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Connie Yates and Chris Gard

When it comes to caring for children with complex needs, ethical reasoning must exist beyond gut feelings and intuition. 

20 Jul 2017
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Nurses working in these units are not in an emotional vacuum, says Doreen Crawford
13 Jul 2017
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With one in nine nursing posts in England currently unfilled, nurse recruitment retention is at an all time low and hospitals need to look at secondments in a

19 Jun 2017
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Following the attack on the Manchester Arena, paediatric nurse Sophie Monk worked overtime to make a distressing situation manageable for patients, and staff.

19 Jun 2017
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For the first time ever nurses are considering the drastic, but arguably vital, step of taking industrial action.

22 May 2017
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The authors discuss the realities of clinical practice and the evidence behind common interventions for bronchiolitis
25 Apr 2017
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Research has shown that family-centred care has hit a crisis; professionals do not undestand its importance and universal guidelines have been considered unet

21 Apr 2017
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Emma Cowen
Nurses have a desire to fix and help, but what happens when you face the unfixable?
20 Apr 2017
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On World Encephalitis Day, lead nurse for acute and emergency clinical research Claire Matata discusses why nurses need a better understanding of encephalitis and to treat it&nb

22 Feb 2017
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Outpatients

The role of the outpatient department nurse may not be the stuff of TV dramas, but it is essential to ensuring the smooth running of this busy part of the hospital.

16 Feb 2017
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Limbo

After three years of study it is great to begin your first job… or it would be.

14 Feb 2017
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WISE KIDS founder Sangeet Bhullar on why we need a rethink on how we prepare and support people in the digitally connected world.

14 Dec 2016

As the NHS prepares to introduce non‑invasive prenatal testing, a nurse reflects on bringing up a daughter with Down’s syndrome.

01 Dec 2016

The ban on sugary food and drinks in hospitals shows NHS England do not realise how busy nurses are.

23 Nov 2016
Children’s commissioner Anne Longfield on nurses’ role in ensuring migrant children from the Calais camp have a healthy start in the UK
20 Oct 2016
Are schools doing enough to prepare children for adulthood? Lucy Emmerson, coordinator of the Sex Education Forum, throws down a challenge.
29 Sep 2016
School nurses are in a unique position to spot the early signs of abuse in children, but evidence suggests that this aspect of their role is being compromised
23 Sep 2016
It’s time to change the mantra from family-centred care to pragmatic children’s nursing, argues Duncan Randall.
16 Sep 2016

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