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Don’t blame younger nurses who quit rather than accept poor conditions
The profession has risen to the challenge time and again as NHS resources dwindled, but...
20 Jan 2018
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Nurses need to make their own decision on whether to have flu vaccination
The high number of flu cases this winter has prompted a call for flu vaccination to be made...
14 Jan 2018
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Winter crisis highlights ministers’ failure to take staffing seriously
With cancelled operations and long queues, the simplistic solution would be to open more...
09 Jan 2018
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Scrap the Cap an indisputable success, but the challenge isn’t over yet
The coming year holds the prospect of a meaningful pay rise for nurses, but an attempt to...
11 Dec 2017
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A chance for ‘ordinary’ nurses to share, inspire and win recognition for their...
Nominate yourself or a colleague for this year’s RCNi Nurse Awards and help celebrate...
04 Dec 2017
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Focus is now on review body to start restoring nurses’ pay
The chancellor took the correct approach in his budget by saying he would wait for the...
27 Nov 2017
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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