Editorial
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If ministers make one new year’s resolution, it should be to fund nurses’ pay properly
Nurse staffing must be a priority area too – 2020 offers ample evidence of that
01 Dec 2020
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End of life care in a pandemic: the emotional cost to nurses
I have seen first-hand how nurses rise to the challenge – but they must be offered support
30 Oct 2020
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Long-COVID, a term that is all too apt as we plan for our pandemic winter
Nurses must get the safeguards they deserve as they prepare for a second wave of infections
23 Sep 2020
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Students can see the value in a nursing career – let’s not put them off
More people are starting nursing courses this year, despite an ill-conceived recruitment...
01 Sep 2020
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There should be no need to explain why nurses deserve a pay rise now
After the COVID-19 crisis, many are rightly angry over the recent public sector increase
30 Jul 2020
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In remembrance: we invite you to share memories of colleagues who died in the pandemic
We hope online Book of Remembrance will be a comfort to bereaved families of nursing staff
03 Jul 2020
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Nurses deserve a pay rise fit for ‘heroes’
Praise is welcome, but it’s time the profession secured a different kind of recognition
27 May 2020
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COVID-19: Nurses are here for the public – the government must be there for them
Delivering PPE supplies is a start, but staff will need further support on the front line
24 Mar 2020
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Want to retain staff? Play the generation game
Learning what different generations of staff want from their job will keep them engaged
28 Feb 2020
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Yes, of course nursing is more than a ‘job for nice women’ – but tell that to the public
The image of nursing as women’s (low-skilled) work continues to hamper recruitment
31 Jan 2020
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Why spiritual care is not as abstract as you may think
It’s already part of your everyday nursing practice – whether you are aware of it or not
02 Dec 2019
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Menopause: it’s time to revolutionise what The Change means for nurses at work
Employers must recognise nursing is especially challenging for women who are in the menopause
30 Oct 2019
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No time for a break: nurses reveal what short-staffing is doing to their well-being
Whole shifts without a sip of water show what the national nurse shortage looks like close-up
30 Sep 2019
To the nurses of tomorrow – hello and welcome
Take a look at our resources for nursing’s next generation, and existing workforce
04 Sep 2019
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Tell us about your well-being at work – and what can be done to improve it
Our Nursing Standard survey will be used to influence policymakers
29 Jul 2019
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NHS People Plan promises are simple – but keeping them won’t be
Pledges in the interim plan need to be backed up with concrete action on staffing
05 Jul 2019
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End of life care survey makes compelling case for staffing law
Nursing Standard-Marie Curie survey reveals impact of staff shortages on nurses and patients
29 May 2019
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Will convicting violent patients be an effective deterrent against attacks on nurses?
Trusts are taking legal action in a bid to put an end to violent attacks on NHS staff
26 Apr 2019