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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

Nurses face pay rates well below what they deserve, as trusts risk exacerbating shortages<

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Nurse dishonesty: CV has the word ‘false’ stamped across it in red letters

Public trust is precious, and nurses should be able to rely on colleagues’ high standards<

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Nurses performing CPR: debrief conversations as well as education updates are essential

With a rise in CPR-related referrals to the NMC, what nurses need is support

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Regulation of NHS managers: an NHS manager speaks to a staff member at a hospital nurses station

The proposal for a regulating body that holds managers to account is a step forward

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New NHS national uniforms in different colourways are designed to better distinguish nursing and other occupational groups 

New NHS uniform has its critics, but perhaps it’s not such a bad idea

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A student nurse cares for an injured older patient. Placements help students build confidence and experience through hands-on care

Placement hours are a big commitment, but they also build skills and confidence

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Expert advice

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Measles outbreak: cases are on the rise

Your quick guide to public health messaging, symptom recognition and infection control

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A nurse sitting in a workplace setting rubs her eyes as if feeling tired after a shift

Tiredness is normal, exhaustion is not.

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Difficult conversation: two nursing staff seated facing each other, one seen from behind. The other looks apprehensive

Read tips to help you face the challenge of broaching a sensitive issue at work

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Career, well-being and money worries management: nurses face complex stresses that need to be managed

Practical tips if you’re struggling to get your life or career under control

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Comfort zone in nursing: nurse leaving the comfort zone of a cage and heading for a challenge

Ways to change your mindset so you can feel the fear, do it anyway – and have no regrets

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Nutrition for nurses on shift: a nurse sits at a table in a break room holding a sandwich in one hand while leafing through a document

Advice on planning nutritious meals and snacks – and the breaks to enjoy them

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Editorial

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When it comes to pioneering nursing work, the Bridge clinic at Southwark, the first of its kind in England, is at the forefront of specialised transgender healthcare

Successes in prisons, transgender services and holistic support for armed forces veterans<

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A gift might seem trivial, but the consequences of a nurse accepting it could be significant
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Primary Health Care’s new year continues with top-notch articles, why not get involved?

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A montage of 4 different images, starting clockwise from top left: an older patient holds their shoulder as they discuss their symptoms with a nurse; a young patient talks to a nurse in a healthcare setting; a practice nurse uses a stethoscope to examine
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Esmerdis Berelian relishes the chance of helping to provide you with information and suppo

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Illustration of a nurse holding her face in her hands, with red flags on each side of her labelled intense workload, patient safety, unfinished care and pressure
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The sector’s red flag issues are just as urgent and complex as other specialties

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Primary care nurse Julie Roye holds her award for RCN Nurse of the Year 2023
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Julie Roye’s methods and ideas helped to improve smear uptake rates for diverse groups

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A woman presents to a general practice nurse with a wrist injury
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Including GPNs on the ARRS would prevent them feeling devalued and deskilled

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Your views

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Flexible nursing degree: montage of woman in four contexts – home learning, parenting, on clinical placement and attending university lecture

Making the profession accessible to more people juggling carer and family commitments

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UK nurse emigration: nurse carrying a suitcase stands on top of a globe with international destinations marked with pins

Pros and cons of practising abroad – and why staying in the UK can be worth the stress

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Nursing school closures: students attending a lecture. UK nursing school closures come despite chronic nursing shortage

Loss of degree programmes exposes precarious state of nurse education funding

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Remote nurse prescribing: a nurse providing patient care remotely sits, wearing a headset with a microphone, as she works on a desktop computer

Striking off of nurse who prescribed Botox highlights risks of ignoring guidance

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Nurse regulator role: illustration of a large hand holding a magnifying glass above a nurse caught in a spotlight, suggesting the NMC scrutinising what nurses do

Regulator has been told to remember where there’s healthcare, there’s risk

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The RCN hs proposed newly registered nurses start on Band 6.  Illustration of a nurse moving from Band 5 to Band 6

Band 6 starting point would aid recruitment, but may be too much too soon, says our panel<

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University programme leader Rachel Erskine reviews Where There is No Psychiatris

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Clinical research nurse Kathryn Louise Walker reviews Fast Facts: Parkinson’s Di

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Practice manager Sonia Hall reviews Eradicating Female Genital Mut

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Professor of public health research Susan Carr reviews Public Health Et

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Specialist community practitioner Anne-Louise Robens reviews 

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Practice development nurse Valerie McGurk reviews Walking Forward, Looking Back

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