Analysis
Fears for nursing workforce as retirement rate surges
More than 65,850 NHS staff began the retirement process in 2015-16, adding to pressures on...
17 Jan 2017
How do nurses become e-nurses?
Healthcare staff will need more training to take advantage of developments in IT
09 Nov 2016
Changes to fitness to practise process starting to pay off for the NMC
Plans to speed up the lengthy process for fitness to practise (FtP) hearings and reduce the...
03 Nov 2016
Nurse flu jab drive underway
The annual drive urging nurses and other healthcare staff to have their free flu vaccination...
26 Oct 2016
Exclusive: Half of nursing directors in England, Scotland and Wales in post for less...
More than half of all directors of nursing in England, Scotland and Wales have been in post...
06 Oct 2016
FGM remains a hidden crime, say MPs
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a hidden crime and a ‘national scandal’, MPs warned...
22 Sep 2016
NHS England's extensive lititgation costs
More than 15,000 claims were made against the NHS in England in 2015/16, NHS Litigation...
13 Sep 2016
Toxic race equality climate persists in the NHS, RCN warns
Short-term initiatives 'fail to deal' with discrimination against black and minority ethnic...
31 Aug 2016
Emergency in emergency care?
The RCN and Department of Health are among those to respond to Commons Health Committee...
23 Aug 2016
Take on more frontline responsibilities, nurses told
Two recent reports seek to empower nurses in light of staff shortages
01 Jul 2016
Compassion in Practice model lacked junior nurse buy-in
As NHS England unveiled the details of Leading Change, Adding Value, the new nursing...
01 Jun 2016
Leadership programme for district nurses wins Nurse Award category
A leadership training programme devised and delivered by a team in Surrey is improving...
01 Jun 2016
New national policy sets out support system for whistleblowers
Nurses and other NHS staff who raise concerns about safety or the quality of patient care...
03 May 2016
Nurses call for protected time for revalidation CPD
Nurses are concerned about meeting the continuing professional development (CPD)...
03 May 2016
Annual NHS survey shows that three quarters of staff work overtime,
The annual NHS staff survey is a chance to discover how front line staff feel about their...
01 Apr 2016