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Readers’ panel: Will the government’s funding rise put the NHS on a secure footing?
Nursing Standard readers have their say on the planned £20.5 billion-a-year boost
21 Jun 2018
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Should the government rethink the 2012 NHS reforms?
Elements of the Health and Social Care Act may be scrapped as part of a multi-year NHS...
29 May 2018
Gender stereotypes have no place in defence of pay deal
Gender and social media posts will not affect vote
08 May 2018
Readers' panel: Should families be encouraged to witness resuscitation attempts?
Cardiac arrest is a traumatic event - our readers have their say on family-witnessed...
20 Apr 2018
Readers' panel: Will the 6.5% nursing pay increase over three years be enough to...
Nurses in England have been offered minimum pay rises of 6.5% if they accept a new three-...
22 Mar 2018
Readers panel: Are nurses too afraid to report medication errors?
Health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt says nurses and doctors are terrified that if...
09 Mar 2018
Readers panel: Should nursing staff be allowed water bottles in clinical settings?
This will be a matter for discussion at RCN congress in May. It has been proposed by the RCN...
05 Mar 2018
Readers panel: Should postgraduate nursing bursaries be treated as a special case and...
The Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed that bursaries for preregistration...
01 Mar 2018
Readers panel: Should e-cigarettes be available on prescription for NHS patients?
Public Health England has recommended that manufacturers license e-cigarettes as medical...
18 Feb 2018
Readers panel: Are health professionals too reluctant to share patient data that could...
The chief executive of Papyrus, a charity dedicated to preventing suicide by young people,...
06 Feb 2018
Readers panel: Should all patients be asked about their sexual orientation?
NHS England guidelines recommend that health professionals ask all patients about their...
05 Feb 2018
Readers panel: Are employers doing enough to reduce pressures on nurses and boost their...
Nursing is a stressful profession and nurses are used to showing resilience. But with staff...
24 Jan 2018
Readers panel: Does the way we fund the NHS have to change to avoid bankrupting the...
A report from the Centre for Policy Studies – A Royal Commission on the NHS: The Remit –...
19 Jan 2018
Readers panel: Are irresponsible patients to blame for the high number of missed NHS...
Figures from NHS Digital show that almost eight million hospital appointments were missed in...
17 Jan 2018
Readers’ panel: Is the planned increase in volunteers in hospitals a good way to...
Non-profit community interest company HelpForce has pledged to increase the number of...
09 Jan 2018
Readers panel: Should nursing associates pay the same as nurses and midwives to join...
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has said nursing associates will be subject to the same...
18 Dec 2017
Readers panel: Should the rest of the UK follow Scotland’s lead on minimum pricing for...
Scotland has introduced minimum unit pricing for alcohol. The RCN welcomed the move, with...
04 Dec 2017
Readers panel: Do we need a public debate about the limits of NHS care?
At the NHS Providers annual conference in Birmingham earlier this month [Nov], NHS...
24 Nov 2017
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