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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...

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...

Readers panel: Has management bashing gone too far?

An analysis of NHS data from 150 acute hospital trusts in England has revealed that having...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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,...

Take the NHS out of politicians’ hands

The NHS should be run by the health professionals who work in it, says nursing student...

Readers panel: Should nurse handovers take place at the patient’s bedside?

Bedside handovers allow patients to be more involved in their care and improve their rapport...

Rachel Black: Turning up the volume on children’s palliative care

This week is Children’s Hospice Week. Noah's Ark Children's Hospice director of care Rachel...

Readers panel: Is negative media coverage to blame for putting young people off nursing?

In an interview with Nursing Standard the outgoing chair of the Council of Deans of Health,...

Readers panel: should hospital food have to meet legal standards for quality?

An investigation by Nursing Standard uncovered 471 food-related complaints at 106 NHS trusts...

Readers panel: Does the general election present a chance to extract a better deal for...

In the run up to the general election on 8 June, Nursing Standard readers consider the value...

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