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A young boy sitting on a swing in a children’s play area in a park

The shared experiences of 6,000 adults can inspire nurses despite inaction on recommendati

10 Apr 2024
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Illustration showing two nursing team members in uniform standing pointing at a huge shift roster, as if discussing filling or swapping shifts

Nurses expect workload demands and pressures to influence shifts and rosters, but there ha

19 Mar 2024
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An illustration showing a person’s movements being picked up by a motion sensor

Technological innovations in mental health are in line with NHS plans, but service users a

04 Mar 2024
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A nurse stands in front of a line of other nurses, looking happy and confident. Yet nurses often downplay their role

Managing high-stakes, safety-critical situations is a daily reality in nursing, yet some o

20 Feb 2024
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Car park pay machine and pay-and-display signs in a hospital car park – hospital nurses face charges and fines for parking at work

Using nurses as cash cows for driving to work, and worse, hitting them with fines if they

16 Jan 2024
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New rules to prevent overseas staff bringing family to the UK send a hostile message to wo

03 Jan 2024
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Health passports were designed to address health inequalities for autistic people and help

20 Dec 2023
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A man smiling contentedly as he sits and has a conversation with another man

In a 'defining moment' in mental health nursing, a revamp of psychosocial interventions ed

11 Dec 2023
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Experiences that nurses have as patients themselves can inform their practice as well as h

06 Dec 2023
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The King delivers his speech to parliament next to the Queen in November 2023

The King's speech offered nothing on Mental Health Act reforms, letting down nurses and se

05 Dec 2023
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An accusation about my nursing practice blighted my life as well as my career, but I suffe

28 Nov 2023
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Nurses at every level need assurance complaints will be dealt with – which is why system-w

21 Nov 2023

Tourette’s may present challenges in a clinical role, but can also enhance empathy with pat

08 Nov 2023

Brain injury charity set up by the actor and her mother funds nurse education and campaigns

23 Oct 2023

With nurses of black, Asian and minority ethnic heritage under-represented in professional

18 Oct 2023

Nurse employers must not pressurise staff to turn up for work if they experience adverse re

18 Oct 2023

Nurses working in hierarchical hospital environments can find it challenging to raise conce

17 Oct 2023

Ineffective leadership is often behind nurses’ reasons for leaving, such as bullying, stres

11 Oct 2023

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