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Susan Osborne: unsafe staffing is putting patients at risk of harm
With reports showing unsafe staffing levels are contributing to patient harm in the NHS,...
20 Apr 2017
Maggie Bennett & Brian McGowan: Hostility towards mentorship is a mistake
The word ‘mentoring’ has no place in new NMC education standards, insists Dame Jill Macleod...
18 Apr 2017
Jane Bates: laughter really is the best medicine
As well as helping patients to relax, banter can be a useful tool in getting important...
13 Apr 2017
The battle for fair pay can still be won
Despite the disappointment of another 1% recommendation by the review body, pressure is...
13 Apr 2017
Howard Catton: Costs of prevention are dwarfed by the costs of failure
The most effective interventions for reducing harm are investment in professional education...
12 Apr 2017
Caroline Shuldham: how nurses can improve quality while controlling costs
The start of the financial year means a focus on budgets, but cost evaluation is not just...
10 Apr 2017
Katerina Kolyva: Education cuts undermine new NMC standards for nurses
Proposed standards requiring nurses to be competent in complex skills at the point of...
10 Apr 2017
Janet Davies: Make your voice heard in the fight for fair pay
As the RCN consults nurses on its response to continuing pay restraint, now is the time to...
07 Apr 2017
Jane Bates: Three strikes and you're out ...
After taking on NHS Improvement over the agency ban, the RCN now has a bigger fight on its...
06 Apr 2017
Janet Finch: The NMC wants to communicate in a way that works for you
Obtaining information from the regulator will soon be easier and faster, thanks to an...
04 Apr 2017
Tony Butterworth: Stop the assault on undergraduate nurse education
New pathways into nursing, such as apprenticeships and associate roles, pose a huge risk to...
03 Apr 2017
Linda Ross and Wilfred McSherry: spiritual care should be part of the Code
New NICE guidance highlights the need to address dying patients' spiritual needs. The case...
29 Mar 2017
Caroline Shuldham: Understanding and learning from patient experience
Observing patients and listening to their experiences can give nurses real insight into how...
29 Mar 2017
Jane Bates: does anybody care about nurses' health and well-being? ...
With a recent survey showing nurses are taking antidepressants and going on sick leave due...
29 Mar 2017
Janet Davies: It's called the frontline, not the firing line ...
There is no excuse for attacking nurses. Making assaults on healthcare staff a specific...
27 Mar 2017
Jane Bates: Patients must start taking responsibility for their own health
With the NHS more understaffed than ever, patients have to start meeting health...
23 Mar 2017
Claire Taylor: Helping people to live better with and beyond bowel cancer
About half of those treated for rectal cancer will have debilitating bowel symptoms....
22 Mar 2017
Jane Cummings: Nurses need to take ownership of sustainability and transformation plans
Nurses' clinical expertise and local understanding will be crucial to the development and...
21 Mar 2017