John Ely

Pests
Nursing Standard

Nurses' dirty and unsafe working conditions are disrupting patient care – Labour

'Extent of pest infestations and crumbling NHS buildings are legacy of underinvestment'

Child healthcare
Nursing Standard

Children and young people missing out on vital care due to lack of community nurses

Audit reveals shortage of community children's nurses in acute general children’s services and GP practices in the UK

Departures
Nursing Standard

EU nurses’ uncertainty post-Brexit is driving many out of UK, says RCN

Figures from Nursing and Midwifery Council show 29% rise in number of EU nurses leaving register

Jamaica/UK
Nursing Standard

UK and Jamaica nurse exchange aims to provide mutual learning

Nurses in Jamaica and the UK will have the chance to swap places in a nurse exchange partnership

Model of a brain next to a stethoscope
Nursing Standard

RCN consults on how to achieve parity of esteem for mental healthcare

College members working in mental health asked to complete a survey to shape RCN’s campaign

Vaughan Gething
Nursing Standard

'Give students in Wales long-term certainty over bursary'

Royal College of Midwives appeals for lasting commitment to degree funding as minister extends bursary to 2019

Family and clinicians with patient
Nursing Standard

Pain management among improvements needed in end of life care – Marie Curie study

Honest communication between clinicians and families essential, say researchers

Voting on pay rise
Nursing Standard

Vote now on the NHS pay deal

Six-week online poll opens to accept or reject deal

Emilia Clarke (centre) on set of Game of Thrones
Nursing Standard

Game of Thrones star auctions a day on set for RCN charity

RCN ambassador Emilia Clarke is offering one fan the chance to join her during filming in Belfast

Healthcare assistant performing an ECG on a patient
Nursing Standard

Healthcare assistants increasingly being used as ‘nurses on the cheap’

Calling on HCAs to fill nurse staffing gaps is bad for patients – Unison

RCNi Nurse Awards logo
Nursing Standard

RCNi Nurse Awards 2018 – finalists

Awards will celebrate the best of nursing

A nurse helps an elderly man walking down a corridor
Nursing Standard

Nurse-led campaign to put an end to ‘pyjama paralysis’ kicks off

The 70-day challenge aims to get older patients up and about in an effort to speed up their recovery

Student loans
Nursing Standard

Education secretary urged to intervene after student loan error

RCN wants ‘worried and distressed’ healthcare students to receive the financial support they have budgeted for

Emilia Clarke
Nursing Standard

Game of Thrones' star becomes RCN ambassador

TV's mother of dragons is nursing's latest ally in the fight to raise awareness of staff shortages

Pages