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Obesity is on the rise in the UK and certain people are now eligible for weight-loss injections which they administer themselves with injection pens
Now available to some on the NHS, weight-loss drugs still cause much debate
21 Feb 2025
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Pressure ulcer risk assessment: a nurse uses a mirror to help examine the foot of a patient who is lying in a hospital bed
When and how to use tools such as the PURPOSE-T, Braden tool and Waterlow score
17 Feb 2025
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12-hour nursing shifts: exhausted looking nurse is drawn draped over a clock
Why weighing the pros and cons of working long shifts is complicated when you’re a nurse
14 Feb 2025
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NMC transformation plan: headquarters name plate of the nurse regulator
Troubled regulator says it is striving to do better. We look at the evidence 
10 Feb 2025
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Nursing band 5 and 6 roles: illustration showing a nurse in scrubs stepping from a platform labelled band 5 to one marked band 6, with bands 4 and 3 behind them
How do pay and career progression compare, and when is the right time to step up?
07 Feb 2025
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Financial hardship in nursing: a woman sitting at a table with her finger on a calculator key, working out personal living costs
Organisations that offer hardship and educational grants, who is eligible and how to apply
04 Feb 2025
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Nursing during menopause: nurse sits down after a shift, appearing anxious
Workplace menopause support may be getting better, but nurses still face extra pressures
03 Feb 2025
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NEWS2 patient deterioration tool: a nurse at a patient’s bedside, where physiological parameters are routinely measured, creating data used in NEWS2 scores
How it helps you use routine obs to spot clinical risk and respond quickly
31 Jan 2025
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CPR nurse training: a nurse using a manikin in a cardiopulmonary resuscitation training session
CPR wrongly seen as a ‘panacea to reverse death’, with consequences for staff
28 Jan 2025
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Nursing in corridors: An exhausted and dispirited nurse rubs her eye
Is this the new normal? Nurses describe the impact on staff and on patient safety
24 Jan 2025
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Nurses targeted with NMC referrals: a nurse in scrubs with a red target painted on her back
Whistleblowers say the fitness to practise process is being weaponised by NHS managers
20 Jan 2025
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Violence against nurses at work: illustration of a patient or relative verbally abusing a nurse in a hospital waiting room and pointing their finger at the nurse
Your job puts you at increased risk. We look at what to do if abuse happens
17 Jan 2025
Experts’ advice on how to stay on top of your personal finances
13 Jan 2025
Noting the way your body responds to help plan for changes in mood, confidence and energy
06 Jan 2025
Well-meaning gestures and presents and what to do with them
16 Dec 2024
We review how long it takes and how much it costs, not just financially but emotionally
13 Dec 2024
After a frustrating year, we consider what needs to change to secure a fairer pay deal
09 Dec 2024
With vaccination rates falling since the pandemic, we look at myths, policies and attitudes
06 Dec 2024

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