Topic

Safeguarding

Strengthening nurses’ recognition of, and response to, domestic violence and abuse
Nursing Management

Strengthening nurses’ recognition of, and response to, domestic violence and abuse

Clinical
23 Apr 2026
School nurses’ role in detecting child criminal exploitation and in early safeguarding
Nursing Children and Young People

School nurses’ role in detecting child criminal exploitation and in early safeguarding

Clinical
07 Apr 2026
St Andrew’s Healthcare hospital, where safeguarding allegations against nursing staff are being investigation by police and the NMC
Nursing Standard

Hospital abuse claims: staff arrests and NMC referrals

News
18 Feb 2026
Nursing Standard

TikTok influencer refuses nurse’s request to stop filming on ward

News
22 January 2026
Nursing Children and Young People

Effective child protection practice in England: legislation, barriers and strategies

CPD articles
01 December 2025
Emergency Nurse

Improving the documentation of safeguarding information at triage using the CWILTED tool

Clinical
06 August 2025
Nursing Standard

Damning review of NMC marks ‘dark period’ in regulator’s history

News
20 June 2025
Primary Health Care

Exploring the intersection of mate crime, loneliness and isolation in older people living in the community

Clinical
09 April 2025
Nursing Children and Young People

Role of the children’s nurse in identifying and responding to medical neglect

Clinical
02 April 2025
Nursing Standard

Datix abuse: the safety issues ignored or minimised by managers

Analysis
17 March 2025
Nurse Researcher

Recognising vicarious trauma in research: the experiences of researchers who work with victimisation data and the support they need

Clinical
16 January 2025
Nursing Management

Safeguarding older adults in residential care settings: lessons from Kouzes and Posner’s transformational leadership model

Clinical
14 January 2025
Nursing Children and Young People

Adultification

Clinical
18 December 2024
Nursing Standard

Fitness to practise process – what is the true cost to nurses?

Analysis
13 December 2024
Nursing Children and Young People

Child sexual abuse

Clinical
12 November 2024
Nursing Children and Young People

Exploring healthcare professionals’ knowledge of how to identify and respond to child sexual abuse

Clinical
04 November 2024
Nursing Standard

Nurse’s basic care failures left patient in near-death state

News
31 October 2024
Nursing Standard

‘Shocking’ hospital learning disability nurse gaps exposed

Analysis
12 July 2024
Nursing Standard

Recognising and responding to non-fatal strangulation in domestic abuse

Clinical
10 June 2024
Mental Health Practice

Child sex abuse: Truth Project participants are an inspiration

Comment
11 April 2024
Nursing Older People

Risk management and decision-making in dementia care

Clinical
20 March 2024
Nursing Standard

Nursing associates: risk of exploitation highlighted by job ads

News
25 January 2024
Nursing Standard

Safeguarding adults at risk of abuse

CPD articles
15 January 2024
Nursing Children and Young People

Service evaluation of an independent domestic violence advocate post in a children’s hospital

Clinical
20 November 2023
Mental Health Practice

How can nurses help improve mental health services for children?

Analysis
25 October 2023
Nursing Children and Young People

Adultification: risk factors, harmful effects and implications for nursing practice

Clinical
02 October 2023
Emergency Nurse

Non-fatal strangulation: what nurses need to know

Analysis
27 September 2023
Nursing Standard

Raising concerns: new guidance supports nurses to speak up

News
22 September 2023
Nursing Standard

Poor practice: what makes nurses feel confident to speak up?

Your views
20 September 2023
Nursing Standard

What is a Freedom to Speak Up guardian and how do I become one?

Career advice
14 September 2023
Nursing Management

How nurse managers can create a healthy ‘speaking-up’ culture

Expert advice
12 September 2023
Nursing Standard

‘Letby case shows why NHS must empower nurses to speak up’

News
07 September 2023
Nursing Standard

Letby: the safeguarding support nurses need to raise concerns

Features
25 August 2023
Nursing Children and Young People

Gender dysphoria in young people: what nurses need to know

Expert advice
14 August 2023
Nursing Standard

Recognising and responding to bruising in children

Clinical
24 July 2023
Nursing Standard

Nursing Live: Michael Rosen will ‘express my gratitude’ to nurses at event

News
28 June 2023
Nursing Standard

Nurses with bodycams: minister in talks over use of cameras in NHS

News
25 April 2023
Nursing Older People

Sex and intimacy in care homes: what nurses need to know

Expert advice
21 December 2022
Nursing Standard

Abuse of patients: what nurses can do to help end bad practice

Analysis
02 December 2022
Nursing Standard

Child-to-parent abuse: how nurses can identify it and offer help

Expert advice
02 November 2022
Nursing Children and Young People

Child abuse linked to faith or belief: working towards recognition in practice

CPD articles
18 October 2022
Nursing Standard

Edenfield Centre: MP demands inquiry after distressing BBC exposé

News
17 October 2022
Nursing Older People

Elder abuse: responsibilities of staff when safeguarding nursing home residents in the Republic of Ireland

Clinical
12 October 2022
Nursing Standard

Nurses suspended as police probe abuse at mental health hospital

News
29 September 2022
Nursing Standard

Children and smacking: what changes to the law mean for nurses

Features
07 July 2022
Primary Health Care

Identifying and supporting women and girls at risk of, or experiencing, violence and abuse

CPD articles
06 July 2022
Nursing Standard

Domestic abuse: we must debunk myths about what victims look like

Comment
05 July 2022
Nursing Children and Young People

Safeguarding crisis: how underinvestment impacts school nurses

Comment
01 June 2022
Learning Disability Practice

Have your say on Liberty Protection Safeguards Code of Practice

Comment
12 May 2022
Mental Health Practice

Adolescent-to-parent violence: an audit of the prevalence in one sample and the response of agencies and professionals involved

Clinical
10 May 2022
Nursing Children and Young People

Medication errors in children’s care: what nurses need to know

Features
21 April 2022
Nursing Standard

War in Ukraine: why I left my family and job to care for refugees

Comment
06 April 2022
Emergency Nurse

Safeguarding older teens: ED nurses need professional curiosity

Comment
29 December 2021
Nursing Children and Young People

Why we need to listen to the child’s voice

Comment
15 December 2021
Learning Disability Practice

COVID ‘exacerbated’ health inequalities of people with learning disabilities, says clinical leader

News
12 November 2021
Emergency Nurse

Sexual exploitation of children: how to raise concerns

Features
16 September 2021
Nursing Children and Young People

Health visitor diaries: harrowing disclosures and safeguarding

Analysis
01 September 2021
Mental Health Practice

Supporting people who are experiencing domestic abuse

CPD articles
24 August 2021
Nursing Standard

Safeguarding demystified: a beginner’s guide

Advice and development
20 August 2021
Primary Health Care

Using forum theatre with health visitor students to improve recognition and risk assessment of honour-based violence

Clinical
11 August 2021
Nursing Children and Young People

How should nurses discuss substance use with children and young people?

Practice question
28 July 2021
Learning Disability Practice

Why our role in safeguarding the vulnerable is more important than ever

Comment
16 July 2021
Nursing Standard

Praise for ‘extraordinary’ nurse who helped domestic violence survivor report his abuser

News
28 June 2021
Learning Disability Practice

Collaboration and preparation will be key to the success of Liberty Protection Safeguards

Comment
12 May 2021
Nursing Older People

Safeguarding older people in care homes: recommendations on policy, training and culture

Clinical update
27 April 2021
Emergency Nurse

Perplexing presentations in children: how to act on fabricated or induced illness

Analysis
15 April 2021
Learning Disability Practice

DNACPR notices: learning disability nurses are best-placed advocates for families

Editorial
19 March 2021
Mental Health Practice

Older people abuse: how nurses can spot the signs and what to do about it

Features
03 February 2021
Nursing Children and Young People

County lines crime: what is a nurse's role in safeguarding children?

Practice question
22 January 2021
Nursing Standard

Advice for school nurses over redeployment for COVID-19 vaccine rollout

News
20 January 2021
Nursing Standard

Domestic abuse policy offers trust staff support and paid leave

News
13 November 2020
Emergency Nurse

How to manage patients who may be concealing drugs internally

Clinical update
10 November 2020
Nursing Standard

Human trafficking and modern slavery: how nurses can support victims

Clinical update
04 November 2020
Nursing Children and Young People

How school nurses rose to the challenge of the COVID-19 front line

Editorial
29 October 2020
Nursing Children and Young People

Back to school: how school nurses have coped with new-term challenges

Analysis
19 October 2020
Nursing Standard

Safeguarding against the odds: ‘this highlights what learning disability nurses do’

Features
17 August 2020
Nursing Standard

Tributes paid to nurse who died in traffic accident

News
07 August 2020
Nursing Children and Young People

Maternal experiences of domestic abuse and their effect on the mother’s approach to parenting

Clinical
16 July 2020
Learning Disability Practice

Domestic violence and abuse: how one nurse’s innovation is supporting people with learning disabilities

Analysis
15 July 2020
Nursing Children and Young People

COVID-19 pushes children’s safeguarding issues under the radar

Editorial
30 June 2020
Primary Health Care

Delivering services in non-clinical areas: the safety issues nurses need to consider

Comment
11 June 2020
Nursing Children and Young People

Designing an adolescent safeguarding curriculum framework for preregistration nurse education programmes

Clinical
08 June 2020
Emergency Nurse

The provision of emergency healthcare for women who experience intimate partner violence: part 2. Strategies to address knowledge deficits and negative attitudes

Clinical
26 May 2020
Learning Disability Practice

What learning disability nurses need to know about Liberty Protection Safeguards

Features
15 May 2020
Learning Disability Practice

Planet Rachael: what’s new about our COVID-19 world?

Comment
07 May 2020
Primary Health Care

An evaluation of group safeguarding supervision in health visiting practice

Clinical
22 April 2020
Nursing Children and Young People

COVID-19: how redeployment is affecting children’s services

Analysis
17 April 2020
Nursing Standard

COVID-19: nurses offered alternative housing to safeguard loved ones

News
27 March 2020
Nurse Researcher

Validity and reliability of the psychometric properties of a child abuse questionnaire

Clinical
13 February 2020
Nursing Children and Young People

Exploring support systems for nurses involved with safeguarding children

Clinical
13 January 2020
Mental Health Practice

Sexual safety in all mental health settings is a fundamental right for service users

Comment
23 October 2019
Nursing Children and Young People

Safeguarding partners: what children’s nurses need to know

Policy briefing
14 October 2019
Nursing Standard

What to do when you suspect domestic abuse

Features
04 September 2019