Legal advice: Do I have a professional duty to have the flu vaccination?
As NHS England medical director Sir Bruce Keogh calls for a debate about mandatory flu...
09 Jan 2018
Expert advice
Medicines management: Should I sign for medicines before I witness the patient taking...
As the registered nurse preparing medicines, you are ultimately responsible for making sure...
08 Jan 2018
Workforce: What do the UCAS figures tell us about new entrants to nurse education?
The end of year report from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service shows a crash...
08 Jan 2018
Legal advice: What should I do if police ask me to take a blood sample from an...
A police constable may request that a blood sample be taken from someone incapable of giving...
10 Dec 2017
Workforce: Robots may take other jobs, but they can’t do what a nurse can do
Care bots – robots that assist older people – are being used in Japan, and researchers in...
24 Nov 2017
Medicines management: Can I hide medication in a patient’s food?
Health professionals do not have the right to administer medication to patients against...
21 Nov 2017
Legal advice: What is presumed consent for organ donation?
Prime minister Theresa May has announced a public consultation on switching to presumed...
14 Nov 2017
Workforce: UK is looking less united in terms of nursing policy
The fact that the new nursing associate role is only being considered in England adds to the...
01 Nov 2017
Medicines management: How best to manage medicines that patients bring into hospital
When patients bring their own medicines into hospital, it is important they are managed...
27 Oct 2017
Legal advice: Can I attend university if I am on sick leave from work?
You may be allowed to attend university if your GP has issued you with a ‘fit note’...
18 Oct 2017
Workforce: Lessons for NHS in Ryanair pilot crisis
When the supply of pilots fell short of demand, Ryanair cancelled flights. But the NHS has...
13 Oct 2017
Medicines management: Why should nurses have the flu vaccination?
With a predicted doubling of influenza cases in the UK this year, it is more important than...
06 Oct 2017
Workforce: Medical students do well, but nursing may pay the price
Plans by the Department of Health to increase the number of medical student places have cost...
05 Oct 2017
Medicines management: Can I administer unlicensed medicines to patients?
As long as informed consent is obtained first, unlicensed medicines can be administered to...
22 Sep 2017
Legal advice: Can I offer nursing or medical advice using social media?
Offering health advice via social media is fraught with problems as you do not have access...
20 Sep 2017
Workforce: No easy way forward on pay even if cap is scrapped
The Scottish Government says it will scrap the 1% public sector pay cap next year, and there...
12 Sep 2017
Legal advice: What should I do if I am asked to perform tasks outside of my competence?
Never perform a task you are not competent to carry out. Doing so puts your nursing career...
30 Aug 2017
Medicines management: How can I encourage uptake of the meningitis vaccine?
Cases of meningitis W are rising rapidly in England, with university first-year students...
22 Aug 2017