Analysis

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NHS nurse vaccination rates: close-up of a person receiving a vaccination, with a hand holding a needle and the person’s shirt rolled up on their arm   Picture: UNP

Mandatory vaccination for nursing staff during the winter influenza season has long been a

06 Dec 2024
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Alcohol addiction among nurses: a sad looking young woman at a desk with her head on her arm, holding a glass containing alcohol

As nurses struggle to cope with staffing and workload pressures, professional expectations

02 Dec 2024
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Woman does calculations at home. Nurses in the NHS pension scheme need to work out te impact of working versus partial or full retirement

Nursing staff approaching retirement age who have NHS pensions have decisions to make abou

29 Nov 2024
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Nurse uniforms past and present: image of a nurse in uniform in the 19th century, alongside a recent image of a nurse in scrubs

From Victorian crinoline and bonnet to nurses’ caps and aprons and the scrubs-style outfit

25 Nov 2024
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Managing menopause symptoms: illustration shows a female nurse experiencing a hot flush with sweat on her forehead as she tries to keep herself cool with a fan

A significant portion of the NHS workforce is women around the age when menopause typicall

22 Nov 2024
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End of life care: a patient looking reassured as a nurse monitors their intravenous drip

With a new report identifying that pain management in end of life care is often inadequate

18 Nov 2024
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Nursing staff’s responses to the NHS Staff survey reveal which employers value and support them most 

What nursing and other staff had to say in the NHS Staff Survey about the best places to w

15 Nov 2024
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Women, who make up 90% of the nursing workforce, are at higher risk of back pain. A group of nurses use a slide sheet to move a patient.

Musculoskeletal or MSK problems, including back pain, neck, shoulder or arm strain, and di

11 Nov 2024
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Difficult to diagnose, sepsis is a life-threatening condition when the body's extreme response to an infection damages vital organs and often causes deat

Difficult to diagnose, sepsis is a life-threatening condition in which the body's extreme

08 Nov 2024
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Agency nurse stigma: an agency nurse stands at a nurses' station on a ward talking to a permanent team member

Agency nurses are a much-needed section of the nurse workforce in the NHS, as employers co

04 Nov 2024
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Photo of nursing student checking finances with calculator

What amount do nursing students need to survive, how much financial support do they g

01 Nov 2024
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NHS sickness absence: a nurse looks apprehensive as she faces two people at a formal meeting

Levels of sickness absence among nursing staff are high, especially for work-related stres

28 Oct 2024

When to give paracetamol to patients, why and how often can a be complex consideration.

21 Oct 2024

In 2023-24 the number of UK nursing staff who requested a certificate of current profession

18 Oct 2024

Nurses recruited from overseas have long been essential to the NHS.

16 Oct 2024

Sepsis survivors can struggle with multiple and prolonged physical issues including chronic

13 Oct 2024

How many nurses and nursing associates are on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) regis

10 Oct 2024

What nursing staff need to know about the concept of total pain, which looks beyond th

09 Oct 2024

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