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Nurses’ money management: illustration showing a nurse juggling household finances, with items associated with living costs, such as a shopping trolley, a bill and a petrol pump, in the background

Tips for nurses on staying on top of household finances in 2025.

13 Jan 2025
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Period tracking apps can let you know what stage of your cycle you are in

Cycle syncing is a way to monitor the changes in mood, energy and confidence experienced a

06 Jan 2025
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Patients’ gifts for nurses: a small gift-wrapped box being offered in a person’s cupped hands

Our investigation reveals how well-meaning patients have chosen to show their gratitude to

16 Dec 2024
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NMC hearing

New monthly fitness to practise (FtP) referrals to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

13 Dec 2024
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Nurse pay negotiations: a nurse contemplating an image hovering beside her of a large question mark made of bank notes

The 2024-25 pay award for NHS staff across the UK has still not been fully resolved and so

09 Dec 2024
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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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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

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

08 Nov 2024

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

04 Nov 2024

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

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

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