Your views
Accepting gifts: is NMC’s stance unnecessarily strict?
Rule is designed to promote trust in the profession and protect nurses and patients
Is the NMC right to relax language requirements for nurses from overseas?
It will help skilled nurses to enter the UK workforce, but some have concerns about safety
Does compassionate nurse leadership exist in practice, or just in theory?
Despite good intentions, it may not be easy to implement in the reality of the workplace
Should NHS employers offer menopause leave to their staff?
Time off to manage symptoms could help retain nurses, but beware unintended consequences
Would you feel safer if mandatory mask wearing were reintroduced for patients?
With infection rates on the rise, wearing face coverings is ‘encouraged’ in some settings
Understaffing: how do we stop use of students to fill rota gaps?
Nursing students’ supernumerary status is being disregarded thanks to staff shortages
Delaying or coming out of retirement: will it help solve the patient care crisis?
Our panel consider if a ‘quick fix’ can work and if burnt-out staff will want to return
Coping with rising prices: does being a nurse leave you out of pocket?
Readers explain how the financial load could be lifted for themselves and colleagues
Despite poor pay and rising living costs, what makes you stay in the profession?
It’s a role where you make a difference, say our readers – but poor pay is a growing concern
Free period products at work: should your employer provide them?
What readers think about calls to make sanitary products free and easily available to staff
Should religious emblems worn as jewellery be exempt from nurse uniform policies?
Readers consider whether items such as crosses should be permitted, as are headscarves
What are your hopes for nursing in 2022?
Well-being support, improved pay, or simply a break – what’s on your wish-list?