132 Opinion Blog posts

Should menopause leave for eligible staff be introduced in order to retain their experience within the healthcare profession?

The latest UCAS data shows applications to nursing courses fell by 8%, from 56,630 in 2021 to 52,150 this year.

Since new rules were introduced in September 2021, Nurses employed by the NHS in England and Wales can now request flexible working from their first day in post.

Since learning disability training has been made mandatory for all practicing Nurses, should student nursing follow suit?

Can stripping other nations of their trained healthcare staff be morally justified with 35,000 potential nursing students denied university places in the UK last year?

Will NHS maternity services face a shake-up as a result of the high infant mortality and injury rates described in the Ockenden Report?

Could repayment clauses, used to underwrite the incurred costs from recruiting international Nurses be creating retention problems?

Should healthcare bosses be doing more to engage with their Nurses with the aim of keeping them in post?

Will more social care placements for nursing students help the Government in their aim to further integrate health and social care services?