Analysis

Image
Diabetes during lockdown

Restricted access to healthcare and increased anxiety may have stored up problems for later

08 Jun 2020
Image
BAME staff during the COVID-19 pandemic

The pandemic has disproportionately affected BAME people and the NHS has been slow to react

19 May 2020
Image
Picture shows entrance to London Nightingale hospital. Article is a nurse’s account of a shift at the critical care temporary hospital, which is now on standby

A volunteer's account of her shift at the critical care temporary hospital in London

11 May 2020
Image
Someone washing their hands. It is important to wash hands thoroughly at the end of a shift. Picture: iStock
Online sources list rigorous steps to take– but what do the experts say? 
22 Apr 2020
Image
Picture shows medics rushing as they push a trolley along a hospital corridor. This article contains excerpts from the diary of an emergency nurse, and are a harrowing and moving account of what it means to be on the front line.
A moving account of what it means to be on the front line
18 Apr 2020
Image
Coronavirus_conceptual_illustration
A survey by Nursing Standard finds front-line staff fear for their lives 
10 Apr 2020
Image
COVID-19 global pandemic

As lockdown continues, we take stock of the impact on and response from services and staff

06 Apr 2020
Image
Covid-19

Frequently asked questions on issues such as self-isolation, sick pay and redeployment

02 Apr 2020
Image
Hay fever

Symptoms can be debilitating, but the condition is often under-recognised and poorly managed

30 Mar 2020
Image
Older Nurse

UPDATED Final-year nursing students and ex-registrants to be deployed to boost the workforce

27 Mar 2020
Image
Self-isolating woman
A nurse lecturer’s personal account of the coronavirus pandemic and its effects on her family
26 Mar 2020
Image
man extends arm out to be assessed by a nurse

How to care for a patient who has signs and symptoms that may require investigation

15 Mar 2020
Be prepared to defend your actions if no DNACPR order is in place
06 Mar 2020

Unregistered staff in ‘nurse’ roles, and ‘advanced’ titles misused, survey reveals

03 Mar 2020
How a trust wants to make mealtimes more palatable by offering patients their childhood food
10 Feb 2020
It’s tough juggling loved ones’ needs and a day job – so what are your options?
03 Feb 2020

Nursing Standard readers reveal concerns over undignified care and patient safety breaches

24 Jan 2020

Why nurses favour a UK-wide standardised uniform that makes clear who does what

20 Jan 2020

Jobs