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Overseas nurses: the career opportunities are there, but what about long-term support?
It’s up to recruiting organisations to provide both – and do it ethically
15 Sep 2021
Domestic violence: a lack of training is stopping nurses from saving lives
Nurses in all settings come into contact with abuse victims, so should be equipped to respond
01 Sep 2021
Nursing student attrition: we’re still waiting for data and that leaves nursing...
Why the worrying trend in students leaving shows the need for freely available information
27 Aug 2021
Online abuse: trolls and vaccine conspiracy theorists can’t be left to keep bullying us
Pandemic has brought the best and worst out in the public – and the abuse must be stopped
25 Aug 2021
Let’s cool down the hydration debate: drink water but be discreet
Different generations have clashed about drinking at nurses’ stations
24 Aug 2021
Time to drop gendered job titles and leave ‘sister’ in the past
Nursing must follow other emergency services and go genderless – or be forever undervalued
19 Aug 2021
Safe staffing: is it time for mandatory nurse-to-patient ratios in England?
New workforce standards do not go far enough to help the country catch-up on safe staffing
12 Aug 2021
Work-life balance: how to get the flexible and fair practices nurses deserve
Gender-sensitive employment conditions can help tackle institutional bias
05 Aug 2021
Compulsory staff vaccination for COVID-19 ignores the power of respect and persuasion
Compelling care home workers to be double-jabbed is no way to treat this workforce
05 Aug 2021
Why NHS’s reliance on overseas nurses will last for years to come
Nurses recruited internationally are a mainstay of the NHS – and that is not about to change
22 Jul 2021
Work-life balance: why our employers need to be dragged into the 21st century
Women do most of the family caring, and workplaces must accommodate this
21 Jul 2021
Protected titles and safe skill mix: why it matters even more post-pandemic
Diluted staffing ratios and skill mix during intense pressure on NHS must not become the norm
15 Jul 2021
NHS pay review body: why nurses need to see an improvement on 1% pay proposal
Final pay announcement must improve on ‘insulting’ 1% pay proposal
30 Jun 2021
When anyone can be called ‘nurse’, patient care and profession’s self-esteem are at risk
Why a new petition is calling for the term ‘nurse’ to be protected in law, once and for all
29 Jun 2021
Data on long-COVID is key to protect nurses’ health
Long-COVID must be classed as an occupational disease so nurses are protected
23 Jun 2021
Nurse burnout: why the term ‘resilience’ may do more harm than good
The ‘supernurse’ culture puts too much responsibility on staff
16 Jun 2021
One nurse expressing irrational views can do great damage to public trust
Let’s remember our profession’s reputation when we tell the world what we think
14 Jun 2021
Glove use: the COVID-19-driven habit we need to break
The pandemic has blurred understanding of guidance, so it’s time we were clear on the basics
09 Jun 2021