Stephanie Jones-Berry

Yusrita Zolkefli and Dorcas Gwata
Nursing Standard

Human rights award winners put the spotlight on nursing

Dorcas Gwata and Yusrita Zolkefli praised for work with gang culture and professional ethics

Black woman in front of NMC hearing. Picture: Charles Milligan
Nursing Standard

Disproportionate number of black African nurses face fitness to practise process

Questions over why NMC sees so many referrals that require no further action

Isle of Raasay
Nursing Standard

Wanted: resident nurses for small Scottish island

Isle of Raasay advertises for role that provides ‘a real shift in lifestyle’

Picture shows a model posing as a tired nurse in a hospital at night. Pressures facing nursing remain a particular concern and the health service is relying on unpaid overtime and the goodwill of the wider workforce, a report says.
Nursing Standard

NHS reliant on unpaid overtime and goodwill of staff, review body says

Pay Review Body says staff will struggle to cope unless changes are made

obese man consults clinician who is holding an 'eat well' leaflet
Nursing Standard

When and how to talk to a patient about their diet and lifestyle

Health promotion is an NMC requirement, but discussing weight can be difficult for nurses

Overseas nurses
Nursing Standard

NMC revalidation data highlights diversity among NHS nurses and midwives

More than one third of nurses in the care home sector were trained outside the UK

Hand holds phone showing video of singing nurse Beth Porch at Great Ormond Street Hospital
Nursing Standard

Singing children’s nurse moves viewers to tears in Great Ormond Street video

Patient's mother praises nurse Beth Porch as hundreds respond to moving clip on Twitter

UCAS application
Nursing Standard

Number of nursing student applications from England must rise faster, RCN says

New data show an increase of only 4% since last year – and a fall of 29% since 2016

NMC hearing
Nursing Standard

Fitness to practise cases: proposed changes ‘will benefit patients and nursing staff’

Planned legislation will allow regulator to make process faster and less punitive

boy is vaccinated
Nursing Standard

Vaccine for boys ‘a chance to make HPV-related diseases a thing of the past’

Universal human papilloma virus vaccination will boost cancer prevention in men and women

Bullying
Nursing Standard

‘Just and learning’ culture can reduce stress and bullying – new guidance

NHS Resolution says improving staff support will save NHS millions in compensation claims

Jean Purdy with Professor Edwards
Nursing Standard

Work of IVF nurse pioneers will finally be celebrated… 40 years after they were snubbed

Achievements of the test tube baby nurses went unrecorded on commemorative plaque

Woman studies on her laptop
Nursing Standard

NHS must persuade nurses to return to practice – and get better at keeping staff too

Strategies to lure lapsed registrants back need to be matched by changes in the workplace

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Mental Health Practice

Nurses are pivotal in closing the mental health mortality gap, says RCN

Collaborative efforts across organisations are vital, with nursing at the centre

Donna Kinnair and Prince Charles meet cadets
Nursing Standard

Prince Charles launches nurse cadet scheme designed to widen access to profession

RCN Prince of Wales Nursing Cadet Scheme offers guided and experiential education

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Nursing Management

Shared governance: giving staff more power over patient care

Collective leadership is gaining traction in the NHS, says King's Fund expert

Nursing Standard

Festival-goers warned over nitrous oxide risk

Nurses warn young people attending Glastonbury festival of the dangers of nitrous oxide

Free parking for community nurses
Nursing Standard

Council pledges to provide free parking for healthcare staff on home visits

Nursing organisations welcome ‘common-sense’ approach to community roles

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