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Chilblains: a blast from the past
The old days were all very well but chilblains are best consigned to history, says Jane Bates
17 Apr 2018
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Jane Bates: Knitting might be the best medicine
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
10 Apr 2018
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Jane Bates: What nursing needs is adequate resources, not royal patronage
Duchess of Cambridge's endorsement of Nursing Now campaign is not enough to keep us sweet
04 Apr 2018
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Jane Bates: A fly's eye view of the NHS pay rise talks
Fancy being an eavesdropper when the proposed salary hikes were devised? Jane Bates takes you there...
29 Mar 2018
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Advice to walk like a penguin was bound to bring cold comfort
Health advice is given with good intentions, but telling older people to walk like penguins during the big freeze was never going to go down well, says Jane Bates
21 Mar 2018
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Only a bully would demand more productivity from nurses
Anyone naive enough to think nurses might get a meaningful pay rise will have been brought down to earth by the proposed link to ‘productivity’, which in a nursing context can mean anything, says Jane Bates
19 Mar 2018
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Jane Bates: How to prevent the NHS from going down the drain
The response to the nursing crisis has been to step up training or recruit nurses from abroad. But unless the issues prompting nurses to leave the profession are addressed the NHS will not survive, says Jane Bates
06 Mar 2018
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Jane Bates: Public humiliation left me walking on eggshells - but now it's time to move on and offer help
A past encounter in which Jane Bates was accused of being a 'do-gooder' left her thinking twice when providing aid
06 Mar 2018
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Jane Bates: Anyone on the wagon should be cheered on, not dragged down
If a friend is trying to improve their health by going on a diet or giving up alcohol offer encouragement and support, don’t try and drag them down, says Jane Bates
23 Feb 2018
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Jane Bates: Forget pride, it’s over efficiency that comes before a fall
In her haste to be highly organised, Jane Bates almost costs her trust a fortune by opening an expensive pack of medicine that may not be needed after all
12 Feb 2018
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Jane Bates: Nurse leaders need to start telling it like it really is
An investigation by the BBC, based on figures released by NHS Digital, shows nurses are leaving the profession in droves. This was an opportunity for senior nurse leaders to speak out about the overwhelming stress and financial struggles faced by today’s nurses, but they blew it, says Jane Bates
07 Feb 2018
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Jane Bates: How can a board game lead to a broken rib?
Forget risky sports and drinking too much alcohol, a sedate game of Scrabble is the biggest danger to health, says Jane Bates
26 Jan 2018
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Jane Bates: A little appreciation goes a long way
A simple ‘thank you’ for a job well done costs nothing and is a positive among the tiredness and stress of nurses’ working lives, says Jane Bates
17 Jan 2018
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Jane Bates: Who wants a picnic in the bleak mid-winter?
Picnics should mean wasps and sunburn, not sub-zero temperatures and hypothermia, says Jane Bates
11 Jan 2018
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Jane Bates: The virus that stole Christmas
The viral infection that scuppered Christmas for many of us may not have been flu, but to dub it merely ‘a cold’ fails to convey its severity
05 Jan 2018
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Jane Bates: Care means taking time to explain and be kind
As someone with severe dental phobia, finding a kind and compassionate dentist made all the difference to Jane Bates, reminding her that a nurse’s true skill lies in how they treat patients
11 Dec 2017
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Jane Bates: Why do nurses feel a need to work when they’re ill?
Going to work with a painful tooth abscess leaves Jane Bates smiling through gritted teeth, but with her conscience intact
06 Dec 2017
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Jane Bates: Beware the Christmas Eve cocktails
From cracked ribs to a sore back, the Yuletide festivities are not without hazard for Jane Bates
28 Nov 2017