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The health service has committed to develop take up, but more funding is needed
14 Jul 2020
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Picture shows a woman looking at an electronic tablet displaying a page about careers in healthcare.

The profession’s image is at an all-time high, but promises don’t last long in politics

02 Jun 2020
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 Illustration shows a female figure holding an umbrella to shield herself, with white lines being deflected by the umbrella. 

Ensuring nurses on the temporary register have indemnity in every sense of the word

29 May 2020
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A woman looking at a web page in relation to organ donation, which reads 'register to not donate'

The implications as England joins Wales in adopting presumed consent for organ transplant

19 May 2020
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Flawed figures for the UK are a distraction in the State of the World’s Nursing report

18 May 2020
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nurses wearing PPE at a patient's bedside in ICU

Nursing should beware the long-term implications of decisions taken to contain COVID-19

14 May 2020
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Illustration showing nurses parachuting into the world map, with the UK as their destination point on the map

This post-Brexit pandemic has highlighted how heavily we rely on overseas-trained nurses

29 Apr 2020
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Picture shows people outside a London hospital joining the Clap for Carers. Applauded for now as among the nation’s heroes, nurses must prepare for a new fight over pay in the aftermath of COVID-19.

Applauded as the nation’s COVID-19 heroes, yet nurses will still have to compete for funding

23 Apr 2020
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Competence in a new environment

Use your judgement when working in challenging, unfamiliar environments during the pandemic

15 Apr 2020
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Illustration of a man holding an umbrella which is protecting him from falling arrows. Indemnity insurance is a way to protect yourself against a legal liability or loss. Picture: iStock

What the Coronavirus Act 2020 means for those joining the NHS on the temporary register

26 Mar 2020
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Vector image of figures in fancy dress. Even if you own your uniform, before lending it out remember you need to uphold the image of the profession and respect your employer.

It may seem harmless, but you need to consider the image of the profession and your employer

05 Mar 2020
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The government must act fast to help staff who are struggling to make ends meet 

27 Feb 2020

There are degrees of sickness and not all of them mean nurses are unfit for any work at all

20 Feb 2020
The health secretary’s defence of his ‘more nurses’ pledge takes the focus off the real point
13 Feb 2020
Until the NMC clarifies its position on CPR, nurses and employers may face a practice dilemma, says Marc Cornock
24 Jan 2020

Politicians need to listen to what the public is telling them about the NHS

15 Jan 2020

The pledge may well be broken without increased reliance on international recruitment

18 Dec 2019
Reliance on recruitment of overseas nurses from outside the EU is already happening
18 Oct 2019

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