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How can we support patients through the menopause if the NHS can’t support staff?
Health services risk losing experienced nurses because of a failure to acknowledge symptoms
03 May 2019
Random acts of kindness do nursing proud
Despite pressure of work the kindness of nurses has diminished not a jot, says Jane Bates
02 May 2019
Pressure to cope is damaging our mental health
Nursing needs to acknowledge it’s okay not to be okay
30 Apr 2019
What is it about nurses that makes us seem fair game for personal remarks?
The things some people say to us are just plain rude, says Jane Bates
25 Apr 2019
Even handmaidens need handovers
No one should be expected to start a new post without a handover, says Jane Bates
18 Apr 2019
What to say to help patients see incontinence need not be inevitable
Encouraging individuals to open up about continence can be life-changing for them
16 Apr 2019
Sometimes there’s just no way round raising the delicate matter of personal hygiene
Jane Bates on when duty of care to a preoperative patient has to trump your blushes
11 Apr 2019
Aseptic technique: how do we achieve best practice across diverse settings?
The RCN wants your views on shaping a core skill in the absence of evidence
10 Apr 2019
It’s fantasy that a fully decriminalised sex trade protects women
Legally sanctioned brothels only benefit the pimps, says nurse and campaigner Ellen Grogan
09 Apr 2019
Why the NHS needs a people’s vote on the final Brexit deal
We must break the deadlock and reassure our EU nurses, says the RCN’s Dame Donna Kinnair
05 Apr 2019
Brexit-weariness may be catching, and the prognosis isn’t good
Jane Bates has identified news-related conditions she’d like to add to the medical dictionary
04 Apr 2019
What do you want from safe staffing legislation?
Now is our chance to create a UK-wide culture change, says the RCN’s Theresa Fyffe
01 Apr 2019
Tiresome taboo over period pains
It is time to stop being embarrassed about menstruation, says Jane Bates
29 Mar 2019
Focus on nursing associates and you’ll miss the big picture
Knee-jerk reaction to nurse shortages is not a solution, says Dame Jill Macleod Clark
26 Mar 2019
My wish for a life without emotional blackmail
Unfair pressure to do extra work is the bane of a nurse’s life, says Jane Bates
20 Mar 2019
No nurse should lack the training and support to manage patients’ pain
The resources exist to help you challenge inadequate care, says the RCN’s pain forum chair
19 Mar 2019
Beware of claiming to know your patient best
Can we really say nurses build a closer rapport than other multidisciplinary team members?
15 Mar 2019
Jane Bates: tales of dangling eyeballs are nothing more than fake news… honest!
It can be hard for nurses to debunk myths that some patients seem to prefer over hard fact
14 Mar 2019