Analysis
Compulsory flu jab for NHS staff – moral duty, or morale wrecker?
Opinion is divided about how best to boost nurses’ uptake of the influenza vaccine
04 May 2018
Pay and recruitment take centre stage at congress
Delegates will debate staffing, the water bottle issue and how to attract more men into...
24 Apr 2018
Dearth of board-level nurses bad for patients
More nurses needed on boards to avoid strategic missteps
13 Apr 2018
How nurses can protect continence care
Take action if care is compromised, say nurse leaders
06 Apr 2018
Respiratory disease: how collaboration can make a crucial difference
Non-specialists in all fields of nursing can help improve diagnosis, treatment and access
06 Apr 2018
Is stereotyping affecting your pay?
A planned research project will investigate whether social attitudes to nursing have created...
05 Apr 2018
Exclusive: Thousands of false 'nurses'
Many unregistered NHS support staff have the word ‘nurse’ in their job titles
23 Mar 2018
Wales adopts safe staffing laws while the rest of the UK watches
Will the rest of the UK follow suit?
15 Mar 2018
Exclusive: The threats to safety faced by nurses who work alone
Nurses who work alone are subject to a multitude of dangers
09 Mar 2018
Pay: why this year's salary increase may depend on where you live...
The final article in our series on the 2018 negotiations on nurses’ pay examines some of the...
02 Mar 2018
Road block looms over bid to link pay to productivity
This latest article in our series on the 2018 pay negotiations looks at what is shaping up...
22 Feb 2018
Survey reveals end of life care compromised
Difficulties in delivering a dignified death intesify
21 Feb 2018
Shake-up of flawed pay bands system could make it quicker to get to the top
The third of our series of articles setting the scene for the 2018 negotiations on nurses’...
15 Feb 2018
Unions seize chance to modernise NHS pay structure with fairer grading
Nearly 15 years since the implementation of the Agenda for Change pay system, introduced to...
08 Feb 2018
Reinstate nurse training budgets and make realistic pay offer, MPs tell the government
Commons health committee's report on the nursing workforce issues sweeping recommendations,...
26 Jan 2018
Opportunity and risks for nurses with prospect of multi-year pay deal
The first of a Nursing Standard series on pay looks at one possible outcome of the 2018 pay...
26 Jan 2018
Nurses divided over mandatory flu jab, and the right to refuse it
Leading doctors are calling for a debate on mandatory flu vaccinations for NHS staff, but...
17 Jan 2018