Jane Bates: Relentless time and crazy workloads
Time-induced panic is nothing new for nurses, but with many now facing increasingly...
21 Jun 2017
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Zena Aldridge: Reducing risks to people with dementia who go missing
A scheme that helps track down people with dementia who go missing from care homes is being...
20 Jun 2017
Marc Cornock: Current regulations force nurses to attempt futile CPR
The NMC should act to ally nurses fears that they can be reprimanded for not attempting to...
19 Jun 2017
Hazel Cheeseman: Free your patients from the tobacco trap
The ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces has been a huge public health success. But...
15 Jun 2017
Janet Davies: Scrap the cap or we will ballot RCN members on strike action
As the RCN gears up for a summer of protest, college chief executive Janet Davies has a...
15 Jun 2017
Jane Bates: Blessings that banished boils
We may live in times of political uncertainty but thanks to improvements in hygiene, at...
13 Jun 2017
Caroline Shuldham: Be prepared for the next major incident
Good preparation, as well as heroism and commitment, was responsible for the impressive...
13 Jun 2017
Howard Catton: WHO director-general’s address marks a major moment for nursing
Just days after being elected, the new director-general of the World Health Organization...
12 Jun 2017
Jane Bates: The diet dilemma
From the Bright Line path to the Paleo regime, modern eating plans can be tricky to...
09 Jun 2017
Crystal Oldman: England risks losing its place as leading role model in nurse education
Countries across the world are striving to increase the number of graduate nurses, so...
07 Jun 2017
Jane Bates: Let's celebrate the feel-good factor...
Through the recent dark days of horror and violence, the kindness of ordinary folk shines...
05 Jun 2017
Caroline Shuldham: The nurse director role is tougher than ever
The responsibilities of leadership in today's NHS are vast, but in the right organisation...
05 Jun 2017
Susan Osborne: Strike or resign en masse - it's time for nurses to get tough...
If nurses can't support their trade union over strike action they should resign en masse,...
30 May 2017
Jane Bates: Time to raise the profile of endometriosis
Delays in diagnosing endometriosis are causing misery and pain for many women and costing...
30 May 2017
Alice Munro: Cut fossil fuel investment to curb threat to health
Health organisations should stop investing in the fossil fuel industry and take action to...
29 May 2017
Heather Henry: From treating need to creating wellness
Looking at what is strong rather than what is wrong can help individuals and communities...
25 May 2017
Niall Dickson: Throwing money at services is not enough
We need a public debate on funding - and the next government must act to secure the long-...
24 May 2017
Jane Bates: A quiet shift? Please don't utter the ‘q’ word...
Certain words are just unacceptable to nurses.
23 May 2017