DNACPR notices: what nurses need to know
Nurses’ input can inform a decision about whether to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation
13 Apr 2021
Expert advice
My employer won’t allow me a comfort break during a shift: what are my legal rights?
Marc Cornock explains the law covering breaks
02 Apr 2021
Does my employer have the right to cancel annual leave I have already booked?
Lawyer explains how your rights to time off are affected by COVID-19 pandemic
10 Feb 2021
Legal advice: Can I accept gifts from patients?
What the NMC code says about nurses accepting gifts, plus how it might be interpreted
15 Jan 2021
Nurses and exercise: boost your physical activity without going to the gym
Small steps to increase your movement, mood and help your relationships with others
14 Jan 2021
Student attrition: why we need to be systematic in tackling it
Lack of standardised data hampers efforts to help students stay the course to graduation
25 Nov 2020
Nursing applications are up, but even ‘heroes’ experience burnout
The COVID-19-related impact on nurses’ image is no long-term fix for nurse retention
13 Oct 2020
I need a doctor’s appointment: does my employer have to give me time off?
Find out when you have the right to time off during working hours – and when you don’t
07 Oct 2020
The UK needs foreign nurses to keep coming, but the pandemic is stopping them
The flow of overseas nurses has all but dried up since the coronavirus outbreak
08 Sep 2020
Does my employer have to give me time off for a job interview?
Your nursing contract may not cover this step in your job search, so be prepared to negotiate
20 Aug 2020
Can I leave a nursing job without working the full notice period?
Be aware of the consequences if leaving will put you in breach of contract
06 Aug 2020
A decent pay rise for nurses may take more than public support this time
With competing demands on public funds, a tough strategy for pay talks is needed
24 Jul 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has shown us why embracing tech is so important for the NHS
The health service has committed to develop take up, but more funding is needed
14 Jul 2020
Even the suggestion of a pay freeze for nurses will hurt recruitment chances
The profession’s image is at an all-time high, but promises don’t last long in politics
02 Jun 2020
COVID-19 and professional indemnity: what nurses need to know
Ensuring nurses on the temporary register have indemnity in every sense of the word
29 May 2020
What you need to know about the opt-out organ donation system
The implications as England joins Wales in adopting presumed consent for organ transplant
19 May 2020
What the global survey of the nursing workforce tells us – and what’s missing
Flawed figures for the UK are a distraction in the State of the World’s Nursing report
18 May 2020
Could dilution of ICU skill mix become the new normal once this pandemic is over?
Nursing should beware the long-term implications of decisions taken to contain COVID-19
14 May 2020