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A champion for people with personality disorders: ‘our nurse always puts us first’
How Patient’s Choice nominee Rebecca Betts-Richards supports mental health service users
17 Aug 2020
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HIV nurse specialist ‘helped me rediscover my sense of purpose and self-confidence’
Mary Makarau has been nominated for the Patient’s Choice award for her compassionate care
17 Aug 2020
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The nursing home team that helped me fight for a ‘second life’
Patient’s Choice nominee Rekha Govindan changed the prognosis for a man given weeks to live
17 Aug 2020
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Support when families need it most: ‘health visitors may not know the impact they have’
Patient’s Choice nominee Noreen Ferguson helped a family deal with their son’s diagnosis
17 Aug 2020
COVID-19 and sepsis: what do the similarities mean for nurses and patients?
As with sepsis, for many people, the after-effects of COVID-19 will require long-term support
12 Aug 2020
How you can tackle casual racism and microaggression in the NHS
The steps every nurse can take to confront unconscious bias and be an authentic ally
10 Aug 2020
Social prescribing for well-being: how nurses can combat loneliness and isolation
Connecting people to support and services is more important in the wake of COVID-19 than ever
03 Aug 2020
How are your bowel motions? The question nurses need to ask
Patients may be embarrassed to talk about bowel problems, but help is available
27 Jul 2020
What is ABCDE and why is it important?
Take an interactive journey through the approach to assessing patient deterioration
20 Jul 2020
All you need to know about NMC fitness to practise cases
Fitness to practise cases are central to the NMC’s regulation of nursing standards
15 Jul 2020
Lyme disease: how nurses can identify it and advise patients
How to detect the tick-borne infectious disease and promote awareness among the public
06 Jul 2020
Shame, stigma and sexual dysfunction: the overlooked diabetes complications
Some physical and mental health issues common in people with diabetes are not discussed
29 Jun 2020
Agency nurses: trapped in a pandemic staffing paradox
Far from getting extra work due to COVID-19, many have struggled to obtain shifts
17 Jun 2020
Nurse-patient conversations: compassionate communication while social distancing
Finding new ways to meet patients’ needs when face-to-face care is not an option
15 Jun 2020
Redeployed staff and better teamwork: how COVID-19 has transformed nursing
Staff on the front-line at UCLH consider the lessons learned during the pandemic
12 Jun 2020
When social media becomes a minefield for nurses
It is possible to stay professional while engaging in robust debate… isn’t it?
05 Jun 2020
More than a headache: how migraine treatment often falls short
Even though migraine is common, there’s a lack of understanding of it, even among nurses
03 Jun 2020
‘Forgotten’ and struggling financially: can health charities survive COVID-19?
With staff redeployed and fundraisers cancelled, charities must find new ways to stay afloat
26 May 2020