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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,...

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...

Jane Bates: laughter really is the best medicine

As well as helping patients to relax, banter can be a useful tool in getting important...

The battle for fair pay can still be won

Despite the disappointment of another 1% recommendation by the review body, pressure is...

Howard Catton: Costs of prevention are dwarfed by the costs of failure

The most effective interventions for reducing harm are investment in professional education...

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...

Katerina Kolyva: Education cuts undermine new NMC standards for nurses

Proposed standards requiring nurses to be competent in complex skills at the point of...

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...

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...

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...

Tony Butterworth: Stop the assault on undergraduate nurse education

New pathways into nursing, such as apprenticeships and associate roles, pose a huge risk to...

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...

Caroline Shuldham: Understanding and learning from patient experience

Observing patients and listening to their experiences can give nurses real insight into how...

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...

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...

Jane Bates: Patients must start taking responsibility for their own health

With the NHS more understaffed than ever, patients have to start meeting health...

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....

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...

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