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Should qualifications be based on competency not clinical hours?
Nurse who ran slimming clinics struck off for catalogue of errors
NHS pay dispute: your concise guide to what’s on offer to staff around the UK
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Should qualifications be based on competency not clinical hours?
University Alliance suggests nursing students should be allowed to qualify on competency
Nurse who ran slimming clinics struck off for catalogue of errors
Regulator finds lapses including failure to calibrate scales used to weigh patients
NHS pay dispute: your concise guide to what’s on offer to staff around the UK
Find out who is on strike, who is not, who could be soon – and why
Do you care for people with cancer and want to expand your career?
New cancer education and skills framework aims to develop nursing staff at all levels
Nurses’ strike live: walkouts enter their sixth day
Staff begin further day of action in bid to put pressure on ministers over NHS pay talks
Watch: see chants and support for nurses on picket lines
Nurses are receiving plenty of help from TV doctors, brass sections and more
Analysis
Why are nurses more likely to be bullied than other NHS staff?
Advice for staff when faced with a toxic culture that poses a risk to them and patient care
Pain management: where to start and when to use assessment tools
How to improve your skills and confidence in managing patients’ pain
Bias in NMC referrals: which nurses are most at risk of baseless claims?
Steps to end the clear bias in complaints against black and Asian nurses
Deterioration: spotting the signs and escalating care on a pressured shift
Tools and advice to help teams ensure patients are monitored effectively
Fobbed off and undermined: the racist attitudes obstructing careers
How to combat the recruitment bias that holds back many black and Asian nurses
Calling in sick: do fear and guilt stop you from taking time off when you’re ill?
Advice if you are worried about sickness policies, or leaving colleagues in the lurch
Clinical update
Wound care: what the framework for standardised treatment means for your patients
Guidance focuses on individualised care for pressure ulcers, lower limbs and surgical wounds
Long-COVID: what it means and how to manage the longer-term effects
Advice from NICE on how to care for patients with ongoing symptoms of the virus
Human trafficking and modern slavery: how nurses can support victims
What to look for, how to help – and what not to do if you if you suspect a patient is at risk
COVID-19: guidance on when to admit patients to critical care
NICE advises on assessing for frailty and including patients and carers in decision-making
COVID-19: infection prevention and control advice for all healthcare settings
The government has issued advice for all healthcare workers
Novel coronavirus: how to spot suspected cases
New government guidance for nurses stresses importance of infection control measures
Policy briefing
ReSPECT form update: a more patient-centred focus for advance care planning
How nurses can implement changes to the RCUK process for end of life decision-making
COVID-19: when you can refuse to treat a patient due to inadequate PPE
The implications for nurses of RCN guidance on care provision and inadequate PPE
Guide sets out strategies for healthcare staff retention
Suggestions focus on flexible working and pension options, support during menopause
Helping nurses to ‘defuse’ after difficult situations
The RCN has issued guidance on how to discuss and reflect on challenging incidents at work
Correct use of gloves and how to protect your skin
RCN Glove Awareness week stresses correct use of gloves and how nurses can protect their skin
Safeguarding framework will help nurses protect their patients
RCN sets out competencies for healthcare staff in relation to adult safeguarding
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