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Nurse working hours: exhausted nurse drawn draped over a clock
Case of one nurse’s NMC suspension raises issue of working beyond your contracted hours
23 Sep 2025
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CPD for nurses: a nurse studying via the RCNi Learn website on an electronic pad
Some argue staying up to date requires more than an hour of CPD a month
26 Aug 2025
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Confidential patient records: a woman looking at files on a laptop and holding a mobile phone in her hand that displays a padlock
Without such boundaries, public trust in the nursing profession would be compromised
19 Aug 2025
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The nurse as superhero trope can be damaging: two nurses stand atop a cliff, hands on hips while wearing capes
Hero image puts pressure on nurses to neglect their well-being and work to excess
31 Jul 2025
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Everyday nurse leadership: illustration showing a nurse speaking to a group of four nurses
With staff at every level urged to lead, we ask our panel what this means in practice
24 Jun 2025
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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
22 Apr 2025
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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
25 Mar 2025
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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
25 Feb 2025
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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
28 Jan 2025
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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
10 Dec 2024
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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
22 Oct 2024
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A nurse holds up her hands showing she wants something to stop. Nurses have a duty of care to patients but also need to consider their own safety
Our panel discusses duty and safety when it comes to racist or violent patients
23 Sep 2024
NHS staff already work over their hours, often unpaid to help cut patient waiting times
16 Aug 2024
Giving ‘hearts’ colleagues can swap for gifts – our readers consider if it has an impact
19 Jul 2024
Revisions to nursing bands may make little difference without appropriate pay rises
21 Jun 2024
Shared decision-making means providing information that allows informed consent
17 May 2024
We ask our readers if more money will resolve the growing FtP caseload
18 Apr 2024
We ask our readers if factors outside of work should be considered relevant
26 Mar 2024

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