Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
Expert advice
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Compelling nurses to have the flu vaccination against their wishes is both unethical and unlawful, says legal expert Marc Cornock.
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There are more than 70,000 nurse prescribers in the UK, many of whom have years of experience which should be shared with trainee prescribers, says medicines management expert M
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Zeba Arif advises a mentor who says she is being bullied by a student because of her ethnic background.
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With a deadline of 2017, Health Education England wants to reduce attrition from healthcare courses by 50%.
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Before having an alcoholic drink at work, check employer policies and make sure your professional responsibility is not impaired, says legal expert Marc Cornock.
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The switch from bursary to a loan model for new nursing students is starting to feel very real, says workforce expert James Buchan.
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Nurses in independent schools have huge medicines management responsibilities, but this can be a highly rewarding role, says Matt Griffiths.
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I have been approached by nurses who are worried that their use of social media could cause problems at work. Do you have any advice?
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Legal expert Marc Cornock advises a newly-qualified nurse on whether she can share her coursework with a student on placement at her workplace
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The first real post-Brexit policy direction for NHS staffing is an increase in the number of home-grown doctors, says James Buchan
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To avoid copyright infringement, always get permission before recording a presentation, says legal expert Marc Cornock.
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Lock medicines away or risk disciplinary action, advises Matt Griffiths.
Funding for return to practice courses must be matched by efforts to retain those nurses who return, says James Buchan.
Zeba Arif advises on how to mediate between colleagues.
The leaking last month of the Department of Health ‘risk register’ on the NHS 7-day working plan was no accident, says James Buchan.
Question: I was in hospital recently and was told by a nurse that I had to make an appointment with the doctor if I wanted to read my own notes. Surely they are my property and I am entitled to read them?
Split days off are becoming a reality for many nurses but they can play havoc with your health and wellbeing, says Zeba Arif.
UK hospital nurse remuneration is ranked below the United States, Canada, Australia and most countries in north and west Europe, says James Buchan.
