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NHS pay deal: reopen talks with nurses, union leader urges government
Consultants’ better deal exposes injustice our female-dominated profession faces – RCN
Focus on curbing exploitation of foreign staff, not immigration levels, minister told
Union and care providers call on government to take action against unethical employers
Nurses may see shorter working week if AfC recommendations approved
Scottish Government also considering pay changes and protected learning time
Consultants’ pay deal highlights ‘galling’ disparity for nurses
NHS nurses received the lowest public sector pay deal, with no promise of pay scale reform
Nurses’ views bypassed in higher-level staffing decisions
Data given precedence over nursing judgement at the cost of patient care, study finds
Nurse helpline sees calls about suicide double in one year
Nursing leaders warn of mental health crisis and call for funds for dedicated support
Evidence and Practice
Exploring the implementation of the nursing associate role in general practice
The role is not fulfilling its purpose and needs to be better supported, accepted and...
Exploring fathers’ experiences of seeking support for postnatal depression
Nurses should ask fathers about their well-being and encourage them to discuss mental health...
A toolkit to enhance nursing students’ health promotion practice
Understand the barriers to nursing students’ health promotion practice
Implementing civic engagement placements for nursing students in community organisations
A pilot project examined benefits and challenges of the Clinical Placement Expansion...
Experiences of nurses who switch to general practice nursing from other roles
A study designed to inform innovative approaches to the recruitment of experienced nurses
Advice for nurses on how to write for publication
A guide for healthcare professionals who are novice writers on navigating the publication...
Features
Patient’s Choice award winners: The district nursing team that transformed my life
Janette Connor nominated the team for their holistic, compassionate care
RCN Nurse of the Year 2023: ‘We empower patients with choice’
Julie Roye’s determination to break down health inequalities has had an impressive impact
Palliative care is everyone’s business: steps you can take to improve patient experience
How to promote seamless and person-centred support across primary and secondary care
De-escalation techniques: 7 tips for handling conflict situations
Tension occurs in every setting – these skills can help you manage it and stay calm
How robots and AI can support, not substitute, nursing practice
Artificial intelligence has the potential to ease pressures and speed up decision-making
When a patient dies: how nurses in different settings cope with death
Advice and strategies to cope with the feelings you have after the death of a patient
Opinion
Inspirational primary care nurse wins RCN Nurse of the Year 2023
Julie Roye’s methods and ideas helped to improve smear uptake rates for diverse groups
How working with non-nursing partners can improve your service
A collaboration with ambulance and fire teams helped community nurses respond to falls
Rise in non-smoking lung cancer: how you can support earlier diagnosis
What nurses can do to help ensure that red flags symptoms are picked up promptly
Students
Community project placement: what will I learn and how do I get one?
These non-clinical placements help develop students’ understanding of health inequalities
Initiating change to improve practice: tips for nursing students
Advice from a fellow student who highlighted a gap in patient care
Should I work as a healthcare support worker while doing my nursing degree?
Working is a necessity for many students, but you don’t want it to be a distraction
Careers
Palliative care: what’s involved and could it be the role for you?
Besides managing symptoms, nurses offer emotional, spiritual and psychological support
CPD: what activities count for revalidation?
It doesn’t just mean training courses – find out what else counts for your CPD hours
Urgent response in the community: could this be your next career move?
Community response teams need nurses who want to lead and practise autonomously