Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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As the QNI celebrates its 130th anniversary, chief executive Crystal Oldman explains how the organisation is supporting community nurses and helping combat social isolation amon
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Jane Bates struggles to stick to the point when taking part in a health questionnaire.
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Listening to colleagues’ stories will help you better understand and support them in challenging times, says Caroline Shuldham.
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The government’s reluctance to adequately fund health and social care is forcing patients and clinicians to endure ‘winter pressures’ all year round, says urgent care nurse Mike
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The prime minister’s enlightened views on mental health are welcome, but what young people in distress really need is help close to home.
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As US President Barack Obama prepares to leave the White House, Yvonne Coghill’s thoughts turn to the great leaders of the NHS who try to deliver the best possible care to patie
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Landmark legislation separating the development and regulation of midwives will improve the safety of mothers and babies and further support midwives to learn from mistakes
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Jane Bates argues that ‘wisening up’ patients by telling them the cost of their healthcare to the NHS is a step too far.
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Black and minority ethnic (BME) nurses trying to make a career for themselves should not be expected to cope with a racist system
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Making the general public fully aware of the decline of the NHS would force the government to act, says Susan Osborne.
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As she braces herself for Dry January, Jane Bates reflects on the ‘good old days’, when alcohol was nasty medicine to be avoided at all costs.
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A new analysis of data by whistleblowing expert David Lewis has found a significant link between ethnicity and willingness to raise concerns.
It is not just older people who have no friends or family to call on in times of need, says Jane Bates.
Nurse leaders who can manage their own emotions are more likely to succeed at work and boost their physical and mental well-being, a mental health studies lecturer says.
Changes to the nursing profession, due to take effect in 2017, must be positive for both staff and patients, says RCN chief executive Janet Davies.
A recent Nursing Standard investigation revealed growing concern about cheating on nursing courses. Daniel Dennehy of UK Essays, a company that sold more than 600 essays to nursing students last year, argues that the pressures on students mean the trend is set to increase.
Collaborative action is needed to help cancer patients at high risk of thrombosis, says nursing professor Annie Young.
Today’s significant health challenges require global cooperation and collaboration, says Howard Catton.
