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Grenfell: ‘The main struggle is the anger in the area’
Local resident Lucy Wood and her young nephew were among thousands of witnesses to the tower...
06 Dec 2017
Grenfell: Finding and treating the bereaved and the witnesses
Outreach workers are striving to reach all those who may be living with the symptoms of post...
06 Dec 2017
Grenfell: The healthcare response timeline
How NHS and other healthcare professionals responded when the fire began, and in the months...
06 Dec 2017
Grenfell: Residents’ contacts with the NHS
The number and nature of Grenfell-related patient contacts with the NHS to date
06 Dec 2017
Grenfell: The team bringing hope of recovery to the community
A nurse-led mental health outreach team is working day and night to support a population...
06 Dec 2017
Details of new safe staffing rules in Wales revealed
Safe staffing levels of nurses will soon be mandatory in Welsh hospitals, including an...
08 Nov 2017
‘No coherent workforce plan’ as NHS faces worsening nurse shortage
The nursing shortage is worsening, with NHS workforce planning unfit for purpose
03 Nov 2017
The data-sharing system that could save the lives of abused children
A system that triggers safeguarding alerts when at-risk children attend emergency...
18 Oct 2017
Stress and anxiety driving nursing students to seek support
Yet a Nursing Standard investigation reveals many universities do not monitor the reasons...
10 Oct 2017
Everyone stands to gain from diversity in leadership
To improve BME staff representation at senior level, the NHS must start by ensuring all...
01 Oct 2017
Nurses welcome increase in free childcare but stumbling blocks loom
Parents of young children may be entitled to 30 hours a week of free childcare from the...
07 Sep 2017
Exclusive: Student drop-out rates put profession at further risk
Attrition data obtained by Nursing Standard shows one in four nursing students are not...
05 Sep 2017
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