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Zeba Arif advises a mentor who says she is being bullied by a student because of her

03 Jan 2017
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With a deadline of 2017, Health Education England wants to reduce attrition from heal

22 Dec 2016
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Before having an alcoholic drink at work, check employer policies and make sure your profe

06 Dec 2016
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The switch from bursary to a loan model for new nursing students is starting to feel very

01 Dec 2016
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independent schools

Nurses in independent schools have huge medicines management responsibilities, but this ca

28 Nov 2016
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socia media

I have been approached by nurses who are worried that their use of social media could caus

22 Nov 2016
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Sharing
Legal expert Marc Cornock advises a newly-qualified nurse on whether she can share her course
15 Nov 2016
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Brexit
The first real post-Brexit policy direction for NHS staffing is an increase in the number of
08 Nov 2016
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copyright
To avoid copyright infringement, always get permission before recording a presentation, says
01 Nov 2016
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Drugs trolley
Lock medicines away or risk disciplinary action, advises Matt Griffiths.
24 Oct 2016
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jim
Funding for return to practice courses must be matched by efforts to retain those nurses who
12 Oct 2016
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mediation
Zeba Arif advises on how to mediate between colleagues.
12 Oct 2016
The leaking last month of the Department of Health ‘risk register’ on the NHS 7-day working plan was no accident, says James Buchan.
05 Oct 2016

Question: I was in hospital recently and was told by a nurse that I had to make an appointment with the doctor if I wanted to read my own notes. Surely they are my property and I am entitled to read them? 

03 Oct 2016

Split days off are becoming a reality for many nurses but they can play havoc with your health and wellbeing, says Zeba Arif. 

27 Sep 2016
UK hospital nurse remuneration is ranked below the United States, Canada, Australia and most countries in north and west Europe, says James Buchan.
13 Sep 2016
Submitting someone else's work as your own is plagiarism. It's just not worth the risk, says Marc Cornock.
05 Sep 2016

Teenagers and ‘freshers’ are being advised to have a vaccination to prevent meningitis W disease, says Matt Griffiths.  

01 Sep 2016

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