Analysis

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NHS support staff can have job titles that suggest they may be registered nurses. Image shows a badge that reads 'not an actual nurse', worn by someone in a blue uniform
NHS employers use ‘nurse’ designation in unregistered roles, and ‘advanced’ in band 3 jobs
23 Aug 2024
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Identifying service users’ specific care needs to ensure holistic, person-centred care
20 Aug 2024
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Health literacy: a patient may not understand all the information a nurse gives them
A practical guide to help you improve your written and verbal communication
19 Aug 2024
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Newly registered nurses find there are not enough jobs as employers freeze recruitment spending
High vacancy rates should mean new nurses have ample job options, but that’s not the case
12 Aug 2024
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RSV particles in human lung cells
Who is most at risk and how will national immunisation programme work?
08 Aug 2024
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A review of nursing regulator the NMC found institutional bullying, racism and sexism. The NMC plaque is shown
Senior nurses on what the nursing regulator must do to win back trust
05 Aug 2024
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NHS Pay Review Body’s recommended 5.5% pay rise for NHS nurses represented in an illustration of a purse labelled with 5.5% and with coins dropping into it
How will unions respond to the pay award, especially in light of junior doctors’ offer?
02 Aug 2024
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Self-awareness and the ability to spot the signs of compassion fatigue in yourself or nursing colleagues is important.
Strategies to combat compassion fatigue, from team debriefs to peer support
29 Jul 2024
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NHS backlog: nurse in scrubs with a coins and a clock behind them, suggesting extra hours worked and money earned through overtime shifts
The new government wants staff to do more shifts. We look at the challenge in numbers
26 Jul 2024
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A nurse in scrubs with tattoos on both arms and a pierced ear, standing in a relaxed pose with his hands behind his head
How trusts are weighing ‘professional image’ with modern attitudes
15 Jul 2024
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For many of the estimated 1.5 million people with learning disabilities in England, there will not be a clinician with specialist skills on hand to help meet their healthcare and communication needs
Nearly one third of NHS trusts do not have a liaison service with a registered LD nurse
12 Jul 2024
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An illustration of a hand holding up a warning sign that says toxic and features a skull and crossbones
Bullying or overly critical leaders create toxic teams – find out how to challenge it
08 Jul 2024
Difficult questions persist about raising concerns and preserving the profession’s image
02 Jul 2024
How to improve teamwork, whether you’re a baby boomer, a millennial, in Gen X or Gen Z
01 Jul 2024
Steps to take when you need to raise concerns and options other than referral
28 Jun 2024
The Tory candidate and nurse on her party’s plans if re-elected
25 Jun 2024
How to identify and manage malnutrition, plus its potential effects on health
24 Jun 2024
How the Westminster poll could affect your finances as well as your working life
18 Jun 2024

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