Analysis

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NHS Pay Review Body’s recommended 5.5% pay rise for NHS nurses represented in an illustration of a purse labelled with 5.5% and with coins dropping into it
How will unions respond to the pay award, especially in light of junior doctors’ offer?
02 Aug 2024
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Self-awareness and the ability to spot the signs of compassion fatigue in yourself or nursing colleagues is important.
Strategies to combat compassion fatigue, from team debriefs to peer support
29 Jul 2024
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NHS backlog: nurse in scrubs with a coins and a clock behind them, suggesting extra hours worked and money earned through overtime shifts
The new government wants staff to do more shifts. We look at the challenge in numbers
26 Jul 2024
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A nurse in scrubs with tattoos on both arms and a pierced ear, standing in a relaxed pose with his hands behind his head
How trusts are weighing ‘professional image’ with modern attitudes
15 Jul 2024
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For many of the estimated 1.5 million people with learning disabilities in England, there will not be a clinician with specialist skills on hand to help meet their healthcare and communication needs
Nearly one third of NHS trusts do not have a liaison service with a registered LD nurse
12 Jul 2024
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An illustration of a hand holding up a warning sign that says toxic and features a skull and crossbones
Bullying or overly critical leaders create toxic teams – find out how to challenge it
08 Jul 2024
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Difficult questions persist about raising concerns and preserving the profession’s image
02 Jul 2024
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Three nurses stand talking happily. Two are younger, one is older, illustrating intergenerational teamwork in nursing
How to improve teamwork, whether you’re a baby boomer, a millennial, in Gen X or Gen Z
01 Jul 2024
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An illustration showing four outlines of heads looking to the right, on a green background. The one on the left is blowing a whistle and stands out from the rest as it is coloured black, while the others are white
Steps to take when you need to raise concerns and options other than referral
28 Jun 2024
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Maria Caulfield is photographed in a clinical setting at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, talking to someone beyond the camera
The Tory candidate and nurse on her party’s plans if re-elected
25 Jun 2024
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An older woman sits looking out of the window, seemingly disinterested in the plate of food and a cup in front of her
How to identify and manage malnutrition, plus its potential effects on health
24 Jun 2024
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Split-screen style image shows PM Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speaking, positioned as if facing each other
How the Westminster poll could affect your finances as well as your working life
18 Jun 2024
Nurses play crucial role in key issues of education, healthcare access and self-management
18 Jun 2024
Lost levy funds and restricted access to training have prompted calls for reform
17 Jun 2024
With no NHS clinical guidelines for the disorders, these conditions are difficult to diagnose
13 Jun 2024
Read our interview with the man who wants to be health and social care secretary
11 Jun 2024
Why nurses deserve more compassionate, less traumatising treatment by the NMC
10 Jun 2024
Challenging dismissive attitudes, uncaring workplaces and ‘snowflake generation’ claims
07 Jun 2024

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