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CPD funding cuts prove costly for the profession
Health Education England has cut its CPD budget for nurses, midwives and allied health...
20 Nov 2017
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Focus on quality improvement, not cost cutting, and save millions
Rather than looking for ways to reduce spending, a trust in Lancashire asks staff to become...
14 Nov 2017
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New nurses deserve every help in their first steps on the career path
Our 2017 RCNi student award winner – and now regular contributor – Zoe Butler describes a...
06 Nov 2017
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Focus of NHS workforce planning must be keeping the staff we have
Health Foundation report highlights the scale of the staff turnover challenge, with some...
31 Oct 2017
Nurse appointments at top tables
Thanks to the appointment of two women called Elizabeth, nursing looks set to improve its...
23 Oct 2017
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Pay cap removal must translate to a meaningful pay rise
The health secretary’s announcement that the NHS pay cap has been scrapped must be...
13 Oct 2017
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It’s degree-educated, registered professionals we really need, Mr Hunt
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has finally reached the conclusion we need more nurses, but his...
09 Oct 2017
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Nursing has long strides to make on the road to equality
With few nurses from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds attaining the profession’s...
02 Oct 2017
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Scotland’s Flying Start for newly qualified nurses sets example for rest of UK
Newly qualified nurses in Scotland are to receive additional support during their first in...
25 Sep 2017
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Your perspective as a student can change nursing for the better
In a guest editorial for Nursing Standard’s student special issue, Zoe Butler says that...
18 Sep 2017
A shameful silence over the attrition rate for nursing students
One in four nursing students drop out of their training courses, yet the bodies responsible...
04 Sep 2017
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Strong nurse leadership still undermined by high turnover
Nursing Standard research shows turnover in nurse director roles remains unacceptably high,...
25 Aug 2017
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‘Politics first, strategy later’ fails in workforce planning
Short-sighted priorities mean the government hasn’t moved beyond makeshift efforts to boost...
21 Aug 2017
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Whitehall complacency unacceptable when challenged about NHS staffing
News stories about problems in the NHS invariably contain a comment from the Department of...
14 Aug 2017
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Attracting men to the profession – a step towards tackling an inequality
The nursing workforce should reflect the population it serves, but men are under-represented...
07 Aug 2017
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Ministers have the power to avert nursing’s perfect storm – and strike action
Poor pay is forcing nurses to quit and putting people off choosing nursing as a profession....
01 Aug 2017
Assisted dying debate highlights need for palliative care improvements
Evidence given by nurse with motor neurone disease in support of changing the law on...
24 Jul 2017
Your chance to shape the future of the RCN and the profession
In the most significant change to RCN leadership for a generation, rank and file nurses have...
17 Jul 2017