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Illustration showing a nurse on one side and the same person as a doctor on the other side. Health and social care secretary Matt Hancock said that nurses will be able to train as doctors ‘more quickly’ now that the UK has left the EU

The government has suggested nurses could train ‘more quickly’ to become doctors

02 Mar 2020
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Nurses report that corridor care, or boarding, has increasingly become the norm in NHS hospitals

Nurses have described how ‘corridor nursing’ has increasingly become the norm

28 Jan 2020
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A recent survey found that public perceptions of nursing are putting people off joining the profession 

10 Jan 2020
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Illiustration highlighting the value of paid versus unpaid breaks for nurses

Moves to standardise rotas could increase nurses’ working hours as a result of unpaid breaks

20 Nov 2019
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A patient with their head in their hands

CQC report says staffing pressures are contributing to a ‘perfect storm’ for patients

18 Oct 2019
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illustration shows nursing support worker standing between opposing boxing gloves in red and blue

These nurse support roles are similar but different, and deserve equal respect

27 Sep 2019
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Picture shows a staff member at the canteen of a hospice in London. Lack of breaks and junk food from vending machines are said to contribute to nurses being overweight or obese, and protected mealtimes are being advocated to help tackle the issue.
Lack of breaks and junk food availability are said to contribute to nurses being overweight
20 Sep 2019
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man standing outside, smoking. A hospital trust has banned smoking on its site, even outdoors
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust has a site-wide smoking ban. Readers have their say
16 Aug 2019
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Pay cut

With bank staff at one trust facing a pay cut of up to 20%, our readers have their say

16 Jul 2019
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Congress debated whether England should adopt national uniforms, like the rest of the UK
06 Jun 2019
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Students receiving exam results

Our readers’ panel members have their say on the Open University’s suggestion

24 May 2019
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Health secretary Matt Hancock won’t rule out banning unvaccinated children from school
14 May 2019
A consultation could result in nurses being required to report young people at risk
19 Apr 2019

NHS Employers reveals cost of training apprentices is far higher than undergraduate nurses

20 Mar 2019
The Health Foundation is funding research on support for staff working night shifts
15 Feb 2019
RCN members in Jersey are seeking permission to ballot on industrial action over pay
21 Jan 2019

Nursing Standard readers have their say on the impact of diluting the skill mix

18 Dec 2018
Clinicians who are obese are less able to give patients health advice, says NHS England
22 Nov 2018

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