Grooming can help patients hold on to their dignity and avoid being overwhelmed by illness
Despite pressure of work the kindness of nurses has diminished not a jot, says Jane Bates
No one should be expected to start a new post without a handover, says Jane Bates
It is time to stop being embarrassed about menstruation, says Jane Bates
Unfair pressure to do extra work is the bane of a nurse’s life, says Jane Bates
No one had time to comfort a distressed patient. If only a liaison officer had been there
Jane Bates recalls how art galleries helped heal the stress of work as a nursing student
Risk being labelled ‘worried well’ or miss a diagnosis so as not to ‘bother the doctor’?
Support for young families is lacking, and the authorities need to get their act together