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A nurse looking glum. Nearly three in four nursing staff said they feel undervalued in their role.

Nurses feel unable to progress their careers while roles become more complex, survey shows

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Degree apprenticeship: nursing associate with patient

Unique course could see nursing associates qualify as registered nurses in fastest time ye

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Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust was criticised by a coroner for not following senior nurses’ recommendation to make medicines administration refresher training mandatory for nurses
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A man living with cancer died after being given multiple overdoses of morphine

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Bassetlaw Hospital sees fewer very sick patients, says trust

Trust says it wants nurses to see more complex patients but nurses fear losing their unit<

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Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust staff in their new colour-coded uniforms

Staff at one NHS trust prefer scrubs for their comfort, breathable material and practicali

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Employers undervalue their worth and force them to choose between well-being and work

Analysis

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A toilet sign with images for female and male and the word ‘Unisex’

Workplaces remain unsure how to apply equality law, as wait for new guidance continues

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Woman with dark circles under her eyes illustrated lying sleepless in a bed that floats in a starry sky

Experts reveal practical steps you can take if you’re having trouble sleeping

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Nurse role re-banding: a nurse sits with her laptop, poring over paperwork

Practical tips on what to do if you think your role and competencies are being undervalued

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NHS league tables: illustration of five hospital buildings colour coded and rated with the words excellent, good, average, poor and bad written underneath

We look at what defines high and low performance, and what it means for staff on wards

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Employment tribunal: nurse facing a tribunal panel

The success rate of tribunals, how much money may be awarded, and what claims can be about

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Nurse volunteers: (left to right) NHS nurse Peter Howie, advanced nurse practitioner and primary care nurse  Sarah Allen, and senior hospital matron Peter Hollely

How volunteering to use your nursing skills can open up experiences and opportunities

Clinical update

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Updated NICE guidance focuses on diagnosis, red flag symptoms and when to seek emergency c

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Guidance focuses on individualised care for pressure ulcers, lower limbs and surgical woun

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Resuscitation UK advice affirms role of advance care planning

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Picture shows a woman comforting a young girl while a nurse holds her arm

New guidelines focus on physical, psychological and pharmacological interventions

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Revised guidance details roles and competencies required of healthcare staff

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Updated guidance covers children with a tracheostomy or respiratory difficulties

Policy briefing

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Boy texting

Advice on how school nursing services in England can operate during imposed restrictions

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Picture shows two medics in discussion. Lack of personal protective equipment allows nurses to take a decision to protect themselves, RCN guidance says.

The implications for nurses of RCN guidance on care provision and inade

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Picture of a newborn receiving ventilation

Concerns about standards of care with long-term ventilation reviewed by NCEPOD

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Image shows school teacher interacting with young people in a classroom lesson

Public Health England focuses on promoting critical importance of mental health

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Picture of a child alone on a park bench

How will the new safeguarding partners differ from local safeguarding children’s boar

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Child at top of stairs may fall

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents calls for preventive action across

Journal scan

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Measles

Childhood measles can affect post-bronchodilator airflow obstruction in later life

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Woman with a small child looking at a smartphone

Study shows that children respond to videos on smartphone screens but do not benefit educa

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A woman sitting with a child on her knee

Study finds women parenting children with cancer have lower incomes than those with childr

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parasitic worms

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh who tested the Heligmosomoid

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Cannabis

Findings follows 36 studies of randomised and non-randomised

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