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Kindness in the workplace – we all need it, but do we have time to practise it?

As healthcare pressures mount, small acts of kindness – not just by nurses, but to nurses

01 Feb 2023
High blood pressure risk in black communities: how to reduce health inequality

Tips for nurses on how to offer culturally appropriate support to address disproportionate

26 Jan 2023
First aid won’t fix this: where are the serious staffing plans?

With staff on strike, 50,000 nurse vacancies and services buckling under pressures, the go

19 Jan 2023
Let’s find common ground to end nurses’ strikes

Health minister and nurse Maria Caulfield says accepting RCN pay demands would cost the ta

18 Jan 2023
What battle-weary nurses need right now is the certainty staffing ratios would bring

Critics say ratios are a blunt instrument, but they are better than no instrument at

17 Jan 2023
‘Just in-case’ medicines at the end of life: how we can optimise their use

Anticipatory medicines can cause distress as well as bring reassurance and relief – so a s

12 Jan 2023
Want to reduce paperwork? Then involve nurses in leading the change

It’s nurses who have the know-how to inform design of the digital innovations clinical sta

10 Jan 2023
ShinyMind: the free mental health app for nurses that’s tailored to your needs

How our app is proving effective in boosting the mental well-being of beleaguered staff, a

04 Jan 2023
Striking nurses have spoken, but will governments finally act to fix the NHS?

Doctors learn early on stay on the right side of nursing staff.

16 Dec 2022
Super-helper or robonurse: who would you want on your team?

The NHS is powered by the compassion and altruism of super-kind, super-helper nurses who r

15 Dec 2022
Nurses have been taken for granted for far too long – but here’s how to make that stop

Do you feel undervalued, underpaid and under pressure?

14 Dec 2022
Overseas nurse recruitment: why aren’t red list countries an NHS no-go?

With the NHS struggling to fill UK nurse vacancies, recruitment from low-income countries

08 Dec 2022

We explain the obligations for nurses who are off sick and their employers, plus how often

02 Dec 2022

With increasing workplace and home pressures for many, nurses can support colleagues throug

24 Nov 2022

Teenagers and children may take on household chores and personal care for a family member,

23 Nov 2022

Forget the teabag ‘thank you’ treat – meal breaks, decent pay and computers, and less ‘us a

17 Nov 2022

A high proportion of healthcare workers are experiencing mental health issues and burnout,

09 Nov 2022

Families’ tokens of gratitude can lead to awkward conversations for nurses – and poor pay i

26 Oct 2022