Features
Progress in pain management
Pain management is not always given the priority it deserves. An RCN framework aims to equip...
18 Nov 2015
It’s time to end the attack on nurses’ pay
If you ask any nurse why they chose this profession it is unlikely they will say it was...
18 Nov 2015
A powerful new voice for nursing
Mary Watkins will join the House of Lords as its fifth nurse peer. She has almost 40 years’...
18 Nov 2015
Testing times for BRCA gene carriers
New commissioning guidance sets out who should be offered gene testing for raised risk of...
11 Nov 2015
A helping hand for diabetes care
Specialist nurse Sandra Singleton and her team won Nursing Standard’s diabetes nursing award...
11 Nov 2015
Seven-day services open new doors
In the drive to deliver seven-day NHS services, organisations have been told to focus on a...
04 Nov 2015
Revalidation support for agency workers
Revalidation presents particular challenges for agency nurses who work in different settings...
04 Nov 2015
Paving the way for safe discharge
A nurse-led ward at Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has supported patients who...
28 Oct 2015
Keep score and help to ensure fair play
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust equality lead Ricky Somal explains how a ‘workforce...
28 Oct 2015
‘I want nurses to flourish in all areas’
Nursing is a great career, declares newly-appointed chief nursing officer for Scotland Fiona...
21 Oct 2015
At what age are you too old to treat?
New research exposes a misconception that older people are more likely to refuse treatment...
21 Oct 2015
Specialty that boosts survival
Jo-anne Fowles, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation lead nurse at Papworth Hospital NHS...
21 Oct 2015
The workforce with strength in diversity
In 2000, three community trusts merged to become East London NHS Foundation Trust, a large...
14 Oct 2015
Intelligent solution or poor substitute?
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt wants to see 1,000 new physician associates in primary care by...
14 Oct 2015
Big lessons in revalidation
A huge revalidation pilot at Aneurin Bevan Health Board in Wales – more than 800 staff...
07 Oct 2015
Seeing cancer from a cultural perspective
Black and minority ethnic people are at risk of delayed cancer diagnoses because of language...
07 Oct 2015
‘We’re beating the BME bias’
When Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust discovered BME candidates for senior...
30 Sep 2015
Race and the NHS – a chance for change
How can we make the NHS fairer for black staff? Start by having an honest conversation, said...
30 Sep 2015