Analysis

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New definition of ‘nurse’: images of nurses over the years

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has produced a new global definition of ‘nurse’

18 Jul 2025
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Best advice for nurses: montage of six nurses contributing to this article

Six nurses recall the words of advice they have incorporated into their practice or they h

14 Jul 2025
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Exodus of overseas educated nurses from the UK: nurse look serious as she picks up her jacket from a coat peg

A survey of thousands of nurses and support staff who immigrated to the UK to work suggest

11 Jul 2025
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NMC fitness to practise process: panel of men and women in business suits sit in a row looking grave as they face unseen person

The number of nurses struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register has more

08 Jul 2025
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Electronic patient records: a nurse using an electronic pad in a clinical setting

Nearly all parts of the NHS have electronic patient record (EPR) systems, which store pati

07 Jul 2025
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Advanced practice: a nursing practitioner discusses a mammogram with a patient

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has introduced principles for formally regulating

04 Jul 2025
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Nurse sickness: a nurse sitting at a desk at work holds a tissue to her face, as if blowing her nose

More than half of NHS nurses in England have gone to work despite being unwell, a phenomen

23 Jun 2025
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Fatigue in nursing and healthcare is often viewed as an individual concern, rather than a

20 Jun 2025
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Handling dangerous medicines: a nurse prepares chemotherapy treatment

Many nursing and healthcare staff will handle hazardous medicinal products during their wo

13 Jun 2025
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Nurse pay across UK: illustration showing the countries of the UK with different coloured columns representing pay band

Infographic story detailing the pay by band for NHS nursing staff on Agenda for Change con

06 Jun 2025
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Nurse burnout: a hand placed on a nurse’s shoulder as a gesture of compassion and support

Burnout is cited as one of the main reasons nurses quit the Nursing and Midwifery Council

03 Jun 2025
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Diabetes insulin regimens: a community nurse administers insulin to a patient on a home visit

Millions of people in the UK are diagnosed with diabetes, meaning insulin is commonly admi

02 Jun 2025

Discrimination in the workplace takes many forms and the law recognises this by protecting

30 May 2025

Nursing staff in the NHS have been given a 3.6% pay rise for 2025-26, but will that figure

26 May 2025

Infographic looking at cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), how often it is performed in UK

23 May 2025

The nursing title will soon be better protected in law and anyone fraudulently claiming to

19 May 2025

We review the updates to the NHS Pension Scheme in England that came into effect on 1 April

16 May 2025

Bank work in the NHS is a form of zero-hours contract, says Acas, the Advisory, C

12 May 2025

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