Chronic staffing shortage could jeopardise NHS long-term plan, say leading think tanks
Joint report points to acute problems in the supply of nurses
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Chronic staffing shortage could jeopardise NHS long-term plan, say leading think tanks
Joint report points to acute problems in the supply of nurses
15 Nov 2018
Majority of carers of people with diabetes experience emotional problems, survey reveals
Carers of people with diabetes need greater levels of support from nurses, says Diabetes UK
14 Nov 2018
NHS issues staff guidance on safe use of instant messaging in acute care
Advice includes which smartphone apps to use to coordinate care during emergencies
13 Nov 2018
Could a master’s-level district nursing apprenticeship help solve workforce woes?
There's still time for nurses to influence proposed new route into district nursing careers
13 Nov 2018
Email or tweet your MP to scrap NHS immigration surcharge rise, RCN urges
Parliament due to vote on £200 increase in the fee overseas nursing staff pay to use NHS
12 Nov 2018
Nurse shortage forces London trust to close chemotherapy unit earlier than planned
Organisation’s chief nurse says finding specialist staff is ‘not getting any easier’
12 Nov 2018
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Use of the ABCDE approach to assess a patient post-operatively: a case study
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Enhancing the recruitment and retention of overseas nurses from Kerala, India
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09 Oct 2018
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‘This special team gives so much to families dealing with self-harm and suicide’
A mum explains how the Brookside Adolescent Inpatient team gave hope to her transgender son
08 Oct 2018
Nurse of the Year ‘makes you feel there is someone there for you’
A tribute to the RCN Nurse of the Year 2018, Angela Hall, by her patient the Rev Mark Bond
05 Jul 2018
‘My dedicated nurses inspired me to join the profession’
Student nurse award winner recalls two nurses who cared for her as she recovered from sepsis
05 Jul 2018
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Features
Spiritual and psychological support: the nurse-led team helping people cope with cancer
Nurse counsellors lead the pastoral care services at London’s Royal Marsden Hospital
14 Nov 2018
The celebrated first world war nurses ‘all but forgotten’
Reviving the story of Elsie Knocker and Mairi Chisholm, the most medalled women of the war
06 Nov 2018
Military precision meets nursing care for older people
What it's like living and working at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, home to army veterans
05 Nov 2018
Social care in crisis: your questions answered
Can the government come up with a solution that works for individuals, carers and staff?
31 Oct 2018
Flu jabs for asthma patients: 6 tips that can help save lives
How to explain the benefits of vaccination in reducing asthma attack risks
26 Oct 2018
‘Nurses can’t wait for a place at the table, we need to take it’
In his director role at NHS England, Paul Vaughan is pushing boundaries that hold nurses back
23 Oct 2018
Opinion
Jane Bates: telling someone they can’t see well enough to drive is not my favourite task
I'm glad driver eyesight – or lack of it – is now being taken seriously by traffic police
18 Nov 2018
Jane Bates: We can’t go digital without funding
Matt Hancock’s ambition to put technology at the heart of the NHS will require investment
12 Nov 2018
Spiritual care is not as complex as we may think
The skills that draw us to the profession are a good foundation, says Macmillan’s Barry Quinn
09 Nov 2018
Students
Winning at teamwork and time management: how a board game is helping nursing students
Two nurse teachers found a fun way to focus on the serious business of clinical priorities
13 Nov 2018
What a career in research nursing can offer
Research is a part of the NHS remit but students have little exposure to it during training
12 Nov 2018
How a pain specialist team changed the way I nurse
Caring for patients in severe pain revealed the importance of individualised attention
12 Nov 2018
Careers
As a manager, I’m still a nurse first and foremost
Chief executive Katie Fisher took a role outside the NHS ‘where I could make a difference’
14 Nov 2018
60 seconds with lead fertility nurse Laura Carter-Penman
The joys of balancing a leadership role with hands-on care
06 Nov 2018
Habits, and why breaking them can be good for you and your nursing practice
New perspectives can be just the prompt you need to question engrained behaviour
01 Nov 2018
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The extent of reliance on agency nurses points to the depth of the malaise in the NHS
Temporary staff now have to cover chronic nursing shortages, not just unplanned absence
06 Nov 2018
First world war nurses’ achievements were overlooked, just as nursing is undervalued now
Nurses on the Western Front were skilled professionals, says historian Christine Hallett
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