Analysis

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Why are some UK nurses leaving to work in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, the US and Canada?
Why some UK nurses are leaving to work in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, the US and Canada
19 Sep 2025
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Test centre fraud: someone completing an online test on a laptop
Those refused entry after investigation, and the criticisms of the regulator’s approach
15 Sep 2025
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Illustration of a line on the ground being crossed, suggesting nurses’ professional boundaries being breached
Some circumstances fall into grey areas. Here’s how to ensure you stay within boundaries
08 Sep 2025
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Nursing student attrition: student looks pensive as she carries file and books at university
Find out what the data tell us, and what needs to happen now to tackle the issue
05 Sep 2025
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Unethical cosmetic prescribing: an injectable weight loss drug is shown next to a caution sign showing an exclamation mark
A small minority put patients and professional image at risk by prescribing unethically
01 Sep 2025
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Weighing NHS and non-NHS pensions: two piggy banks sit on either end of a see-saw balancing on a spring
Where the schemes differ, and the impact on your career earnings and retirement income
29 Aug 2025
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Nurse pay and below-inflation pay awards: graphic arrows, a bag of shopping and a pound sign show how steeply rising prices will devalue salaries that increase more gently
NHS pay has been falling in real terms since 2010 – find out by how much
22 Aug 2025
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NHS nurses who commit fraud: a timesheet being filled in claiming hours worked
Plus how to ensure you don’t get into trouble if you make a genuine error
19 Aug 2025
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The 10 Year Health Plan aims for an NHS fit for the future
The plan aims for advanced nursing practice models and performance-driven appraisals
15 Aug 2025
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Mutually agreed resignation schemes: are they mutually beneficial? People shake hands across a precarious gap
Mutually agreed resignation schemes are on the rise in the NHS, but they’re controversial
11 Aug 2025
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Clear and compassionate communication: nurse sits and speaks with two family members of a patient
Empathetic, jargon-free sharing of information promotes safety and helps reassure relatives
08 Aug 2025
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A picket line during a previous nurses’ strike. Options now include holding a ballot on industrial action or on action short of a strike.
Unions’ pay consultations leave no room for doubt – so could another NHS pay strike loom?
31 Jul 2025
Your rights to holidays when if you’ve been signed-off sick from work
28 Jul 2025
New standards aim to provide clarity for nursing staff not on AfC contracts
25 Jul 2025
How social media and storytelling can help you show what nursing is really about
22 Jul 2025
Nurses talk the advice they have used in their careers – and wisdom they’d like to pass on
14 Jul 2025
The pressures making internationally educated nursing staff want to quit the UK
11 Jul 2025
We look at the complex factors behind an apparent surge in nurses losing registration
08 Jul 2025

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