Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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The once ubiquitous safety pin is now never seen on ward, a victim of Health and Safety. Yet they harmed no one and helped many, says Jane Bates.
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More people die from IPF than are killed on the roads each year, but few nurses or doctors have much experience of the disease.
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District nurses are experts in the co-ordination and delivery of complex care in people’s homes, and recruiting more of them could ease winter pressures on ho
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With little time for clinical supervision, team meetings or teaching opportunities, problems start to fester and the sense that people don’t matter becomes th
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As the PrEP Impact trial gets under way, sexual health nurses will be at the forefront of ensuring it is available for those who need it and supporting them e
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The Department of Health’s failure to acknowledge the difficulties faced by the health service only alienates colleagues, says the former RCN chief execu
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Even if your comedy routine isn’t always appreciated, humour is still a great way of helping patients to relax, says Jane Bates.
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Providing students with a safe environment in which to learn and grow will ensure nursing continues to be a dynamic, innovative and highly skilled profession,
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The latest evidence on missed care and poor outcomes adds to the evidence on the value of registered nursing staff.
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Maintaining a work-life balance in the face of serious staff shortages is proving tricky for Jane Bates.
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Building up the confidence to perform technical skills with care and compassion will lay the foundations for the rest of your nursing career, says emergency d
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Nurses have a vital role to play in promoting the latest healthy lifestyles campaign, which stresses that just ten minutes of brisk walking a day can help war
Data collected under the Workforce Race Equality Standard proved that BME staff have a worse experience in the NHS than their white colleagues. Now the standard is entering a new phase, focused on helping organisations to implement change
Nursing Standard celebrates its 30th birthday this month. Much has been achieved in mental health nursing during those 30 years but stigma and fair funding for services still remain a challenge, says mental health expert Ian Hulatt.
As Nursing Standard celebrates its 30th Birthday, Jane Bates reflects on her years as a columnist and why – if given the choice between doing two things you love – you should do both.
With new technology, changing environments and workforce shortages, a lot has changed since Nursing Standard launched in 1987, says RCN chief executive Janet Davies.
The response to the Nursing and Midwifery Council consultation on new education standards has been overwhelmingly positive, generating lively debate and useful questions and comment, says NMC chair Dame Janet Finch.
Students are our future nursing leaders and will make a huge difference to the health and well-being of current and future generations, says chief nursing officer for England Jane Cummings
