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Workforce
The UK’s ageing population frames any debate about the future of the NHS. It is driving up...
14 Oct 2015
So many people helped me achieve my OBE
Chief Executive of The Florence Nightingale Foundation, Elizabeth Robb, reflects on how it...
09 Oct 2015
For victims of domestic violence the first step is the hardest
Everyone has the potential to be a victim of domestic violence
07 Oct 2015
Hard to stomach
Small portions are the next big thing. According to a report from Cambridge University, if...
07 Oct 2015
Workplace wisdom
I have been given some worrying information from a senior manager at my trust about a member...
07 Oct 2015
Voices - Revalidation will increase focus on professionalism, says Janet Finch
I have spent many years working in higher education, and I know what an exciting time it is...
07 Oct 2015
Uncomfortable truth
The ethnic diversity of the NHS workforce is testament to both the global reach of the NHS...
07 Oct 2015
Voices - Advanced support roles require an advanced plan, says Janet Davies
The nursing profession is constantly evolving to meet patient and population need, with...
30 Sep 2015
The Seacole legacy
To move forward in the future, you need to remember the past – where black nurses have come...
30 Sep 2015
A rotten egg
Poor Dotty was listless. In fact, she had been so out of sorts that we were seriously...
30 Sep 2015
Medicines management
My department’s patient group directions are out of date. Does this mean that we are unable...
30 Sep 2015
Voices - Yvonne Coghill says we do not always appreciate what we have in the NHS
With the NHS we have the best healthcare service in the world. It is ‘free at the point of...
23 Sep 2015
Support till the end
Having spent a number of years working as a district nursing sister, I remember the sheer...
23 Sep 2015
Age of reason
How old are you? Not the number of candles on your birthday cake; I’m talking about your...
23 Sep 2015
Question Marc
I have been told that I have to attend a meeting with my manager next week about a complaint...
23 Sep 2015