Your views

Image
A nurse holds up her hands showing she wants something to stop. Nurses have a duty of care to patients but also need to consider their own safety
Our panel discusses duty and safety when it comes to racist or violent patients
24 Sep 2024
Image
Nurse choosing extra shifts
NHS staff already work over their hours, often unpaid to help cut patient waiting times
16 Aug 2024
Image
Illustration showing an outstretched hand catching three floating squares bearing a heart design, suggesting a show of appreciation
Giving ‘hearts’ colleagues can swap for gifts – our readers consider if it has an impact
19 Jul 2024
Image
Revisions to nursing bands may make little difference without appropriate pay rises
21 Jun 2024
Image
Illustration of weighing sometimes conflicting interests in nursing care of patient choice against harm prevention shows scales with one frowny face on one side outweighed by multiple, smaller smiley faces
Shared decision-making means providing information that allows informed consent
17 May 2024
Image
Backlog
We ask our readers if more money will resolve the growing FtP caseload
19 Apr 2024
Image
A nurse appears apprehensive while being questioned by a senior nurse
We ask our readers if factors outside of work should be considered relevant
26 Mar 2024
Image
Illustration showing healthcare staff in different uniforms, representing different professions, standing on top of piles of coins of varying heights, suggesting pay differences between professions
We ask our readers if a split from Agenda for Change is the best approach
23 Feb 2024
Image
Illustration of nurse sitting on the floor, leaning against a near-empty battery – a metaphor for burnout in nursing
As nurses, we often put ourselves last, yet still ‘resilience’ is a stick to beat us with
23 Jan 2024
Image
After the hard-won pay deal, we ask our readers’ panel how they feel about the dispute now
14 Dec 2023
Image
Universal patient documentation and its potential to ease your admin burden
22 Nov 2023
Image
The colour-coding designed to denote who’s who, has its critics among nurses
31 Oct 2023
After Letby, nurses are raising concerns about the treatment of those who speak out
20 Sep 2023
What safeguards do you need to help you use instant messaging responsibly?
24 Aug 2023
Nursing care is complex and staff from diverse specialties aren’t interchangeable
21 Jun 2023
Four day week for full-time staff helps work-life balance, but isn’t feasible for nurses
24 May 2023
Are non-NHS staff under-estimated by the public and even their nursing colleagues?
20 Apr 2023
Some worry we may ‘churn out’ unprepared nurses, others say it’s time for paid placements
22 Mar 2023

Jobs