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Nursing school closures: students attending a lecture. UK nursing school closures come despite chronic nursing shortage

What do planned closures of nursing schools mean for the future of the profession?

Loss of degree programmes exposes precarious state of nurse education funding

Remote nurse prescribing: a nurse providing patient care remotely sits, wearing a headset with a microphone, as she works on a desktop computer

Remote prescribing: is it ever good practice?

Striking off of nurse who prescribed Botox highlights risks of ignoring guidance

Nurse regulator role: illustration of a large hand holding a magnifying glass above a nurse caught in a spotlight, suggesting the NMC scrutinising what nurses do

The heavy-handed nursing police: is that how the NMC feels to you?

Regulator has been told to remember where there’s healthcare, there’s risk

A worried looking nurse student blocks time off on a workplace calendar. Nursing students do not have an an allowance from the NMC to take compassionate leave

Should nursing students be allowed compassionate leave from clinical placements?

Time off to deal with a crisis would demonstrate compassion

The RCN hs proposed newly registered nurses start on Band 6.  Illustration of a nurse moving from Band 5 to Band 6

Should newly registered nurses start on band 6?

Band 6 starting point would aid recruitment, but may be too much too soon, says our panel

A nurse holds up her hands showing she wants something to stop. Nurses have a duty of care to patients but also need to consider their own safety

When should nursing staff refuse to treat a patient?

Our panel discusses duty and safety when it comes to racist or violent patients

Nurse choosing extra shifts

Extra shifts: would you be willing to do more to help clear the NHS backlog? 

NHS staff already work over their hours, often unpaid to help cut patient waiting times

Illustration showing an outstretched hand catching three floating squares bearing a heart design, suggesting a show of appreciation

Would a gratitude scheme help make you feel valued?

Giving ‘hearts’ colleagues can swap for gifts – our readers consider if it has an impact

Will revising job profiles change how nurses are valued?

Revisions to nursing bands may make little difference without appropriate pay rises

Backlog

Fitness to practise cases: is the NMC doing enough to tackle the backlog?

We ask our readers if more money will resolve the growing FtP caseload

A nurse appears apprehensive while being questioned by a senior nurse

Can difficult personal circumstances excuse mistakes at work?

We ask our readers if factors outside of work should be considered relevant

Illustration showing healthcare staff in different uniforms, representing different professions, standing on top of piles of coins of varying heights, suggesting pay differences between professions

NHS pay: would a separate pay spine benefit nurses?

We ask our readers if a split from Agenda for Change is the best approach

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

Dreaded form-filling: would standardisation across all settings make your job easier?

Universal patient documentation and its potential to ease your admin burden

Patient confidentiality and sharing patient data in your work WhatsApp group

What safeguards do you need to help you use instant messaging responsibly?

Why does it feel like pay for care home and independent sector nurses is overlooked?

Are non-NHS staff under-estimated by the public and even their nursing colleagues?
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