Trish Morris-Thompson: 'Nurses are uniting to demand safe staffing levels – join us'

We must not allow care to fail due to our lack of courage as leaders, says Trish Morris-Thompson

Peter Carter: 'The time has come to get to work'

24-May-2013

Peter Carter blogs on the Government’s flagship proposal on nurse education, and what the RCN will do to influence the plans.

60 seconds with...Cheryll Adams, founding director of the new Institute of Health Visiting

22-May-2013

We talk to Cheryll Adams, founding director of the new Institute of Health Visiting. She qualified as a nurse in 1978 and as a health visitor in 1982.

Nursing Education: Planning and delivering the curriculum

21-May-2013

‘The information contained in this publication is evidence based and is aimed at developing the future of nursing.’

'Will we ever be able to separate health ethics from economics?'

Sometimes at the weekend my wife and I will compare items of interest in the news; a battle of the headlines, if you will, to see whose news is most interesting. The unspoken aim of the game is to get the other person to engage with your chosen news item, thus abandoning their own.

Variety is the spice of life

23-May-2013

For Liz Grogan every day is different, which is what makes her job in infection prevention and control so enjoyable

How to give a good appraisal

24-May-2013

Give your staff regular feedback to ensure reviews do not contain any surprises

#NTtwitchat live debate: What can nurses do to improve dementia care?

23-May-2013

Missed out #NTtwitchat on dementia care? Read the transcript here

Keeping Britain Alive: The NHS in a Day

30-Apr-2013

This week we’re watching Keeping Britain Alive: The NHS in a Day. What did you think of it?

"If the cap fits: does nursing need to rebrand its image?"

Only the most ardent retro fan would seriously entertain a return to the days of the nursing cap.