Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
Editorial
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Nursing Standard’s annual survey of nurse directors indicates unsettled leadership but action is being taken to tackle the issue.
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The debacle over student funding highlights nurses' lack of influence in the policy-making process
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Community nursing services are often forgotten in debates about safe staffing levels.
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Cuts in health visitor and school nurse numbers do not make sense
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Ministers should heed warnings from nurses and prepare for the worst.
Whether you are offered a fresh fish, gardening tools or a wad of cash, the NMC has a policy for nurses about accepting presents from patients.
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The 'independent' NHS Pay Review Body is shackled by the government yet again.
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While many university students will now be enjoying some well-earned time off, nursing students face a more demanding summer.
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Nursing Standard editor Graham Scott sets out what the reappointed health secretary should do first
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Graham Scott reviews the first NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard report
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Monument to Crimean War nurse is an antidote to the hatred unleashed in the wake of the EU referendum
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The nursing workforce and employment rights are just some of the issues that must be addressed
NHS Inpatient Survey results show gradual increase in respondents' confidence
Like the idea or not – and professional opinion appears to be divided – nursing associates are coming.
Bereavement affects each of us differently, and few of us can anticipate how we will react when we lose a loved one. We can also never be sure how those around us will be affected, especially younger children experiencing death for the first time.
A commitment to ensuring the right staff are in the right place at the right time appears at number nine on the list of ten commitments that underpin the new framework for nursing in England.
Being diagnosed with cancer is traumatic enough, but being told you will need major surgery as part of your treatment only serves to increase the sense of foreboding and trepidation.
