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Three nurses stand together, smiling

Colleagues of my vintage remember when there was more room for camaraderie, says Jane Bate

23 Jan 2020
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Prime minister Boris Johnson speaking to a patient on a ward, accompanied by healthcare staff

The voice of nurses has never been stronger, and we must use it to ensure election promise

21 Jan 2020
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woman lies on sofa under blanket, glancing at tablets and a glass of water of the coffee table next to her

Advice on nurses’ rights when employers trigger investigations into sickness abs

17 Jan 2020
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SAlly Kitchin and colleagues collecting the 2019 RCNi Commitment to Carers Award

How Commitment to Carers award nominees have shared their work and insp

09 Jan 2020
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Picture shows upper part of Big Ben at dusk with a statue of a horse and chariot in the foreground. Struggling to adapt to the changing pace of life after retiring from nursing, Jane Bates lists some of the mental triggers that still keep her on edge.

Recently-retired Jane Bates reflects on the everyday triggers that are

08 Jan 2020
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Howard Catton

Year of the Nurse and Midwife presents an opportunity to advance the pr

07 Jan 2020
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two nurses talking – one is gesticulating and looking angry

Whether you’re being bullied, or witnessing it, the RCN’s Josephine Bra

12 Dec 2019
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Delivering end of life care may be familiar territory professionally, but caring for a&nbs

10 Dec 2019
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Shelina Begum, mother of Tafida Raqueeb, speaking outside court

Develop the confidence to have a say in complex decision-making   

05 Dec 2019
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Picture shows Alison Woods with her mother. She describes her contrasting feelings as a nurse and a daughter when called to her mother’s bedside as she lay dying.

Nurse Alison Woods describes her contrasting emotions during her mum's

29 Nov 2019
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The HIV/Aids ribbon pinned on a nurse's uniform

As nurses, let’s build on all the advances that have transformed care since the bleak days

29 Nov 2019
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illustration shows figures holding hands in a circle – most are in blue but some are picked out in red

The NHS workforce crisis needs joined-up government action, not empty election promises

26 Nov 2019

Funding for nurse education needs to be across the board, not robbing Peter to pay Paul

22 Nov 2019

Reluctant parents should be spared no gruesome detail about the reality of diseases like&nb

19 Nov 2019

Apologising when things go wrong is part of compassionate care – but you

14 Nov 2019

Focus instead on the widespread myths in the community about health

13 Nov 2019

Nurses are strangely absent from the World Health Organisation’s five-ye

05 Nov 2019

The critically acclaimed film Joker is playing to packed cinemas, b

25 Oct 2019

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