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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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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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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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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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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
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Nurse retention: steep rise in newly registered nurses quitting profession means action is needed to boost morale and reduce burnout

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

13 Aug 2024
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Smiling nurse helps patient get up from bed, showing how ward nurse intervention is important in preventing inpatient falls

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

23 Jul 2024
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An illustration of a doctor and nurse looking concerned as they sit and listen to an older man who has a cup of tea in his hand   Picture: Daniel Mitchell

A reluctance to talk about death – particularly with people with dementia – could end up d

08 Jul 2024

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

02 Jul 2024

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

14 May 2024

Risky activities can benefit older people’s quality of life, and while nurses naturally wan

08 May 2024

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

19 Mar 2024

Falls are common among older people, but exercise can be a cost-effective and non-pharmacol

06 Mar 2024

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

20 Feb 2024

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