Expert advice
Workforce: The government is gambling with the future of nurse education
The switch from bursary to a loan model for new nursing students is starting to feel very...
01 Dec 2016
Medicines management: I am considering working in a boarding school. Do you have any...
Nurses in independent schools have huge medicines management responsibilities, but this can...
28 Nov 2016
Workplace: how to protect yourself and your patients when using social media
I have been approached by nurses who are worried that their use of social media could cause...
22 Nov 2016
Legal advice: is it okay to lend a student one of my projects?
Legal expert Marc Cornock advises a newly-qualified nurse on whether she can share her...
15 Nov 2016
Workforce: more doctors, but they must be ‘our’ doctors
The first real post-Brexit policy direction for NHS staffing is an increase in the number of...
08 Nov 2016
Legal advice: is it okay to record presentations at conferences or workshops?
To avoid copyright infringement, always get permission before recording a presentation, says...
01 Nov 2016
Medicines management: Is it a disciplinary offence to leave the drug trolley open when...
Lock medicines away or risk disciplinary action, advises Matt Griffiths.
24 Oct 2016
Workforce: back to the future
Funding for return to practice courses must be matched by efforts to retain those nurses who...
12 Oct 2016
Workplace: How can I mediate between two colleagues?
Zeba Arif advises on how to mediate between colleagues.
12 Oct 2016
Workforce: The political risks of implementing 7-day working
The leaking last month of the Department of Health ‘risk register’ on the NHS 7-day working...
05 Oct 2016
Legal advice: Am I allowed to read my own hospital notes?
Question: I was in hospital recently and was told by a nurse that I had to make an...
03 Oct 2016
Workplace: How can I advise nurses who regularly have split days off?
Split days off are becoming a reality for many nurses but they can play havoc with your...
27 Sep 2016
Workforce: How UK nurses' pay compares with other countries
UK hospital nurse remuneration is ranked below the United States, Canada, Australia and most...
13 Sep 2016
Legal advice: Is it okay to buy an essay online to help with an assessment?
Submitting someone else's work as your own is plagiarism. It's just not worth the...
05 Sep 2016
Matt Griffiths
Teenagers and ‘freshers’ are being advised to have a vaccination to prevent meningitis W...
01 Sep 2016
Workplace: What advice can I give to nurses who are not getting their breaks?
Nurses should insist on taking breaks for their own health and safety as well as that of...
16 Aug 2016
James Buchan
The annual NHS staff survey is an opportunity to make your feelings known to employers and...
10 Aug 2016
Three approaches to safe staffing levels
England, Scotland and Wales are tackling staffing in different ways, but getting it right is...
10 Aug 2016