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Josie Irwin: Government’s offer is a leap in the right direction
A rise of 6.5% over three years is not a panacea, but the offer is free of unpalatable...
22 Mar 2018
Advice to walk like a penguin was bound to bring cold comfort
Health advice is given with good intentions, but telling older people to walk like penguins...
21 Mar 2018
Matt Griffiths: The UK pioneered nurse prescribing, but are we making it count?
Many nurses who can prescribe do so infrequently, or not at all. A review of the nurse...
19 Mar 2018
Only a bully would demand more productivity from nurses
Anyone naive enough to think nurses might get a meaningful pay rise will have been brought...
19 Mar 2018
Lord Nigel Crisp: Stop wasting nurses' talent and commitment...
The Nursing Now campaign aims to raise the profile of nursing globally and ensure nurses are...
12 Mar 2018
Susan Osborne: Whimsical workforce guidance won’t help create a safer NHS
Guidance has belatedly been published on safe nurse staffing levels in five new healthcare...
09 Mar 2018
Alison Twycross: Give more school-leavers a solid foundation for entry to nursing...
Many young people just miss out on the qualifications needed to undertake a nursing degree...
07 Mar 2018
Jane Bates: How to prevent the NHS from going down the drain
The response to the nursing crisis has been to step up training or recruit nurses from...
06 Mar 2018
Jane Bates: Public humiliation left me walking on eggshells - but now it's time to...
A past encounter in which Jane Bates was accused of being a 'do-gooder' left her thinking...
06 Mar 2018
Lesley Jones: The NHS needs us all to move towards a digital future
NHS Improvement’s nurse fellow for digital health says collaboration is needed to introduce...
05 Mar 2018
Zoë Packman: A team approach to reducing inpatient falls
Making the ward environment safer for patients should be a primary aim for nurses and...
05 Mar 2018
Joanne Bosanquet: A clear vision of health promotion for nurses and midwives
Public Health England’s deputy chief nurse reflects on how prevention, promotion and...
05 Mar 2018
Presenting yourself as ‘just a nurse’ gives the wrong message
Nurses need to better convey the critical nature of the profession and its impact, and can...
01 Mar 2018
Janet Finch: We must find ways to make nurses stay in the profession
The number of nurses leaving the register is a worrying trend for our health and care...
28 Feb 2018
Caroline Shuldham: Volunteers in the NHS can complement care
With so many people willing to give up their time and share their skills, health services...
27 Feb 2018
Heather Henry: Time for straight talk about nursing’s hierarchies
Workforce strategies must adopt new approaches and consider how nurses can become enablers...
26 Feb 2018
Jane Bates: Anyone on the wagon should be cheered on, not dragged down
If a friend is trying to improve their health by going on a diet or giving up alcohol offer...
23 Feb 2018
Annessa Rebair: Why suicide prevention must be part of pre-registration nurse education
Senior lecturer in mental health Annessa Rebair lost her brother to suicide when he was 21....
19 Feb 2018