It’s time to start looking after nurses to boost careIn the hotseat ...
Trish Morris-Thompson: 'The plan to make students work as HCAs is wrong on so many levels'
The healthcare assistant proposal is expensive, will lead to an unstable workforce and it adds risks to patient care, says Trish Morris-Thompson
Opinion and blogs
How past leaders can inspire today’s leaders
Leadership might not always make the headlines but the impact of good, bad or indifferent leaders is often present in our conversations - and we all know the difference a great nurse leader makes.
60 seconds with ...
60 seconds with...Jan Quallington, head of the Institute of Health and Society, University of Worcester
We talk to Jan Quallington, head of the Institute of Health and Society, University of Worcester, who has been a nurse since 1981.
Book Club
Placement Learning in Cancer and Palliative Care Nursing. A guide for students in practice
‘This book should be considered by students of nursing who are going to embark on placements within cancer wards and palliative care’
Mark Radcliffe
'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.
Role model
Support for dementia carers
Paula Smith realised early on that caring for carers is vital to boost the lives of people with dementia
leadership academy
Coping with life’s ups and downs
Developing your emotional resilience will have a positive effect on your mental health
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The big question
The big question: have nursing leaders responded adequately to the Francis report?
In an exclusive interview with Nursing Times, chair of the Mid Staffordshire inquiry Robert Francis QC has said the nursing profession and its leaders have failed to adequately respond to the problems highlighted in his report.
#NTtwitchats
#NTtwitchat live debate: are UK A&E departments at breaking point?
Did you miss yesterday’s #NTtwitchat on A&E overcrowding? Read it again
You've been watching
Keeping Britain Alive: The NHS in a Day
This week we’re watching Keeping Britain Alive: The NHS in a Day. What did you think of it?
Image of Nursing
"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.
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“Nurses should defy the deeply embedded doctor-nurse game”
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Is the doctor-nurse game still being played?
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Do not disturb: undervaluation in progress
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The image of nursing: It's in your hands
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The image of nursing: Everyone's responsibility
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The image of nursing: Cheap substitutes?
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The image of nursing: Battle axes and frustrated shrews
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The image of nursing: No holier than thou
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The image of nursing: Not good enough for a feminist?
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The image of nursing: The naughty nurse
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The image of nursing: The handmaiden
