Assignment deadline: how to give yourself the best chance of handing in on time
Practical tips for keeping to the essay deadline, even if you’re busy or stressed
09 Oct 2024
Liz Charalambous
Is your manager toxic towards you? How to spot the signs and what to do about them
Advice on what to do if you’ve had enough of working for an undermining boss
04 Sep 2024
My family and friends keep asking me for health advice. What should I do?
How to maintain professionalism when faced with health questions outside work
09 Aug 2024
Evidence-based practice demystified: how to make nursing research come alive in...
It’s pivotal to care improvements and opens up exciting career opportunities
17 Aug 2023
Managing volunteers who support patients with dementia or cognitive impairment
This article discusses the development of the NURTURe model on an acute hospital ward
16 Feb 2021
A nurse-led youth volunteering project to support older people on acute hospital wards
Young people volunteering on acute hospital wards can provide extra support to older patients
24 Jun 2020
Is it worth undertaking a PhD?
A PhD can be a hard slog, but the rewards from carrying out your own research are immense
20 Jun 2019
‘Volunteer army’ is a valuable asset for the NHS
With the right support, volunteers play a complementary role in care, says Liz Charalambous
17 Dec 2018
Hopes and fears for the future of the NHS
Neither the rebranding of the Department of Health nor the forthcoming green paper on social care should fill us with confidence
01 Feb 2018
Practice-related feedback: Giving people with dementia a voice on visiting hours
Improving access for carers of patients with dementia meant staff nurse and PhD student Liz Charalambous sought feedback from rarely heard voices
18 Jan 2018
How to blog your way to success
Want to write a blog but not sure where to start? Expert blogger Liz Charalambous has some top tips to help you get started
11 Nov 2016
Student life - Powerful at every level
Working with a group of nursing students one day, I discussed with them communication skills when caring for people with cognitive impairment, dementia and delirium.
17 Feb 2016
Why I now take the global view
Liz Charalambous overcame her intial scepticism about learning from nurses overseas and...
11 Nov 2015
Hit or myth message
I take a sharp intake of breath when I hear on the news that ‘research has been done…’
05 Aug 2015
A digital network of writers
Speaking to nurses at my trust, I discovered that many had undertaken dissertations and...
03 Jun 2015