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Florence Nightingale

The issues Miss Nightingale championed are echoed in the response to COVID-19

11 May 2020
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A nurse working in intensive care

COVID-19 has highlighted how vital the profession is – and how much investment is needed

11 May 2020
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Community collaboration

Our teams have increased collaboration and enhanced rapid patient discharge

05 May 2020
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nurse looks apprehensive, talking to a colleague, mug in hand

Nurses deserve support from government, employers and each other to get through this pande

04 May 2020
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Illustration of a woman wearing PPE and a larger man standing next to her, wearing properly fitted PPE

Women in healthcare don’t get the same protection against coronavirus as male co

04 May 2020
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two people hands hold on to walking stick

The coronavirus pandemic has many ways to wreak havoc with our health and well-being

27 Apr 2020
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Student on placement

COVID-19 means all students are in unknown territory, whether on placement 

24 Apr 2020
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Framing the pandemic as a war, with battles and sacrifices, sends the wrong message

16 Apr 2020
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An illustration of a COVID-19 virus used as the punctuation point on a question mark. The global pandemic will raise ethical questions. Picture: iStock

A respiratory nurse and an ethics in care professor discuss how nurses

16 Apr 2020
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Consultant thoracic surgeon Joel Dunning is now working shifts as an ICU nurse

With the support of our ICU nursing team, I am learning how to care&nbs

08 Apr 2020
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Two older people going through a video consultation on a smart phone. Consultations can now take place via video call over the internet. Picture: iStock

Those with COPD should self-isolate to avoid infection, but n

07 Apr 2020
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Emergency department worker wearing PPE

An emergency nurse in Belfast says vital work has seen staff 

03 Apr 2020

As the public looks for guidance online, it’s important that nurses choose their

02 Apr 2020

Stress from the COVID-19 crisis and helping patients to cope with a

01 Apr 2020

A blurring of organisational boundaries and how we share information loo

31 Mar 2020

After the applause quietens, nurses must be assured they will always be equipped to do thei

31 Mar 2020

An emergency nurse’s experience of coping with the constantly evolving coronavirus cri

27 Mar 2020

Addressing patient needs starts with thorough pain assessment

25 Mar 2020

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