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Mental health: the therapeutic relationship is a primary intervention in healthcare and well-being

The 10 Year Health Plan for England sets out NHS reform and neighbourhood health is centra

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

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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

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Health services worldwide would benefit from an investment in the well-being of nursing staff, which will help ensure continued high-quality patient care

Well-being programmes benefit nursing staff and help to ensure high-quality care

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Newly registered nurses are unemployed and demoralised: young woman holds up a sign reading ‘need a job’
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4 ways to fix the issue – but ministers, the NHS and our profession must pull together

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The Mental Health Bill 2025 is reshaping the legal and ethical foundations of mental healthcare in England and continues the shift from hospital to home: a young man talks with a mental health specialist

Emma Wadey’s new role combines passions for research, practice and advocacy

Expert advice

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NHS pension opt-out and buy-back: two jars of money side by side, one nearly empty, one almost full

You may now be able to fill in your pension gap, but there are financial pitfalls too

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Nurse witness at employment tribunal: woman viewed from behind faces three panellists in official surroundings

Your role in the process, whether testifying for a colleague, employer or in your own case

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NHS pension opt-out: nurse figure climbs up stepped piles of coins

Opting out of NHS pension if money is tight is turning your back on future income

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Asking for help as a nurse: a nurse gestures as she explains a point to a colleague

Ideas about coping can make it hard to ask for support.

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Illustration of two nurses, one receiving negative feedback from her manager and looking unsure

Feedback won’t always be objective and may be demoralising, or even discriminatory

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A nurse sitting in a workplace setting rubs her eyes as if feeling tired after a shift

Tiredness is normal, exhaustion is not.

Editorial

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Acceptance of the role is driven by the reality of nursing shortages

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Neil Brimblecombe reflects on how practitioners’ roles have evolved over the years

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Entries are open for this year’s mental health nursing category of the RCN Nursing Awards.

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Nurses can contribute to the white paper consultation on replacing the Mental Health Act 1

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You may decide not to have the vaccine, but there are questions you should ask yourself fi

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Only nine practitioners applied for the first programme in 2019

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A woman holds a tea bag above a cup of tea

Some employers fund staff beverages, others don’t – but taking it away can dent morale

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Nurses’ private lives: illustration of two nurses facing each other, with two arrow signs between them, one with the word WORK, the other with the word LIFE

Misconduct may be relevant to fitness to practise cases, within limits, say our panel

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Nurse working hours: exhausted nurse drawn draped over a clock

Case of one nurse’s NMC suspension raises issue of working beyond your contracted hours

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CPD for nurses: a nurse studying via the RCNi Learn website on an electronic pad

Some argue staying up to date requires more than an hour of CPD a month

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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

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The nurse as superhero trope can be damaging: two nurses stand atop a cliff, hands on hips while wearing capes

Hero image puts pressure on nurses to neglect their well-being and work to excess

Reviews

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The blurb on the back cover says this book is for nurses and other prof

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Brent Williams provides a compelling insight into the experience of depression t

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Little is added to the debate on spirituality and care by the outdated

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Lesley Warner reviews plays with mental health themes at this year’s Ed

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Self-employed nursing advisor David Harding-Price reviews Introduc

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Visiting teaching fellow Liam Clarke reviews Proper People: Early Asylum Life in the World

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