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Nursing bank shift pay cuts: illustration showing a hand holding a pair of scissors as the person starts to cut into a red UK pound sign

Nurses face pay rates well below what they deserve, as trusts risk exacerbating shortages<

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Nurse dishonesty: CV has the word ‘false’ stamped across it in red letters

Public trust is precious, and nurses should be able to rely on colleagues’ high standards<

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Nurses performing CPR: debrief conversations as well as education updates are essential

With a rise in CPR-related referrals to the NMC, what nurses need is support

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Regulation of NHS managers: an NHS manager speaks to a staff member at a hospital nurses station

The proposal for a regulating body that holds managers to account is a step forward

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New NHS national uniforms in different colourways are designed to better distinguish nursing and other occupational groups 

New NHS uniform has its critics, but perhaps it’s not such a bad idea

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A student nurse cares for an injured older patient. Placements help students build confidence and experience through hands-on care

Placement hours are a big commitment, but they also build skills and confidence

Expert advice

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Measles outbreak: cases are on the rise

Your quick guide to public health messaging, symptom recognition and infection control

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A nurse sitting in a workplace setting rubs her eyes as if feeling tired after a shift

Tiredness is normal, exhaustion is not.

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Difficult conversation: two nursing staff seated facing each other, one seen from behind. The other looks apprehensive

Read tips to help you face the challenge of broaching a sensitive issue at work

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Career, well-being and money worries management: nurses face complex stresses that need to be managed

Practical tips if you’re struggling to get your life or career under control

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Comfort zone in nursing: nurse leaving the comfort zone of a cage and heading for a challenge

Ways to change your mindset so you can feel the fear, do it anyway – and have no regrets

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Nutrition for nurses on shift: a nurse sits at a table in a break room holding a sandwich in one hand while leafing through a document

Advice on planning nutritious meals and snacks – and the breaks to enjoy them

Editorial

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Nurses refuse to work bank shifts: nurse picks up her jacket as if to leave to go home

We need to see urgent action on recruitment freezes and plans to suppress bank nurse pay

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Datix incident reporting: nurse and manager in serious discussion on a ward
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Incident reporting requires managers to be open to learning, not to blaming

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Registered nurse status: protecting nurse title would give clarity about clinicians’ qualifications
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Registered status must not be devalued, because it exists to promote patients’ safety

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Nurse whistleblower scapegoating: nurses who speak up about care concerns feel targeted for FtP referral
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Weaponisation of fitness to practise referrals is costing the profession its bravest voice

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Gifts for nurses from patients: a gift wrapped in a £10 note and topped with a red ribbon, representing the gift of better pay for nurses
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Keep shining a light on what you do, and why you deserve so much better

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NHS nursing unions tell health and social care secretary West Streeting the NHS Pay Review Body is outdated. They want him to grant direct pay talks
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Unions call on ministers to meet them face-to-face, and end ‘outdated’ review body process

Your views

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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A worried looking nurse student blocks time off on a workplace calendar. Nursing students do not have an an allowance from the NMC to take compassionate leave

Time off to deal with a crisis would demonstrate compassion

Reviews

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This frank and bold text sets out to dispel assumptions and fill a much

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A useful, well-written book primarily aimed at less experienced su

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Retired practice development nurse Valerie McGurk reviews Sno

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Individual stories that will resonate with those who experience pain ar

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The blurb on the back cover says this book is for nurses and other prof

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Useful activities to help boost confidence, self-esteem and wellbeing in older people

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