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Newly qualified nurses are having to seek employment elsewhere to make ends meet, such as in coffee shops or in retail. Picture shows a female barista making coffee
We have new registrants unable to get NHS jobs, despite chronic nurse shortages
14 Oct 2024
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Patients can be misled when the word ‘nurse’ is part of the title of a non-registered role
Healthcare support staff are invaluable, but inflated titles do them no favours either
16 Sep 2024
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Nurse retention: steep rise in newly registered nurses quitting profession means action is needed to boost morale and reduce burnout
Here’s how to give newly registered nurses – and all nurses – the workplaces they deserve&nbs
13 Aug 2024
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Mental healthcare and digitalisation: picture shows computer screen with System Hacked warning – recent ransomware attacks and technology outages have underlined the need for robust cybersecurity measures and disaster recovery plans
As long as digitalisation enhances human connection, the benefits are clear to see
12 Aug 2024
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Smiling nurse helps patient get up from bed, showing how ward nurse intervention is important in preventing inpatient falls
How a hospital team has all-but eliminated falls in a simple but systematic way
23 Jul 2024
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Image shows a member of healthcare staff facing an open cupboard and holding a plastic bottle of medication
Why I find it hard to swallow nurse’s six-month suspension for taking ward painkillers
02 Jul 2024
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A depressed and fed up looking nursing student site on the stairs of college
Pre-registration nursing programmes can be challenging and demanding
30 Jun 2024
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Blurred image of healthcare professionals moving at high speed with a hospital trolley along a corridor, suggesting the time and workload pressures facing emergency department staff
Patient’s death tells us what we already know, but will it change anything?
14 May 2024
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A young boy sitting on a swing in a children’s play area in a park
Truth Project inspires despite inaction on recommendations of inquiry into child se
10 Apr 2024
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Illustration showing two nursing team members in uniform standing pointing at a huge shift roster, as if discussing filling or swapping shifts
Nurses are flexible but there has to be give and take if the NHS is to boost retention
19 Mar 2024
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An illustration showing a person’s movements being picked up by a motion sensor
With a surge in technology use in mental health, the pros and cons should be assessed
04 Mar 2024
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A nurse stands in front of a line of other nurses, looking happy and confident. Yet nurses often downplay their role
Safety-critical care is what we do, yet some of us can’t resist the urge to downplay
20 Feb 2024
Using staff as cash cows if they drive to work shows how far goodwill has fallen in the NHS
16 Jan 2024
Rules to stop overseas staff bringing family are also risky for the care sector and NHS
03 Jan 2024
Two autistic researchers look at the pros and cons of health passports
20 Dec 2023
Revamp of psychosocial intervention training will enhance therapeutic relationships
11 Dec 2023
As nurses we can use our own experiences as patients to enhance person-centred care
06 Dec 2023
The King’s speech offered nothing on Mental Health Act reforms, so we must push for change
05 Dec 2023

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