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Working from home: how to make it a reality
Nurse-led study will investigate hypnosis used to ease post-colectomy pain
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Nurse-led study will investigate hypnosis used to ease post-colectomy pain
Ana-Maria Toth will examine the use of hypnosis as an alternative to pain medication
Nurses invited to apply for £30k funded learning disability research study
RCN Foundation funds study into learning disability nursing’s impact on patient outcomes
New anti-racism award launched after nurse’s landmark tribunal
The Michelle Cox RCN Foundation Anti-racism Award will support nurse-led projects
Breast cancer care: nurses to be recruited to boost racial diversity in clinical trials
Black women have more aggressive tumours and face inequalities in treatment and mortality
Nurses encouraged into research to improve patient safety
Combining clinical practice with research would also boost job satisfaction
Research nurse wins compensation for unfair dismissal
Nurse fired by Bradford Institute for Health Research awarded £12,000 by appeal tribunal
Analysis
How to make flexible working work for you and your team
It is supported in policy, but can be tricky to arrange – tips for making it a reality
Working from home: how to make it a reality
With flexible arrangements firmly on the NHS agenda, could home working work for you?
Using instant messaging apps at work: what are the advantages and risks?
Advice on using services such as WhatsApp safely in healthcare settings
What will the nurse pay offer for 2024-25 look like?
We look at when the process will get started – and whether further strike action is likely
Valuing nurses: do you feel recognised at work?
Steps nursing managers and leaders can take to ensure their staff feel seen and heard
Red flags for patient safety: are unsafe practices in danger of being normalised?
The staffing crisis is eroding care standards from primary care to critical care
Journal scan
Depression linked to genes associated with mood, anxiety
People affected by depression may have genes associated with anxiety, worry and low mood, a study suggests
Probiotics and xylitol gum can’t replace antibiotics
Using probiotics and xylitol chewing gum to alleviate sore throats as an alternative to antibiotics appears to have no effect, a study shows
Self-harm a sign of emotional pain rather than cry for help
Most people who self-harm do so as a way to deal with emotional distress rather than as a cry for help, research suggests
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