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Jane Bates on digging herself out of a hole.

03 Feb 2016

Now listen up. I could be about to wipe my hard drive, so I need to make this quick.

03 Feb 2016

Nurse shortages are back – if they ever really went away.

03 Feb 2016

On the day that NHS junior doctors took strike action for the first time in 40 years, the Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) str

27 Jan 2016

Working at Marie Stopes UK’s Manchester centre, I am just as likely to hear an Irish accent as a Mancunian one.

27 Jan 2016

Jane Bates has a hunch that exercise works.

27 Jan 2016

In the file of mental video clips I call my memory, there is a ‘bad food moments’ folder.

27 Jan 2016

Community matron Beverley Marriott blogs about why she wanted to take part in an older person's nurse fellowship programme

21 Jan 2016

The 1972 report by the Committee on Nursing, known as the Briggs report, is well worth reading.

20 Jan 2016

The government announced in its spending review that it intends to consult on changes to the way education for nursing students is fu

20 Jan 2016

All nurses deserve their pay, says Jane Bates.

20 Jan 2016

I like trees as much as anyone.

20 Jan 2016

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?

20 Jan 2016

Specialist gynaecological nurse Tracie Miles reflects on the findings of the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening

15 Jan 2016

It is good to pause at the beginning of a new year and reflect on what we have achieved, before we look ahead.

13 Jan 2016

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.

13 Jan 2016

New cough remedy has Jane Bates all ears.

13 Jan 2016

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.

13 Jan 2016

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