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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
Readers panel: Is it disrespectful for male charity fundraisers to dress as female...
The chief executive of Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust turned down a £2,500 donation...
25 Aug 2017
Military nursing students in Zambia: reflections of our first week
Continuing our series from Zambia, the six military nursing students on a three-week...
22 Aug 2017
Military nursing students in Zambia: visiting the hospitals and settling in
In the second on our series from Zambia, the six military nursing students undergoing a...
22 Aug 2017
Readers panel: Is it unprofessional for nurses to have tattoos?
A Facebook post by the son of a nurse in the US went viral after he defended his mother’s...
17 Aug 2017
Readers panel: Are stressed healthcare staff in danger of forgetting the lessons of Mid...
A report by the charity Point of Care Foundation argues that the lessons learned from Mid...
09 Aug 2017
Readers panel: Would bringing back 'nurses homes' improve recruitment and...
In a bid to recruit and retain nurses, a hospital in Lincolnshire is building a new staff...
04 Aug 2017
Readers panel: Has management bashing gone too far?
An analysis of NHS data from 150 acute hospital trusts in England has revealed that having...
01 Aug 2017
Readers panel: Should trusts offer ‘golden hellos’ to attract nurses?
Lord Willis, who led the Shape of Caring review, has called for ‘golden hello’ incentive...
26 Jul 2017
Readers’ panel: Is improving nurses’ working conditions more important than increasing...
New figures from the Nursing and Midwifery Council show that for the first time more nurses...
20 Jul 2017
Readers' panel: Should GP surgeries introduce ‘black alert’ reporting systems?...
Doctors have called for the BMA to create a ‘black alert’ reporting system for when GP...
12 Jul 2017
Readers panel: Should weight problems be raised as part of a nurse’s annual appraisal?
The Healthy Weight Initiative for Nurses, a collaboration between several organisations...
06 Jul 2017
Readers’ panel: Does the government’s weakened position present opportunity or risk for...
Following the general election result, health unions and organisations are calling for the...
27 Jun 2017
Readers panel: Are nurse leaders failing to communicate the case for safe staffing?
At the International Council of Nurses’ recent congress in Barcelona, its chief executive...
22 Jun 2017
Readers panel: Does it matter if mature students are being deterred from applying for...
With the end of the bursary and the introduction of fees for degree courses in sight,...
19 Jun 2017
Readers panel: Should mentors for nursing students be replaced by supervisors and...
As part of a radical overhaul of nurse education by the Nursing and Midwifery Council,...
07 Jun 2017
Readers panel: Should nurses wear body cameras at work?
Staff at a psychiatric unit in Northamptonshire took part in a trial of body-worn cameras,...
26 May 2017
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