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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
Readers panel: Are smartphone consultations a threat to traditional GP services?
A 24-hour service offering GP consultations via video link or smartphones has been launched...
16 Nov 2017
Readers panel: Will seeking samples from patients who bite or spit at nurses make a bad...
Draft legislation designed to protect emergency workers from assault includes proposals to...
13 Nov 2017
Readers’ panel: Should the UK stop recruiting nurses from developing countries?
Interim chief executive of the International Council of Nurses Thomas Kearns has urged...
08 Nov 2017
Readers’ panel: Will tackling the ‘super-size snack culture’ in hospitals help combat...
To help reduce growing obesity levels and fight the 'super-size snack culture', NHS England...
30 Oct 2017
Readers panel: Is scrapping the pay cap an empty gesture if future pay rises are linked...
When health secretary Jeremy Hunt announced that the 1% pay cap for NHS staff had been...
13 Oct 2017
Readers panel: Why do so many employers take no action when concerns about staffing...
In a recent 30,000-strong survey from the RCN, 44% of respondents said no action was taken...
06 Oct 2017
Readers Panel: Should GP receptionists be trained to direct patients to alternative...
An initiative to train GP receptionists to ‘navigate’ patients to pharmacists,...
28 Sep 2017
Readers panel: Will the NHS be able to cope with this year’s winter pressures?
More planning than ever has gone into managing healthcare this winter in England, with NHS...
25 Sep 2017
Letter from Zambia 6: Different ways of training
Since 2014, nurses and nursing students from the UK have been visiting Zambia and working...
25 Sep 2017
Letter from Zambia 5: A refreshing response to a writing workshop
Since 2014, nurses and nursing students from the UK have been visiting Zambia and working...
25 Sep 2017
Letter from Zambia 8: Building emotional resilience in our students
Since 2014, nurses and nursing students from the UK have been visiting Zambia and working...
25 Sep 2017
Letter from Zambia 7: Learning is a Two-Way Process
Since 2014, nurses and nursing students from the UK have been visiting Zambia and working...
25 Sep 2017
Readers panel: How should the NHS respond to the increase in complaints about nurses?
Written complaints about nurses increased last year, according to NHS Digital, with the...
22 Sep 2017
Readers’ panel: How can we reduce the student attrition rate?
An investigation by Nursing Standard found that one in four UK nursing students quit before...
17 Sep 2017
Readers’ panel: Should universities offer male-only bursaries for nursing students?
Coventry University said last month it will offer bursaries to men who apply for degrees in...
06 Sep 2017