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The Stonewall effect: the positive difference an inclusive employer can make
Attitudes towards LGBT people have changed. Now health employers are catching up
21 Jan 2019
COPD flare-ups: how to end the ‘gross overuse’ of antibiotics
Earlier and better patient education is needed to promote self-management
15 Jan 2019
We’re helping hospital patients administer their own insulin
How a diabetes specialist nurse’s project is giving patients control and reducing waste
03 Jan 2019
Can nursing degree apprenticeships deliver on their promise?
Despite a faltering start, they offer new opportunities for would-be nurses in England
21 Dec 2018
‘Things are aligning on safe staffing – and that’s where I’ll start as RCN president’
Anne Marie Rafferty has a tough road ahead in her new role – but she has a plan
20 Dec 2018
Asthma clinic empowers people with a learning disability
A nurse-led chest clinic is helping respiratory patients learn to manage their conditions
19 Dec 2018
‘As BME people we need to put ourselves forward’
BME nurses’ achievements too often go unsung, but Yvonne Coghill is determined to change...
18 Dec 2018
‘Many nurses don’t know what to say to someone in distress’
Catherine Hind’s project raises awareness about self-harm, suicide and distress
14 Dec 2018
‘We value your feedback’: what patient experience really tells us
The emphasis on feedback from service users is relatively new, but central to improving care
12 Dec 2018
The training programme giving all health teams the skills to manage diabetes
With diabetes on the rise, one nurse has created a practical, customisable ten-point approach
07 Dec 2018
Patients’ spiritual needs: the conversations that can help
This vital, but often daunting, area of care starts with talking about what matters to people
19 Nov 2018
How to make handovers more effective
Rethinking communication during handovers can improve patient safety and reduce staff stress
15 Nov 2018
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