The wisdom of experience passed on by colleagues – and practical jokes to watch out for
Opinion
Specialist nurses care for people with learning disabilities and/or autism from the cradle
A TV documentary has highlighted the heartbreaking realities of a failing commitment to pro
The availability of non-invasive prenatal testing has opened the debate about over-medicali
Comment
Why the government needs to show decisive action and commitment to save the specialism
An advertised nursing job on a small island has almost all the makings of a perfect post
The profession must be positioned as clinically skilled, socially aware and vital
4 ways to fix the issue – but ministers, the NHS and our profession must pull together
The blurring of roles between nursing associates and nurses can be detrimental to both
Expert advice
You may now be able to fill in your pension gap, but there are financial pitfalls too
Your role in the process, whether testifying for a colleague, employer or in your own case
Opting out of NHS pension if money is tight is turning your back on future income
Ideas about coping can make it hard to ask for support.
Feedback won’t always be objective and may be demoralising, or even discriminatory
Tiredness is normal, exhaustion is not.
Editorial
The new system will replace local commissioning groups
People with learning disabilities and/or autism will need support to rebuild their lives
CQC report acknowledges vulnerabilities of service users during COVID-19
New law alone will not address unnecessary detentions of people with learning di
Report reveals service users six times more likely to die than others during the first wav
Nursing students starting university graduate courses face a strange new online world
Your views
Case of one nurse’s NMC suspension raises issue of working beyond your contracted hours
Some argue staying up to date requires more than an hour of CPD a month
Without such boundaries, public trust in the nursing profession would be compromised
Hero image puts pressure on nurses to neglect their well-being and work to excess
With staff at every level urged to lead, we ask our panel what this means in practice
Making the profession accessible to more people juggling carer and family commitments
Reviews
Nicky Genders looks at a book focusing on the role of a job coach for people with LD
Michael Brown looks at a book focusing specifically on learning disability nursing models
A new book focusing on girls and women on the autism spectrum
Community nursing reference guide on nutrition and childhood obesity
Novel about a dying man on a road trip with his son who has a learning disability
Associate professor Nikki Welyczko reviews a text that is applicable to four fields of nur
