means all nurses, not just those in the NHS
Front-line staff at care homes, agencies and other private workplaces mustn’t be left behind
24 Feb 2021
Nursing Standard
Why hamper retired nurses keen to help the coronavirus vaccine roll-out?
If ever there was a time to cut NHS red tape, it’s now
27 Jan 2021
Nursing Standard
Let’s face 2021 with courage, creativity – and non-steamy eyewear
COVID-19 has tested nurses, but our ‘can-do’ spirit will see us through the days ahead
06 Jan 2021
Nursing Standard
Free school meals campaign showed the best of us – from footballers to nurses
Starving children belong in Dickensian novels, not modern-day Britain
18 Nov 2020
Nursing Standard
If only nurses were in charge of COVID-19 test and trace
Coronavirus testing system needs leaders who understand the needs of ordinary people
28 Oct 2020
Nursing Standard
Student placements: we need to ‘feed’ our future nurses to build them up
Why does nurses’ famed kindness not always extend to each other, or those in training?
24 Sep 2020
Nursing Standard
If you want to educate the public – ask a nurse
Public health campaigns are a blunt necessity, but nurses have the expertise to help people to change
25 Aug 2020
Nursing Standard
Wearing a face mask to the shop is a small price to pay to save lives
Preventing further spread of COVID-19 is the least we can do to thank front-line workers
31 Jul 2020
Nursing Standard
When it comes to social distancing we all need to dance to the same tune
Lockdown rules only work if vulnerable, isolated people truly feel we’re all in it together
25 Jun 2020
Nursing Standard
Why the wobble room is a necessary sanity saver
It’s essential nurses have a space to think, cry and be fallible, especially amid a pandemic
26 May 2020
Nursing Standard
COVID-19 will leave a legacy of harm that extends far beyond the high death toll
The coronavirus pandemic has many ways to wreak havoc with our health and well-being
28 Apr 2020
Nursing Standard
Why I’m reluctant to join the coronavirus home guard
The government plan to recruit retired nurses during the COVID-19 crisis has a serious flaw
17 Mar 2020
Nursing Standard
When patient choice becomes a decision-making dilemma
Not everyone is comfortable with a ‘choose your own’ approach to care, says Jane Bates
21 Feb 2020