Expert advice
Is it safe to prescribe both benzodiazepines and opiate analgesics?
A study highlights the need for care in prescribing for older people with Alzheimer’s
18 Jan 2019
Legal advice: Can friends visit me at work while I am on duty?
It’s best to meet your friends when you’re on your break – or wait until you’ve finished work
05 Jan 2019
Legal advice: Can I eat leftover meals intended for patients?
Nurses who eat spare meals allocated to patients could be in breach of the Code
02 Jan 2019
Workforce: Irony of easing language test for overseas nurses
Barriers for non-EU nurses are falling to help solve a self-made shortage, says James Buchan
11 Dec 2018
Workforce: England is falling behind on safe staffing
The government would do well to follow the examples of our closest neighbours
26 Nov 2018
What can I do to help improve medication safety for patients with diabetes?
How to be at the forefront of the drive to improve care for inpatients with diabetes
08 Nov 2018
The extent of reliance on agency nurses points to the depth of the malaise in the NHS
Temporary staff now have to cover chronic nursing shortages, not just unplanned absence
06 Nov 2018
Legal advice: Can I accept a fee for giving a presentation at a conference?
As a nurse, it's important to avoid being seen to endorse a product or service
02 Nov 2018
Workforce: The problem that's bigger than staff turnover...
When it comes to staffing, there's a larger, system-wide issue, says James Buchan
01 Nov 2018
Legal advice: Are patients allowed to read their bedside notes?
Patients are sometimes allowed to see bedside notes but have no automatic right to do so
22 Oct 2018
Workforce: collapse in district nurse numbers is happening now – action to halt it isn’t
Ministers’ ‘golden hellos’ plan to boost district nurse recruitment still hasn’t materialised
08 Oct 2018
Workforce: Puzzling over the failure to scale up nurse education
England’s failure to increase training of nurses shows the profession has lost out
27 Sep 2018
Student attrition targets shift from unlikely to illusory
The student attrition rate is stuck but targets to improve it seem illusory
13 Sep 2018
Legal advice: Can I take my annual leave when I want?
Holiday allowance is a legal right but when you take it must be arranged with your employer
28 Aug 2018
Scotland's pay deal: the beginning of the end for a UK-wide approach?
A better pay rise means Scottish nursing is leaving its English colleagues behind
24 Aug 2018
Gosport scandal: nurses need to be aware of the liabilities of making medication errors
Nurses could be struck off or even face criminal charges for administering medicines wrongly
14 Aug 2018
Nurse pay: UK unions need to follow New Zealand’s lead
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation has negotiated an impressive pay deal
13 Aug 2018
Recruitment contradictions only confuse the post-Brexit plan
Most leave voters want the UK to continue recruiting EU nurses, but how will that work?
06 Aug 2018