Analysis
A testament to falling standards – or to greater transparency?
A staggering 205,289 written complaints were made to the NHS in England in 2014/15, equating...
09 Sep 2015
MPs join forces to highlight and debate key patient safety issues
Improving patient safety has been the stated ambition of the government since Sir Robert...
02 Sep 2015
Directors head for the exit as lack of support and pressures rack up
More than 60% of nursing directors in England have been in post for three years or less,...
26 Aug 2015
New leader wants to inspire nurses to speak up for themselves
It is hard to believe RCN’s new general secretary Janet Davies has been in her role for only...
19 Aug 2015
Rethink for end of life care aims to put people before process
End of life care has been under scrutiny for the past three years, and the topic is back in...
12 Aug 2015
Pinpointing the risks and benefits of shift patterns
The issue of shift lengths and patterns is a hot topic in nursing, and while many nurses...
05 Aug 2015
Nurses are urged to prepare for revalidation, but clarity is needed
Over the past year the Nursing and Midwifery Council has sent out a message about its new...
29 Jul 2015
Nursing staff fighting to balance the cost of living
Chancellor George Osborne’s announcement of a public sector pay cap until 2020 will have...
22 Jul 2015
Desperate times for nursing staff as Greek economic crisis deepens
Nurses in Greece are facing pay cuts of 40% and have seen health budgets squeezed so tight...
15 Jul 2015
Why the odds feel stacked against nurse recruiters outside the NHS
A change in immigration rules that will force thousands of overseas nurses to leave the UK...
08 Jul 2015
College guidance strives to fill vacuum in end of life care protocol
Nurses have been calling for new guidance on caring for patients in the final days of life...
01 Jul 2015
How safer clinical practice could prevent needless asthma deaths
More than five million people in the UK have asthma and three people die every day because...
24 Jun 2015
What the chancellor’s cuts today mean for public health tomorrow
England’s health service is grappling with an ageing population coupled with a desire for...
17 Jun 2015
Is the NHS ripped off by agencies or its own workforce planning?
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt pitted the NHS against ‘rip-off staffing agencies’ last week in...
10 Jun 2015
Inpatient feedback highlights gulf in trust performance
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published the results of its 12th annual hospital...
03 Jun 2015