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COVID-19: how can we protect BAME nurses during the crisis?
The pandemic has disproportionately affected BAME people and the NHS has been slow to react
19 May 2020
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Inside NHS Nightingale: a nurse's diary
A volunteer's account of her shift at the critical care temporary hospital in London
11 May 2020
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COVID-19: the steps to take when your shift ends to stay safe at home
Online sources list rigorous steps to take– but what do the experts say?
22 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: nurses say they are not getting adequate PPE
A survey by Nursing Standard finds front-line staff fear for their lives
10 Apr 2020
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COVID-19: a guide to the big issues for nurses
Frequently asked questions on issues such as self-isolation, sick pay and redeployment
02 Apr 2020
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COVID-19 emergency register for nurses: how it will work in practice
UPDATED Final-year nursing students and ex-registrants to be deployed to boost the workforce
27 Mar 2020
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COVID-19: diary of a nurse in self-isolation
A nurse lecturer’s personal account of the coronavirus pandemic and its effects on her family
26 Mar 2020
NHS Improvement says matrons need to be visible in clinical workplace
New handbook reflects the role of the modern matron and can be a guide for training and CPD
12 Mar 2020
Care providers urged to make better use of patient feedback to improve services
Major review says patient experience could be used to create meaningful change
02 Mar 2020
RCN’s ‘angry’ gender report demands pay parity nurses deserve
An RCN report on why nurses have been historically underpaid calls for fairer and more realistic job evaluation frameworks
29 Jan 2020
Corridor nursing: why nurses are despairing and angry about the ‘new norm’ in the NHS
Nursing Standard readers reveal concerns over undignified care and patient safety breaches
24 Jan 2020
Well-being at work: is your job making you ill?
What nurses told our survey about norovirus, healthcare-related injury and working when sick
09 Dec 2019
Senior nurses need to discuss whether the practice of intentional rounding continues
Is intentional rounding the best way to deliver care or just a tick-box exercise?
15 Nov 2019
Being a nurse in the menopause: why it’s no time for taboos
Women coping with menopause symptoms deserve support and empathy in the workplace
17 Oct 2019
In Laura’s name: the charity that aims to prevent suicide among nurses
The Laura Hyde Foundation campaigns for better mental health support for healthcare staff
12 Jul 2019
NHS set to save lives and money in new safety era
Strategy aimed at pulling NHS safety systems together to improve care over coming decade
10 Jul 2019
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
04 Jul 2019
Nurses are pivotal in closing the mental health mortality gap, says RCN
Collaborative efforts across organisations are vital, with nursing at the centre
04 Jul 2019