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illustration shows figure surrounded by security cameras – as trial suggests some benefits from their use

Use of bodycams needs more research, but evidence suggests they may have a role

22 Sep 2019
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patients lying on trolleys in a busy waiting area shows pressures hospitals can face

The urgent need to free up beds takes a toll even on patients deemed fit for discharge

18 Sep 2019
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Measles is a potentially life-threatening condition Picture: Science Photo Library

Investing in nurses and resources to educate parents is more press

13 Sep 2019
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NMC standards

The regulator’s ambitious standards apply to all nurses, not just students

12 Sep 2019
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Nurses confer in a hospital ward in Uganda

Urgent action is needed to avoid the catastrophic nursing shortage predicted by WHO

06 Sep 2019
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A patient with a terminal illness, who is wearing a headscarf, being comforted by another person

Even with the best care, patients are dying in agony – assisted dying should be an option

05 Sep 2019
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exhausted community nurse sits slumped in her car

Let’s not allow mental health problems to become the new back pain for nurses

30 Aug 2019
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NMC chief executive Andrea Sutcliffe flanked by two woman at roundtable consultation in Bristol

Andrea Sutcliffe wants to take the fear out of fitness to practise processes

22 Aug 2019
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Illustration shows person using megaphone to try to get message across to someone who may not be listening

Clinicians should keep an open mind and not go straight to the obvious diagnosis, say

18 Aug 2019
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Nurse in Kenya attends to a patient

World Patient Safety Day helps us focus on what the evidence says about the role of n

12 Aug 2019
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An illustration highlighting the NMC's role in protecting patients as well as registrants

The regulator is changing its tune, with potentially big implications for f

08 Aug 2019
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woman is surrounded by angry critics but retains her inner calm

Reflection allowed me to analyse an unpleasant experience and boost my resilience

06 Aug 2019

The first-ever nursing student mental health day started a new conv

05 Aug 2019

The charity is asking patients and families about the NHS care its speci

02 Aug 2019

Across the health service there is still a long way to go to stamp out d

30 Jul 2019

Findings could influence the care we provide and remove stigma for patie

26 Jul 2019

Despite the £20 billion pledge, trusts are still playing catch up due to pre

21 Jul 2019

After being told she has a rare tumour, nurse Bethann Siviter turns to G

17 Jul 2019

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