My job
COVID-19: ‘Infection prevention and control is as vital in care homes as in the NHS’
Lindsay Dingwall on caring for some of society's most vulnerable people
20 Apr 2020
I’m proud to be training as a nursing associate – and let me tell you why
Misunderstood role is no mere stepping stone – it has a distinctive place in the nursing team
10 Oct 2019
A passion for collaboration
Kellie Owen, winner of the 2019 Richard Tompkins Nurse Development Scholarship, on...
24 Jul 2019
‘Don’t be too focused on the task at hand’
Admiral Nurse Sarah Oakwood on her ‘musts’ for working with older people
29 Apr 2019
Care home support nurse
Primary care nurses must adapt ways of working due to an increase in frail older patients
08 Apr 2019
'Getting services right for people with frailty is a must'
Frailty and dementia matron Beverley Marriott wants an integrated health and social care...
28 Mar 2019
‘I would add a seventh C: the ability to remain calm’
Advanced nurse practitioner Ann Collins describes the qualities needed in her job
29 Jan 2019
Forget any myths about nursing careers in dementia care – we’re at the cutting edge
Hugh Masters on why care of people with dementia is at the forefront of nursing innovation
19 Nov 2018
My job: 'Nursing is not a job, it’s a calling'...
Nursing home team leader Paula McCafferty on quelling patient anxiety with staff interaction
16 Nov 2018
‘I love to see residents happy and content, and their relatives reassured’
Julie Newman, manager of Ivybank House care home, Falkirk, reflects on her career to date
14 Nov 2018
'A sense of humour is a must in care of older people'...
Pablo Vilar on why there are more challenges ahead for care workers
03 Oct 2018
'Give 100% to patients and have the most rewarding career'...
Clinical director of Pacific Care Janice Allan says working with older people enables nurses...
28 Aug 2018
'I love being able to influence the provision of quality care'...
Jean Donaldson emphasises the importance of respect and compassion
27 Jul 2018
Teaching students to be knowledgeable and compassionate about dementia care
De Montfort University senior lecturer Chris Knifton on why dementia is an increasingly...
29 Jun 2018
Maximising independence for people living with dementia
Belong villages chief operating officer Stacey McCann on supporting residents to live the...
06 Jun 2018
Paul Edwards, Dementia UK director of clinical services
Making a difference in older people's care can only happen if we work as a society, says...
05 Jun 2018
'Pulmonary rehabilitation gives people confidence to get on with their lives'...
Recently made a Queen’s Nurse by the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland, community...
04 Apr 2018
‘I was inspired by how patients and families coped’
Nurse specialist Carol Miller on working with Parkinson’s disease patients
23 Feb 2018