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Letter: Nursing AIDS patients in the 80s gave me strength to deal with extreme care...
Jackie Hunt says our article on AIDS wards in the 80s reminded her of the challenges of...
03 Feb 2017
Readers’ panel: Is the NMC right to regulate the nursing associate role?
The Nursing and Midwifery Council recently confirmed that it will be the regulator for the...
02 Feb 2017
Readers’ panel: Is the emotional toll on nurses who have to deliver sub-optimal care...
RCN chief executive Janet Davies has said nurses are at ‘breaking point’, with frontline...
24 Jan 2017
Readers’ panel: Should the four-hour A&E target be scrapped?
Amid unprecedented winter pressures, health secretary Jeremy Hunt recently suggested that...
18 Jan 2017
Letter: This film should be compulsory viewing for all in healthcare
Jane Everitt says Ethel and Ernest gives an insight into what true compassionate care really...
11 Jan 2017
Letter: It's true - the NHS is facing a humanitarian crisis...
The Red Cross is justified in using emotive terminology says Kevin Davies
11 Jan 2017
Readers’ panel: Are older nurses more likely to have problems with their performance?
The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s equality and diversity report for 2015-16 revealed that...
10 Jan 2017
Blog: My father’s death inspired me to become a nurse
When her father passed away from acute myeloid leukaemia, Karen McGuigan decided to make a...
03 Jan 2017
Readers’ panel: Are there too many routes into nursing?
The nurse apprenticeship scheme will see up to 1,000 people a year qualify as registered...
22 Dec 2016
Readers’ panel: Is nursing in the UK losing its appeal?
Exclusive research from Nursing Standard has revealed that over the past five years,...
16 Dec 2016
Readers’ panel: Is the introduction of nursing associates undermining graduate nurses?
The nursing associate role is intended to bridge the gap between healthcare assistants and...
07 Dec 2016
Letter: was the fight for graduate entry nursing a total waste of time?
Veronica Burton says even Jeremy Hunt wouldn’t suggest apprenticeship training for doctors...
01 Dec 2016
Letter: Conference highlights importance of nursing degrees
Diamond celebration of Edinburgh University's nursing studies department celebrates...
29 Nov 2016
Readers’ panel: Should sugary drinks be banned from NHS hospitals?
In an effort to tackle obesity among health service employees, NHS England has launched a...
29 Nov 2016
Readers’ panel: Is a reluctance to upset people contributing to the ‘normalisation’ of...
As new figures show that obesity rates in children are rising, England’s chief medical...
22 Nov 2016
Readers' panel: is the 1% pay cap destroying nurses’ morale?
Nurses have suffered a real terms pay cut of 14% since 2010. RCN lead pay negotiator Josie...
16 Nov 2016
Letter: a tribute to Dr John Adams
John Adams was a strong advocate of nursing history and a gifted speaker, writer and editor...
11 Nov 2016
How to blog your way to success
Want to write a blog but not sure where to start? Expert blogger Liz Charalambous has some...
11 Nov 2016