Analysis
New routes to nursing combined with education reform run risk of overwhelming workforce
Expansion of nursing roles and changes in placements may add to pressures on qualified staff
10 Aug 2018
Blood services step up efforts to recruit younger nurses
Services across the UK are targeting graduates and say any vacancies are serious
24 Jul 2018
NHS funding: ‘Prioritise nursing and listen to front-line staff’
It’s not just how much the NHS gets, but what it's spent on that matters
23 Jul 2018
Diabetes: why mental well-being is so important for glycaemic control
Depression often goes hand in hand with a diabetes diagnosis, but support is sorely lacking
13 Jul 2018
EXCLUSIVE: The short staffing that is threatening patient safety across the UK
Nursing Standard-Sunday Mirror survey results add weight to case for safe staffing law
08 Jul 2018
Why NHS pay agreement needs to mark the start of better deals for all UK nurses
Non-AfC staff and NHS nurses across the UK will be looking for a pay rise too
22 Jun 2018
Nurse training targeted to reduce suicide rate
Initiative aims to cut suicides by 10%; funding focused on eight hotspots
14 Jun 2018
How fitness to practise fears raise suicide risk for troubled nurses
Campaign group calls for better support for nurses reported to regulator
08 Jun 2018
Employers fall short in tackling staff stress and burnout
Survey shows efforts to provide clinical supervision and relaxation classes aren’t reaching...
08 Jun 2018
‘Nurses risk failing to revalidate without protected CPD time’
RCN warns that pressures on funding and staffing mean nurses have no time for CPD at work
30 May 2018
Hospital food: the trusts yet to reach nutrition standards
Providers in England making good progress on the five standards, but there is still work to...
23 May 2018
Short-staffing pressure threatens nurses’ well-being
Nurses’ well-being is threatened by staff shortages that result in many regularly working...
12 May 2018
Compulsory flu jab for NHS staff – moral duty, or morale wrecker?
Opinion is divided about how best to boost nurses’ uptake of the influenza vaccine
04 May 2018
Pay and recruitment take centre stage at congress
Delegates will debate staffing, the water bottle issue and how to attract more men into...
24 Apr 2018
Dearth of board-level nurses bad for patients
More nurses needed on boards to avoid strategic missteps
13 Apr 2018
How nurses can protect continence care
Take action if care is compromised, say nurse leaders
06 Apr 2018
Respiratory disease: how collaboration can make a crucial difference
Non-specialists in all fields of nursing can help improve diagnosis, treatment and access
06 Apr 2018
Is stereotyping affecting your pay?
A planned research project will investigate whether social attitudes to nursing have created...
05 Apr 2018