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Nursing bank shift pay cuts: illustration showing a hand holding a pair of scissors as the person starts to cut into a red UK pound sign

Many nurses work bank shifts as a way to boost their income and also to provide staffing c

29 Apr 2025
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AI is being incorporated into apps for emotional and mental well-being to personalise approaches with individualised insights for mental health

AI will be in the forthcoming 10 Year Health Plan for the NHS and we are already seeing th

22 Apr 2025
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Nurse dishonesty: CV has the word ‘false’ stamped across it in red letters

The public trusts nurses more than any other professional group.

11 Mar 2025
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There are concerns about mental health nurses’ preregistration education and training, suggesting it does not prioritise mental health-specific skills and knowledge

There are concerns about mental health nurse education not being specific enough to the sp

24 Feb 2025
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Nurses performing CPR: debrief conversations as well as education updates are essential

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training to keep nurses’ skills and knowledge up to date is

18 Feb 2025
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Regulation of NHS managers: an NHS manager speaks to a staff member at a hospital nurses station

A proposal to establish a regulatory body for NHS managers is in consultation and could se

21 Jan 2025
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Obituary of Cris Allen: Former Mental Health Practice consultant editor Cris Allen has died at the age of 70

Cris Allen, the quiet and unassuming former RCN professional lead for mental health nursin

16 Dec 2024
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New NHS national uniforms in different colourways are designed to better distinguish nursing and other occupational groups 

Nurses in England’s NHS are to start wearing a national uniform, in a gradual adoption of

03 Dec 2024
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A student nurse cares for an injured older patient. Placements help students build confidence and experience through hands-on care

Hundreds of nurse graduates have been told by the Nursing and Midwifery Council that they

19 Nov 2024
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Applying the principles of recovery to the management of psychotropic medications such as antidepressants can generate passionate debate. Illustration shows unhappy faces on the outside of a circle of antidepressants which has an inner circle of smiling f

For mental health nurses, reconciling safety, effectiveness, tolerability and patient choi

17 Oct 2024
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Newly qualified nurses are having to seek employment elsewhere to make ends meet, such as in coffee shops or in retail. Picture shows a female barista making coffee

Newly registered nurses unable to get jobs in the NHS are having to seek employment elsewh

14 Oct 2024
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Patients can be misled when the word ‘nurse’ is part of the title of a non-registered role

Misleading job titles in nursing imply our work is so minor that being a nurse amounts to

16 Sep 2024

Nurse retention, burnout and low morale are challenges with a deliciously simple solution –

13 Aug 2024

The digitalisation of mental healthcare remains a strategic priority and can bring nursing

12 Aug 2024

It’s heartening to hear how some hospital nurses have all-but eliminated falls on their war

23 Jul 2024

Nurse’s six-month suspension for taking paracetamol tablets from a ward supply is hard to s

02 Jul 2024

Pre-registration nursing programmes are among the most challenging, so we need to ensure st

30 Jun 2024

It’s not hard to imagine the terrible pressures in the emergency department where care fail

14 May 2024

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