Editorial
A resolution for 2016 that is easy to keep
Reflections and resolutions always accompany the turn of a year, as we inevitably take stock...
16 Dec 2015
Bursary-v-loans battle is a chance for change
They came in their hundreds, from all over the UK. Nursing students and their supporters...
09 Dec 2015
Double ‘take’ threatens the future of nursing
Most chancellors of the exchequer give with one hand and take with the other, but George...
02 Dec 2015
We can be a global force for good health
Nurses have a lot on their plate just now so tackling climate change might feel like someone...
25 Nov 2015
We have to understand why it’s tough at the top
Nurses know all about resilience, and most possess it in abundance. Coping with the pressure...
18 Nov 2015
So much work to do to raise our game on health
Some issues refuse to go away: they are raised repeatedly, action is promised, not much...
11 Nov 2015
No more excuses on institutional care
When the Winterbourne View Hospital scandal was revealed in the Panorama TV documentary –...
04 Nov 2015
GPs should wake up to their workforce’s woes
So many practice nurses are expected to retire in the next few years that a national audit...
28 Oct 2015
Are NHS race equality policies up to standard?
Finally, after months of lobbying from unions, NHS England and employers, the Home Office...
21 Oct 2015
Hospices need funding to maintain high standards
Almost every day, week and month of the year is earmarked by some charity or other as an...
14 Oct 2015
Revalidation rules must be clear from the start
This week a group of 12 men and women will make a decision that will have a profound effect...
07 Oct 2015
Race equality initiative leaves nowhere to hide
Policies, initiatives, campaigns – they have all failed, one after the other, to end race...
30 Sep 2015
‘Pay your own way’ places are no solution
Every year, hundreds of those who apply for pre-registration nursing courses are turned away...
23 Sep 2015
Flexible shift patterns work for everyone
Around one third of nurses in England work 12-hour shifts, and anecdotal evidence suggests...
16 Sep 2015
Agency limits will only work if the cap fits
Limits are to be imposed on the amount of money that many NHS organisations can spend on...
09 Sep 2015
Unsung nursing heroes deserve recognition
Whenever disaster or tragedy strikes, nurses are often among the first on the scene. Last...
02 Sep 2015
Our talent at the top is still going to waste
Waste in the health service is nothing new, with stories usually focusing on supplies and...
26 Aug 2015
Language barriers leave us all in limbo
We have all been served in shops by staff with limited English, or endured those...
19 Aug 2015