Jane Bates: Patients need to keep their cool
Jane Bates struggles with patients’ demands to keep the hospital cool during a heatwave
Jane Bates struggles with patients’ demands to keep the hospital cool during a heatwave
Hugs between patients and staff can be a welcome part of the job, says Jane Bates
Locating the serial number to report a broken machine is impossible unless you contort
Pregnancy is not an illness, but it can be an exhausting time for NHS staff, says Jane Bates
What will we do without former icon of the profession, the hospital corner, asks Jane Bates
Nurses are right to feel short changed by claims that earnings are up, says Jane Bates
Temper tantrums seem liberating, but self-control is a better choice, says Jane Bates
A sea change in practice is needed to reduce the amount of waste in the NHS, says Jane Bates
We demand more than the 70-year-old NHS can deliver
Despite the best efforts of government and healthcare staff, sometimes the message doesn’t get through
Jane Bates deals with a debilitating condition
Buy your own medicine if available over the counter to ease the burden on the NHS, says Jane...
Hospital managers must take responsibility when understaffing affects care, says Jane Bates
The glass ceiling doesn't seem to affect our male colleagues
The old days were all very well but chilblains are best consigned to history, says Jane Bates
A report that claims knitting could have health benefits making it worthy of being prescribed on the NHS sets Jane Bates on a flight of fancy
Duchess of Cambridge's endorsement of Nursing Now campaign is not enough to keep us sweet
Fancy being an eavesdropper when the proposed salary hikes were devised? Jane Bates takes you there...