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Nurses often have ideas to improve care, yet too often they’re not heard

18 Nov 2025
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Advice for new nurses: illustration of a nurse smiling, with question marks and medical equipment in speech bubbles above her head

The wisdom of experience passed on by colleagues – and practical jokes to watch out for

14 Oct 2025
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Advertised nursing job on a small island has almost all the makings of a perfect post

An advertised nursing job on a small island has almost all the makings of a perfect post

16 Sep 2025
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Confidential patient records: a woman looking at files on a laptop and holding a mobile phone in her hand that displays a padlock

Without such boundaries, public trust in the nursing profession would be compromised

19 Aug 2025
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Wound management: two hospital nurses appear to attend to a patient’s sacrum, which is protected from view by a sheet

With more than 700,000 people in the UK affected, prevention must be a priority

29 Jul 2025
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Differentiation of nursing roles: a nursing associate with a patient

The blurring of roles between nursing associates and nurses can be detrimental to both

10 Jun 2025
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Repeating mandatory NHS training: a nurse rests her head on the desk as if she has fallen asleep in a training session

Staff can now transfer their completed training when they move to a new job

20 May 2025
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Nursing bank shift pay cuts: illustration showing a hand holding a pair of scissors as the person starts to cut into a red UK pound sign

Nurses face pay rates well below what they deserve, as trusts risk exacerbating shortages

29 Apr 2025
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Nurse dishonesty: CV has the word ‘false’ stamped across it in red letters

Public trust is precious, and nurses should be able to rely on colleagues’ high standards

11 Mar 2025
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Nurses performing CPR: debrief conversations as well as education updates are essential

With a rise in CPR-related referrals to the NMC, what nurses need is support

18 Feb 2025
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Regulation of NHS managers: an NHS manager speaks to a staff member at a hospital nurses station

The proposal for a regulating body that holds managers to account is a step forward

21 Jan 2025
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New NHS national uniforms in different colourways are designed to better distinguish nursing and other occupational groups 

New NHS uniform has its critics, but perhaps it’s not such a bad idea

03 Dec 2024

Placement hours are a big commitment, but they also build skills and confidence

19 Nov 2024

We have new registrants unable to get NHS jobs, despite chronic nurse shortages

14 Oct 2024

Healthcare support staff are invaluable, but inflated titles do them no favours either

16 Sep 2024

Here’s how to give newly registered nurses – and all nurses – the workplaces they deserve 

13 Aug 2024

How a hospital team has all-but eliminated falls in a simple but systematic way

23 Jul 2024

Why I find it hard to swallow nurse’s six-month suspension for taking ward painkillers

02 Jul 2024