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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
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
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