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Focus instead on the widespread myths in the community about healthy eating

13 Nov 2019
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Picture shows a woman talking to a counsellor about anxiety and depression. A five-year initiative by the WHO seeks to ensure access to high quality and affordable mental health care for an additional 100 million people in 12 countries.
Nurses are strangely absent from the World Health Organization’s five-year mental health plan
05 Nov 2019
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Picture shows a scene from the movie Joker in which the star, Joaquin Phoenix, wearing clown makeup, is looking at a mirror on which has been written, ‘Put on a happy face.’ The article argues that Joker’s portrayal of mental illness is worrying. 
Joker is playing to packed cinemas, but its portrayal of mental illness is worrying 
25 Oct 2019
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illustration shows a road that forks, with sign pointing left showing obese people, sign on right showing people of healthy weight

The idea of outlawing train picnics sounds extreme, but there’s wisdom in it

23 Oct 2019
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After struggling with symptoms, a nurse chief executive is promoting a culture of openness  

17 Oct 2019
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Picture shows a woman holding her shoulder to ease pain. The article stresses the need to raise awareness about coronary heart disease and heart attack, including gradual onset myocardial infarction, so that people know what symptoms to look out for.

Nurses need to know the truth about myocardial infarction – it could save patients’ lives

11 Oct 2019
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First intake of nursing students at University of Exeter

A new University of Exeter programme gives equal priority to mental and physical health

08 Oct 2019
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Nurse leader talks to colleague in a ward setting

We need a world where governments pay nurses more, and pay for more nurses

04 Oct 2019
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record-keeping

A staff nurse shares her tips for effective record-keeping

02 Oct 2019
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Glove use increases healthcare workers’ risk of developing contact dermatitis

They have a place in infection prevention and control, but are no substitute for hand hygiene

01 Oct 2019
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two nurses talk happily on the ward
Organisations should sometimes be willing to pay a premium to retain staff
25 Sep 2019
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illustration shows figure surrounded by security cameras – as trial suggests some benefits from their use

Use of bodycams needs more research, but evidence suggests they may have a role

23 Sep 2019

The urgent need to free up beds takes a toll even on patients deemed fit for discharge

18 Sep 2019

Investing in nurses and resources to educate parents is more pressing than battling fake news

13 Sep 2019

The regulator’s ambitious standards apply to all nurses, not just students

12 Sep 2019

Urgent action is needed to avoid the catastrophic nursing shortage predicted by WHO

06 Sep 2019
Even with the best care, patients are dying in agony – assisted dying should be an option
05 Sep 2019

Let’s not allow mental health problems to become the new back pain for nurses

30 Aug 2019

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