Editorial
No more excuses on institutional care
When the Winterbourne View Hospital scandal was revealed in the Panorama TV documentary –...
04 Nov 2015
GPs should wake up to their workforce’s woes
So many practice nurses are expected to retire in the next few years that a national audit...
28 Oct 2015
Are NHS race equality policies up to standard?
Finally, after months of lobbying from unions, NHS England and employers, the Home Office...
21 Oct 2015
Hospices need funding to maintain high standards
Almost every day, week and month of the year is earmarked by some charity or other as an...
14 Oct 2015
Revalidation rules must be clear from the start
This week a group of 12 men and women will make a decision that will have a profound effect...
07 Oct 2015
Race equality initiative leaves nowhere to hide
Policies, initiatives, campaigns – they have all failed, one after the other, to end race...
30 Sep 2015
‘Pay your own way’ places are no solution
Every year, hundreds of those who apply for pre-registration nursing courses are turned away...
23 Sep 2015
Flexible shift patterns work for everyone
Around one third of nurses in England work 12-hour shifts, and anecdotal evidence suggests...
16 Sep 2015
Agency limits will only work if the cap fits
Limits are to be imposed on the amount of money that many NHS organisations can spend on...
09 Sep 2015
Unsung nursing heroes deserve recognition
Whenever disaster or tragedy strikes, nurses are often among the first on the scene. Last...
02 Sep 2015
Our talent at the top is still going to waste
Waste in the health service is nothing new, with stories usually focusing on supplies and...
26 Aug 2015
Language barriers leave us all in limbo
We have all been served in shops by staff with limited English, or endured those...
19 Aug 2015
When a student speaks, managers should listen
Raising concerns, speaking out, blowing the whistle – three phrases that mean much the same...
12 Aug 2015
Add your voice to end of life care consultation
The long-running saga over what – if anything – should replace the Liverpool Care Pathway...
05 Aug 2015
Nurses need the details on revalidation – fast
As I sat down to write my first editorial for Nursing Standard, my phone rang. It was my...
29 Jul 2015
Want weekend working Mr Hunt? Then pay for it
I loved the #ImInWorkJeremy Twitter response to the health secretary’s ultimatum last week...
22 Jul 2015
Unfair budget inflicts more pain on nurses
Anger, disbelief, outrage and dismay were all in evidence last week after chancellor George...
15 Jul 2015
Tuition fees and loans won’t bring in recruits
Just about every nursing student in the UK has their course funded by one of the four UK...
08 Jul 2015