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In an interview with Nursing Standard the outgoing chair of the Council
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An investigation by Nursing Standard uncovered 471 food-related complaints at 106 NHS trus
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In the run up to the general election on 8 June, Nursing Standard readers consider the val
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NHS England has announced a new two-year fast-track programme aimed at recruitin
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Following the announcement that the below-inflation 1% pay cap is to remain for 2017-
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Dame Jill Macleod Clark, lead adviser on the development of the NMC's new standards for pr
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On 1 April, NHS Improvement introduced a measure to stop trusts in England from employing
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At the recent chief nursing officer's summit, health secretary Jeremy Hunt said he 'dearly
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England's chief nursing officer Jane Cummings is embarking on a joint project with the RCN
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Under draft education plans from the Nursing and Midwifery Council, newly qualified n
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Education secretary Justine Greening recently confirmed that sex and relationship educatio
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It has been four years since Sir Robert Francis’ report on poor care at Mid Staf
Public Health England head of digital strategy Mary Black, who lost her father and grandfather to smoking-related diseases, has urged nurses who smoke to lead by example and kick the habit. Nursing Standard readers have their say.
The average consultation time with a GP in the UK is ten minutes. Research by The Health Foundation, which looked at the length of appointments in 11 countries, found this to be the shortest in the developed world. Nursing Standard panellists have their say.
Readers panel: Should the law be changed to make it a specific criminal offence to attack NHS staff?
Radio presenter Nick Ferrari has set up a petition calling for a change in the law to give NHS staff similar legal protection to that offered by the Police Act 1996, which makes it a specific offence to attack a police officer conducting their duties. Nursing Standard readers’ panellists hav
The Nursing and Midwifery Council recently confirmed that it will be the regulator for the new nursing associate role. Nursing Standard asks its readers’ panellists if they agree with the move.
RCN chief executive Janet Davies has said nurses are at ‘breaking point’, with frontline staff being told to discharge patients before they are ready, just to free up beds. Nursing Standard readers’ panellists discuss the emotional impact of this on nursing staff.
Amid unprecedented winter pressures, health secretary Jeremy Hunt recently suggested that the four-hour waiting time guarantee should no longer apply to patients attending A&E with less serious problems. Nursing Standard panellists have their say.
