Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Jane Bates on digging herself out of a hole.
Now listen up. I could be about to wipe my hard drive, so I need to make this quick.
Nurse shortages are back – if they ever really went away.
On the day that NHS junior doctors took strike action for the first time in 40 years, the Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) str
Working at Marie Stopes UK’s Manchester centre, I am just as likely to hear an Irish accent as a Mancunian one.
Jane Bates has a hunch that exercise works.
In the file of mental video clips I call my memory, there is a ‘bad food moments’ folder.
Community matron Beverley Marriott blogs about why she wanted to take part in an older person's nurse fellowship programme
The 1972 report by the Committee on Nursing, known as the Briggs report, is well worth reading.
The government announced in its spending review that it intends to consult on changes to the way education for nursing students is fu
All nurses deserve their pay, says Jane Bates.
I like trees as much as anyone.
A junior nurse was suspended due to allegations of misconduct, and the charge nurse has received a letter from human resources querying the frequency and level of supervision he provided to her. How can I best advise him on his response?
Specialist gynaecological nurse Tracie Miles reflects on the findings of the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening
It is good to pause at the beginning of a new year and reflect on what we have achieved, before we look ahead.
Anyone who has tried to make an appointment with their GP recently will know the difficulties that primary care is facing. The causes of these pressures are multifactorial, but mostly anecdotal, as research and audit of the issues is scarce.
New cough remedy has Jane Bates all ears.
I am speaking loudly into my phone at the station. ‘We had an earthquake last night,’ I shout. ‘Our chimney collapsed on to next door’s conservatory.’ Other passengers are looking at me strangely, but frustration makes me continue.
