Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
Editorial
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Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has finally reached the conclusion we need more nurses, but his definition of ‘nurses’ may signal a return to the past, writes editor Graham Scott
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With few nurses from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds attaining the profession’s most senior posts, transformational change is the next s
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Newly qualified nurses in Scotland are to receive additional support during their first in year in practice through an enhanced version of the country’s Flyin
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In a guest editorial for Nursing Standard’s student special issue, Zoe Butler says that despite many challenges, today’s students share th
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One in four nursing students drop out of their training courses, yet the bodies responsible remain complacent, showing a shameful disregard for the future of
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Nursing Standard research shows turnover in nurse director roles remains unacceptably high, writes editor Graham Scott.
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Short-sighted priorities mean the government hasn’t moved beyond makeshift efforts to boost nurse numbers in England, writes editor Graham
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News stories about problems in the NHS invariably contain a comment from the Department of Health, but such responses often reveal complacency and a disregard
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The nursing workforce should reflect the population it serves, but men are under-represented. Now there is a move to address this inequality.
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Poor pay is forcing nurses to quit and putting people off choosing nursing as a profession.
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Evidence given by nurse with motor neurone disease in support of changing the law on assisted dying highlights the need to invest in palliative care,&nbs
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In the most significant change to RCN leadership for a generation, rank and file nurses have the opportunity to join a new committee that will
The regulator’s proposals for nurse education will divide opinion – which is why yours counts.
After years of poor workforce planning, disillusioned nurses are leaving the profession – and something needs to be done to stem the tide, writes editor Graham Scott.
The government’s position is weak, so now is the time for the nursing profession to unite in pursuit of a fairer pay deal, writes editor Graham Scott.
The London tower block fire has parallels with the Mid Staffs hospital scandal, with responsibility for public safety at the heart of both, writes editor Graham Scott.
The new government’s mandate may be weak, but Jeremy Hunt has a lot to get on with, from the pay cap to workforce planning and the right to remain for EU nursing staff, writes editor Graham Scott.
A new ICN campaign to raise the profession’s profile – and voice – will make the business case for giving nurses and their leaders more influence, writes editor Graham Scott
