COVID-19: will you as a mental health nurse get vaccinated?
You may decide not to have the vaccine, but there are questions you should ask yourself first
08 Dec 2020
Editorial
Clarion call for more mental health nurses to enter the research leadership programme
Only nine practitioners applied for the first programme in 2019
29 Oct 2020
Post-COVID-19: mental health nurses should influence what data is gathered on service...
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen statistics scrutinised like never before
31 Aug 2020
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COVID-19 and mental health nursing: what’s next?
One challenge is finding a balance between virtual interventions and face-to-face meetings
29 Jun 2020
We must all help to transform the well-being culture in the NHS
Well-being guardians may lead the way, but we all have our part to play
17 Sep 2019
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A chance for ‘ordinary’ nurses to share, inspire and win recognition for their...
Nominate yourself or a colleague for this year’s RCNi Nurse Awards and help celebrate exceptional nursing care, writes editor Graham Scott
04 Dec 2017
Making the difference to mental health services is a challenge for everyone
Editor Colin Parish on how you can get involved in the Mental Health Practice conference held in Manchester, in May
04 Apr 2017
Survey reiterates the morale mantra, but Hunt still not listening
A new survey by Nursing Standard and the Sunday Mirror newspaper reinforces the obvious reason why morale is poor: nurses simply do not feel valued, writes Graham Scott
20 Mar 2017
RCN sets the bar high for advanced nursing status
It’s good to see the college taking the lead on defining advanced practice, and it seems accreditation won’t be easy to achieve, writes Nursing Standard editor Graham Scott
06 Feb 2017
Nurses will benefit from NMC’s new approach to hearings
Overhauling procedure for fitness to practise cases will save money, says Graham Scott.
31 Oct 2016
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Let’s redress the balance with Nurse Awards
The annual RCNi Nurse Awards exist so that healthcare staff receive the recognition they deserve, says editor Graham Scott
10 Oct 2016
Seeing violence in the workplace
Exploring the effects witnessing violence in the workplace can have on your role.
06 Oct 2016
Editorial: Unions' exasperation over pay is justified
Money released by chancellor must go to those keeping teh NHS running, says Graham Scott
03 Oct 2016
NMC hearings have a health risk
Nurses who are under investigation by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) often have to...
10 May 2016
Three cheers for the truth
It is refreshing to learn that a senior civil servant has been frank about the state of...
12 Apr 2016
The joy of conferences
You can’t beat a good conference, and Frank Reilly’s opinion piece explains exactly why.
09 Mar 2016
Lessons from a psychiatry guru
When I interviewed Len Bowers, who has retired from his post as professor of psychiatric...
10 Feb 2016
Time to break out of our silos
Physical health care never goes off the agenda for mental health nurses, and there is now...
11 Nov 2015