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Stop saying ‘the band 5’: why referring to colleagues by their pay band has had its day

Hierarchical blindness over nursing roles undervalues staff experience and knowledge

Why the NMC was right to lift some FtP sanctions during the pandemic

Regulator chief defends early reviews of nurse suspensions in response to COVID-19 crisis

Relaxing the NMC’s fitness to practise sanctions has risky implications

Will this COVID-19 related decision affect public confidence in nurses?

Parish Nursing: where spiritual care and community collide

A nurse network providing holistic care to vulnerable and isolated people amid the pandemic

Racism in the NHS is hiding in plain sight – and we can all do something about it

As the world grapples with race inequality, the NHS must confront its complicity

Talking about death and dying: COVID-19 has taught us not to wait

Help nursing colleagues and teams cope with grief by signposting to information and support

Coping with the death of a colleague: advice and support for nurses

How to deal with bereavement at work and where to go for support

Could the public health benefits of reduced pollution be a ‘chink of light’ in COVID-19?

Nurses can help create a better, healthier ‘normal’ after the trauma of the pandemic

Less safe in lockdown: how nurses can help people facing an escalation of domestic...

Advice on spotting when someone is trapped in an abusive household, and what to do about it

Why the wobble room is a necessary sanity saver

It’s essential nurses have a space to think, cry and be fallible, especially amid a pandemic

Some care homes may not survive COVID-19

Anita Astle says pandemic has pushed her to the brink and her nursing home towards bankruptcy

RCN forum members do more than discuss their specialty – they can help shape it

A new competency framework is a big step for the rheumatology nursing forum and the specialty
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International Nurses Day: what would Florence do on the COVID-19 front line?

The issues Miss Nightingale championed are echoed in the response to COVID-19
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International Nurses Day may be low-key, but we’ve never been more in the spotlight

COVID-19 has highlighted how vital the profession is – and how much investment is needed

When this is all over, I don’t think things will go back to how they were

Our community nursing teams have increased collaboration and enhanced rapid discharge
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COVID-19: what employers need to do to cushion the emotional impact on nurses

Nurses deserve support from government, employers and each other to get through this pandemic

PPE: ‘one size fits all’ design is a fallacy that’s putting female health staff at risk

Women in healthcare don’t get the same protection against coronavirus as male colleagues
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COVID-19 will leave a legacy of harm that extends far beyond the high death toll

The coronavirus pandemic has many ways to wreak havoc with our health and well-being

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