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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...
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
Take the NHS out of politicians’ hands
The NHS should be run by the health professionals who work in it, says nursing student...
26 May 2017
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...
25 May 2017
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...
23 May 2017
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,...
12 May 2017
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...
10 May 2017
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...
04 May 2017