Jo Stephenson
Stigma, pain and leakage fears: period policy targets nurses’ concerns
National policy follows survey showing many nurses feel unable to discuss impact of symptoms
Nursing students: two thirds want a non-patient-facing career
Survey also finds many worried about their mental health, staff shortages and burnout
Bullying and abuse in the NHS: new support to help you speak up
NQNs and students among those most at risk – but guidance aims to empower you
Crucial role for nurses in helping reduce sepsis deaths
Regular in-depth training could help nurses ensure warning signs are spotted
Overseas care staff 'trapped by fees and threats of deportation'
Calls to helpline from care workers echo reported exploitation of overseas nurses
Pay rise in general practice: remind employers they must pass on salary rise – union
Nurses in Scotland should expect to see backdated award this month
NHS employers to formalise flexible work agreements for staff
New guidance also says employers should explore more agile and hybrid working options
NHS pensions: think twice before opting out, nurses warned
Struggling nurses are being urged to reconsider the short-term benefits of opting out
Emergency triage marred by lack of staff and heavy workloads
Study finds hectic working conditions can ‘result in nurses making rushed decisions’
Apply for grant to research nurses’ mental health and well-being
The Amin Abdullah RCN Foundation Grant was set up in memory of a nurse who died by suicide
Preventing nurses’ suicides: new toolkit lists warning signs and how to respond
Nurses are seen at particular risk due to work pressure and fear of letting patients down
NHS pay strike: ‘nurses have no intention of staying silent on AfC disparity’
Date of 48-hour strike set as union ramps up pressure in face of health funding squeeze
Nurse fitness to practise cases still taking too long, report says
Positive work by NMC is highlighted but it is told to do more to address FtP backlog
Call for reforms to ‘critically undermined’ pay review bodies
TUC Congress urges change, including limiting the influence of government
Breast cancer care: nurses to be recruited to boost racial diversity in clinical trials
Black women have more aggressive tumours and face inequalities in treatment and mortality
Man aged 102 to attempt record 17-storey abseil for nursing charity
RAF veteran will abseil down side of Royal London Hospital to raise money for RCN Foundation
Nurses’ views sought on improving recruitment and retention
Survey feedback will inform improvements to working conditions and nursing vacancies
Sexual safety charter: 10 pledges to address abuse of NHS nurses
Employers have been urged to sign up to the ‘zero-tolerance’ charter