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Readers’ panel: Is it right to expect nurses to be role models for healthy weight?
Clinicians who are obese are less able to give patients health advice, says NHS England
22 Nov 2018
Readers’ panel: Was Matt Hancock right to say use of agency staff is ‘demoralising’?
The health secretary vowed to tackle agency spend. Nursing Standard readers have their say
29 Oct 2018
Readers’ panel: Are efforts to increase flu vaccination rates for nurses excessive?
Readers comment on calls for front-line staff who do not have the flu jab to be redeployed
24 Sep 2018
Where is the support for our struck-off nursing colleague?
Nurse Isabel Amaro received little support from her profession, unlike her colleague, doctor...
03 Sep 2018
Does a ‘put up and shut up’ culture pervade the NHS?
RCN mental health forum chair Ed Freshwater says bullying is not taken seriously enough
28 Aug 2018
Readers’ panel: What should the new health and social care secretary prioritise?
Nursing Standard readers have their say on what Matt Hancock should focus on
23 Jul 2018
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
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