The need for learning disability training for healthcare professionals and better access to services
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![Fitness to practise panel said nurse Asha Bitita was ‘deliberately seeking to create the impression that she had [called 999] to cover up a failing on her part’ Picture: iStock](/sites/default/files/styles/styled_pretty/public/Article-images/222851/137802.jpeg?itok=oLcddWLn "Fitness to practise panel said nurse Asha Bitita was ‘deliberately seeking to create the impression that she had [called 999] to cover up a failing on her part’ Picture: iStock")
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Three trusts want to move bank nurses to an agency, slashing employer pension contributions
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Are employers doing enough to protect staff who handle chemotherapy medicines?
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RCN also suggests a student loan forgiveness scheme and other strategies to retain new nurses
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Community nurses are fighting for their high-level practice to be rebanded at band 7
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Questions asked as report shows regulator failing to meet standards
Evidence and Practice
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The need for learning disability training for healthcare professionals and better acce
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Nurses should be involved in planning, including advocating for accessibilit
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The need for research to inform practice in recognising autism in diverse populations
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Nurses must keep up to date with best practice and support the needs of patients and their
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Regular medication reviews, appropriate deprescribing and reasonable adjustments are vital<
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Epidemiological knowledge can help recognise risks and reduce diagnostic overshadowing
Features
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Nurses share how they have used reflection to change and improve everyday practice
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Judging when it’s appropriate to touch a patient or relative – and when it’s not
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Tips on initiating constructive conversations and where to seek support over poor leadershi
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Tips for identifying worrying signs and supporting yourself and colleagues
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Nurses from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on the pros of their nations’ uniforms
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Team-based rostering pilots point to improved staff retention and greater collaboration
Opinion
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The NHS and higher education need to acknowledge the need for urgent investment
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Views for and against NMC plan to shrink duration of undergraduate clinical education
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New figures reveal unfilled nursing vacancies and a profession at tipping point
Students
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Spotting deterioration takes more than tools – experts’ advice on honing your instincts
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How antithrombotic drugs work – and why we shouldn’t call them blood thinners
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Essential Q&A to help build confidence and skills in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Careers
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My role helping patients and families navigate the aftermath of a traumatic incident
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Tips on getting your timing right and accessing career support to achieve your ambition
