Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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I once had a friend who, whenever she nicked herself with a kitchen knife or barked her shins on a dishwasher door, would cry ‘Thatch
May 1951, London. The KGB spies Burgess and Maclean must elude their MI5 watchers if they are to escape to Moscow.
Just five new district nurses were trained for the whole population of London in 2013.
An unintentional double standard exists on our wards.
Ward number 48 is not a winner, says Jane Bates.
I catch Janet studying the side of a cereal packet. ‘I’m sending off for your personalised All-Bran cereal spoon,’ she tells me.
Last week, I saw a story on the news about the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust sending senior nurses to the Philippines to re
In January 2016, Health Education England (HEE) opened a consultation on the development of a new health and social care role, with t
Patient dynamics matter, says Jane Bates.
My mother has a problem with gas.
Last month a celebration event was held for Care Makers – those volunteers who act as ambassadors for the 6Cs.
It is abundantly clear that there is a critical shortage of registered nurses across the UK.
Jane Bates has no time for breaking old habits.
What did the woman serving the quiche do while her brainy husband was working? Look after the children? Clean the house? Make dinner? I should know better than to make these numbskull assumptions.
Frailty in older patients is an important issue that we all need to be aware of in light of our ageing population
Why is it that the Welsh assembly recognises the severe shortage of nurses and midwives but the Department of Health continues to sweep the problem under the carpet?
Nursing Standard’s analysis, (February 10) reports on a survey showing more than three quarters (76%) of people polled think nurses should never discuss work matters on social media. I might well agree, but would ask what is meant by ‘work matters’?
Jane Bates remembers an old ward mantra.
