The 10 Year Health Plan for England sets out NHS reform and neighbourhood health is centra
Opinion
Mark Kelly muses on the benefits of self-examination and what can really
Within 15 steps of entering a ward you can tell what it is like
Salli Midgley looks at concerns raised at the Positive and Safe Champion
Comment
The wisdom of experience passed on by colleagues – and practical jokes to watch out for
An advertised nursing job on a small island has almost all the makings of a perfect post
Well-being programmes benefit nursing staff and help to ensure high-quality care
4 ways to fix the issue – but ministers, the NHS and our profession must pull together
Emma Wadey’s new role combines passions for research, practice and advocacy
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
Acceptance of the role is driven by the reality of nursing shortages
Neil Brimblecombe reflects on how practitioners’ roles have evolved over the years
Entries are open for this year’s mental health nursing category of the RCN Nursing Awards.
Nurses can contribute to the white paper consultation on replacing the Mental Health Act 1
You may decide not to have the vaccine, but there are questions you should ask yourself fi
Only nine practitioners applied for the first programme in 2019
Your views
Some employers fund staff beverages, others don’t – but taking it away can dent morale
Misconduct may be relevant to fitness to practise cases, within limits, say our panel
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
Reviews
The blurb on the back cover says this book is for nurses and other prof
Brent Williams provides a compelling insight into the experience of depression t
Little is added to the debate on spirituality and care by the outdated
Lesley Warner reviews plays with mental health themes at this year’s Ed
Self-employed nursing advisor David Harding-Price reviews Introduc
Visiting teaching fellow Liam Clarke reviews Proper People: Early Asylum Life in the World
