What will the nurse pay offer for 2024-25 look like?
We look at when the process will get started – and whether further strike action is likely
Fewer nurses in emergency departments linked to serious patient outcomes
Lower staffing levels mean long waits and patients leaving without being seen, study shows
Fewer nurses in emergency departments linked to serious patient outcomes
Lower staffing levels mean long waits and patients leaving without being seen, study shows
How to make flexible working work for you and your team
It is supported in policy, but can be tricky to arrange – tips for making it a reality
Shift patterns you can predict: is roster consistency important for work-life balance?
Sensitively spaced days off boost morale, but views are split on length of shifts – study
Letby hospital failed to assure patients it was safe after verdict, says report
CQC says failures included inadequate nurse staffing levels and compromised patient safety
Can I refuse to care for a patient as a nursing student?
If and when refusal to treat may be acceptable on placement – and how to deal with issues
How to give your best to patients when you’re lacking motivation
Finding ways to boost morale and reaching out to peers can help you get back on track
Delayed discharge: steps you can take to support patients and help get them home
How ‘discharge to assess’ systems and early planning can cut delays
Redeployment: what to expect if you are asked to work in another clinical area
How and when staff may be moved, and what makes them feel supported in unfamiliar roles
Thousands of nursing shifts lost due to stress and anxiety
Unsafe working conditions pinpointed as union warns of burnout and mental health concerns
Nurse shortages part of inadequate rating at psychiatric hospital
Rampton Hospital was found to overuse restrictive practices due to understaffing
Crisis in the emergency department: 12-hour trolley waits soar in 2023
Undignified 12-hour waits increase by 50-fold since 2019 amid chronic staff shortages
Accept no substitutes: why swapping out nurses from the roster must not become the norm
Find out how you and your colleagues can take a stand to protect the team’s skill mix
Accept no substitutes: why swapping out nurses from the roster must not become the norm
Find out how you and your colleagues can take a stand to protect the team’s skill mix
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Red flags for patient safety: wave them high in the coming election year
Daily safety breaches in the NHS must be taken seriously, not waved away with empty pledges
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NHS strikes one year on: how nursing staff took a historic stand with public’s support
Look back at what nurses told us on the picket lines, and why the campaign isn’t over
A year on from NHS industrial action, what has changed for nurses?
After the hard-won pay deal, we ask our readers’ panel how they feel about the dispute now
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