Fitness to practise cases: is the NMC doing enough to tackle the backlog?
We ask our readers if more money will resolve the growing FtP caseload
19 Apr 2024
Your views
Can difficult personal circumstances excuse mistakes at work?
We ask our readers if factors outside of work should be considered relevant
26 Mar 2024
NHS pay: would a separate pay spine benefit nurses?
We ask our readers if a split from Agenda for Change is the best approach
23 Feb 2024
A year on from NHS industrial action, what has changed for nurses?
After the hard-won pay deal, we ask our readers’ panel how they feel about the dispute now
14 Dec 2023
Dreaded form-filling: would standardisation across all settings make your job easier?
Universal patient documentation and its potential to ease your admin burden
22 Nov 2023
Patient confidentiality and sharing patient data in your work WhatsApp group
What safeguards do you need to help you use instant messaging responsibly?
24 Aug 2023
Is it safe to ask nurses to move settings to fill-in the staffing gaps?
Nursing care is complex and staff from diverse specialties aren’t interchangeable
21 Jun 2023
Why does it feel like pay for care home and independent sector nurses is overlooked?
Are non-NHS staff under-estimated by the public and even their nursing colleagues?
20 Apr 2023
Blog: Halfway through my placement, I've fallen in love with primary care
Second year nursing student Claire Carmichael finds that the skills and experience gained at her general practice placement have exceeded her expectations
11 Jun 2018
Changing perceptions: how heart disease conversations with all ages could save lives
Heart disease does not discriminate against age – despite what a lot of patients think. Senior cardiac nurse Philippa Hobson, speaking at the recent RCNi chronic disease study day, discusses the benefits of a cardiac rehabilitation programme
24 May 2018
Blog: Excited to begin my student placement in primary care
Second year nursing student Claire Carmichael is about to embark on her latest placement, which happens to be her first choice
13 Mar 2018
Readers panel: Are smartphone consultations a threat to traditional GP services?
A 24-hour service offering GP consultations via video link or smartphones has been launched for NHS patients in greater London. Nursing Standard readers have their say
16 Nov 2017
Readers panel: should school nurses be responsible for sex education in schools?
Education secretary Justine Greening recently confirmed that sex and relationship education...
12 Mar 2017
Readers panel: do nurses have a duty to set an example to patients and quit smoking?
Public Health England head of digital strategy Mary Black, who lost her father and...
01 Mar 2017
Readers panel: should longer GP consultations be an NHS priority?
The average consultation time with a GP in the UK is ten minutes. Research by The Health...
14 Feb 2017
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