COVID-19 vaccines: why the richest nations shouldn’t be jumping the queue
Who gets priority worldwide should be based on risk, not nations’ (in)ability to pay
11 Mar 2021
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Ageing workforce, or skills and experience the NHS can’t afford to lose?
Retention is a sustainable staff shortage fix – but older nurses need support to stay
09 Mar 2021
Dying from inequality as much as from COVID-19: the reality for deprived communities
Nurses see the impact of poverty in the pandemic, and we must advocate for the disadvantaged
04 Mar 2021
Tax avoidance schemes: how to know if you’ve been targeted
HMRC warns of the hidden costs and penalties for agency nurses and other healthcare workers
03 Mar 2021
Face masks: how nurses can overcome the communication barrier and reassure patients
Compulsory face coverings pose particular challenges when patients are deaf or have dementia
01 Mar 2021
Priority COVID-19 vaccination means all nurses, not just those in the NHS
Front-line staff at care homes, agencies and other private workplaces mustn’t be left behind
24 Feb 2021
‘I know some of you want to run away and not come back – you didn’t sign up for this’
A former AIDS nurse’s message to colleagues on today’s coronavirus front line
09 Feb 2021
Mass traumatisation of nurses makes need to invest in profession more pressing than ever
Pandemic’s pressures likely to force many exhausted nurses to quit
02 Feb 2021
Why hamper retired nurses keen to help the coronavirus vaccine roll-out?
If ever there was a time to cut NHS red tape, it’s now
27 Jan 2021
Nurse shortage: the NHS will be relying on overseas staff for years to come
Burnout nurses can’t wait for students to graduate before they see the benefits
20 Jan 2021
NHS services are running on sheer goodwill and teamwork
COVID-19 has laid bare the depth of the nurse workforce crisis, with staff at tipping point
12 Jan 2021
Let’s face 2021 with courage, creativity – and non-steamy eyewear
COVID-19 has tested nurses, but our ‘can-do’ spirit will see us through the days ahead
06 Jan 2021
Goodbye 2020 – the ‘year of the nurse’ that COVID-19 created
It hasn't been the year expected
16 Dec 2020
COVID-19 and abuse of staff: how we’re handling aggression towards nurses
Visiting restrictions have provoked aggressive behaviour from some members of the public
14 Dec 2020
Patient suicide: why nurses need colleagues’ support to grieve
The suicide of a patient can have a devastating effect and provoke feelings of failure
10 Dec 2020
We’ve given our all in the COVID-19 response – but it’s not over yet
As the vaccination programme gets underway, nurses step up again
09 Dec 2020
Living with diabetes: two weeks in my patients’ shoes improved my understanding
How a nurse specialist gained greater insight into self-management of a long-term condition
08 Dec 2020
Fair pay demands are not about COVID rewards, but long-overdue recognition
The government continues to ignore calls for a pay rise, but we won’t give up, says RCN chief
03 Dec 2020