Staff retention: what would the NHS look like if nurses’ roles were respected?
Stemming the tide of leavers post-COVID will require more than increased overseas recruitment
03 Aug 2022
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Industrial action around the globe: a wake-up call for leaders
With strikes and disputes on the rise, we need a grown-up discussion about healthcare funding
28 Jul 2022
Protecting whistleblowers: is it time NHS managers had a code of conduct too?
Raising concerns about patient safety is part of nurses’ role, not a point of contention
21 Jul 2022
Human rights are patients’ rights: how proposed reforms may affect your role
Proposed changes could be at odds with our duty of care and code of conduct
20 Jul 2022
Time’s almost up for the temporary register, but how many will stay on?
As its planned closure raises another red flag, more permanent solutions must be found
14 Jul 2022
Patients undergoing kidney dialysis have not seen much change in the treatment available
Dialysis is still a gruelling disruptive treatment that takes over a patient’s life
13 Jul 2022
Domestic abuse and sexual violence: why we must not believe common myths about victims
Nurses will miss opportunities to safeguard women if they misinterpret victims’ behaviours
05 Jul 2022
Abuse from patients: how it affects me and my colleagues
The shocking rise in violence and aggression and why safe staffing is key to de-escalation
29 Jun 2022
When an older person falls: why practice needs to change
Evidence-based checklist supports safer decision-making to minimise ED attendance
28 Jun 2022
Nurses reliant on food banks: we must do more to put an end to this national disgrace
Most nurses are paid at least the national average wage, yet some must resort to handouts
22 Jun 2022
The COVID effect: tackling nursing’s image problem with some positives
How a recruitment campaign is reaffirming work-life balance and career opportunities
21 Jun 2022
Restoring routine NHS diabetes care: the support your patients need
Disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have left many patients struggling alone
15 Jun 2022
Burnout from COVID-19 emerges as a factor when nurses decide to quit the profession
What are the implications of this pandemic push factor for the UK workforce?
13 Jun 2022
Students’ online behaviours offer early warning when they’re at risk of leaving
Analysis of engagement helps educators offer timely interventions to struggling students
09 Jun 2022
Incivility at work and its impact on your morale as well as patient safety
Anger and bad feeling are a threat to nurses’ well-being and must not be tolerated
07 Jun 2022
Talking to patients: are careful words more important than honesty?
Some common clinical terms demean or disempower patients, a study suggests
23 May 2022
Why I helped to prosecute a patient after I was assaulted in the emergency department
Nurses should not have to accept acts of aggression from patients as ‘part of the job’
19 May 2022
Racist abuse in the NHS: ignoring patients’ prejudice doesn’t make it go away
Managers expect staff to put up with insults, and when we don’t we’re called confrontational
10 May 2022