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Leadership in advanced nursing practice: two advanced nurse practitioners stand by a patient's bedside talking to them

What is meant by the term advanced nurse practitioner (ANP) and when can a nurse claim to

04 Apr 2025
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Nursing band 5 and 6 roles: illustration showing a nurse in scrubs stepping from a platform labelled band 5 to one marked band 6, with bands 4 and 3 behind them

How do pay and career opportunities compare for nurses at band 5 and band 6?

07 Feb 2025
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A nurse in uniform leaving her shift

An RCN survey revealed 45% of nursing staff are considering leaving their NHS job.

08 Oct 2024
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Close-up of West Streeting during the interview at St Mary’s Hospital in London, gesturing with his hands to emphasise a point

Labour shadow health secretary speaks to Nursing Standard ahead of the general election ab

11 Jun 2024
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Image showing a close-up of a person's hand holding £20 notes, suggesting nurses' pay rise

We look at how the Pay Review Body will make its recommendations on NHS nurse pay, when th

29 Feb 2024
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Illustration showing a nurse holding a laptop computer while doing the splits, with feet resting on two stools – suggesting one foot in work mode, one in home mode in a flexible working system

NHS employers have a responsibility to try to accommodate flexible working requests, but i

19 Feb 2024
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A manager chats with a nurse in a hospital ward, while behind them a patient in a hospital bed is attended by other nurses

Steps nursing managers and leaders can take to ensure staff feel seen and heard, as the NH

22 Jan 2024
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The nurse staffing crisis is eroding care standards across the NHS – from primary care to

18 Dec 2023
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With NHS employers urged to make flexible and remote working easier to aid staff retention

20 Nov 2023
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What was once controversial is now commonplace.

30 Oct 2023
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Understanding motivation and personality traits can help you build working relationships a

09 Oct 2023
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Flawed images of nursing roles are common and they undermine the profession.

02 Oct 2023

Ten years on from the Francis report there is more support for staff who raise concerns, bu

19 Jun 2023

Nurses on NHS contracts have a new pay offer from the government, but staff working outside

27 Mar 2023

What will the new negotiated pay package mean for you, what happens next as unions recommen

20 Mar 2023

Advice for nurses on reporting concerns and abusive practices, whether in mental health or

02 Dec 2022

Top tips for nurses on coping with debilitating brain fog when you need a clear head for wo

11 Nov 2022

Advice on tailoring public health messages about healthy lifestyle and preventable disease

05 Sep 2022

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