Feel my pain
Jane Bates is happy that ‘patient knows best’.
06 Jan 2016
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Help the aged
Kerry’s face lights up the minute I walk into the office. ‘I’ve been looking through your...
06 Jan 2016
Workforce
The turn of the year is probably not the best time to be reminded that, if you are an NHS...
06 Jan 2016
Janet Finch: the new year could match 2016 for exciting developments
Last year was exceptional for the NMC and there are more exciting times to follow, says...
04 Jan 2016
International Council of Nurses congress 2015, a personal retrospective
Christine Walker, editor of Nursing Children and Young People, looks back on the ICN's...
21 Dec 2015
Voices - Nurse-led general practice is an exciting model of care, says Crystal Oldman
I recently visited Cuckoo Lane Surgery in Hanwell, London – the only nurse-led general...
16 Dec 2015
The bigger picture
The prime minister recently announced up to £150 million of funding to create the UK’s first...
16 Dec 2015
Out in the cold
Did you switch in 2015? Gas, electricity, phone, bank? Or did you decide that it was most...
16 Dec 2015
Question Marc
A four-year-old patient has asked me whether Father Christmas exists. His parents say he...
16 Dec 2015
A recommended read…
Regular contributors to Nursing Standard suggest some novels you might enjoy over the...
16 Dec 2015
Voices - A Mary Seacole statue will be an inspiration to nurses, says Yvonne Coghill
Last week I heard the most fantastic news: the Mary Seacole statue appeal has reached its...
09 Dec 2015
Public health alert
I never thought I would describe former secretary of state for health Andrew Lansley as a...
09 Dec 2015
Coining it a bit
When it comes to good deals, Mark is the master of one-upmanship. If you buy a litre of...
09 Dec 2015
We must unite as a profession to save the NHS student bursary
Nursing student Charlotte Humm explains why the demise of the NHS student bursary will be...
07 Dec 2015
Voices - Viv Bennett points out where nurses can make a difference to public health
The Five Year Forward View for health services in England calls for gaps in health and...
02 Dec 2015
Unaffordable holiday
Among the wide-ranging effects of cancer lies the damage to people’s financial position,...
02 Dec 2015