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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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A small girl wearing a nasogastric tube. A revised approach for checking the position of nasogastric tubes that would enable more children to remain at home
Offering support and understanding needs is a key part of the role of a children’s nurse
14 Aug 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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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 headshot of Dame Elizabeth Fradd
The respected children’s nurse died on 12 May after a long and distinguished career
26 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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Video still from a UK Health Security Agency campaign with four children staring at the camera and the tagline: ‘If we’re not vaccinated, we’re not protected’
Nurses should advise parents and pregnant women to book a vaccination appointment
15 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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A tired and ill child with measles lies down in bed
Nurses should help parents get access to the safe and effective vaccines for their children
26 Feb 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
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Car park pay machine and pay-and-display signs in a hospital car park – hospital nurses face charges and fines for parking at work
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
New initiatives are to be welcomed, but investment in children’s nursing is a priority
11 Dec 2023
Patients may find it difficult to talk about with loved ones – this book could help
07 Dec 2023
As nurses we can use our own experiences as patients to enhance person-centred care
06 Dec 2023
Nurses in a new day surgery unit successfully introduced criteria-led discharges
04 Dec 2023
Accusation blighted my life – but here’s how I survived, and you could too
28 Nov 2023

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