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Should Healthcare Employers Offer Their Nurses Menopause Leave?

Should Healthcare Employers Offer Their Nurses Menopause Leave?

Should menopause leave for eligible staff be introduced in order to retain their experience within the healthcare profession?
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Does A Fall In Degree Applications Signal The End For The Current Nursing Staffing Model?

Does A Fall In Degree Applications Signal The End For The Current Nursing Staffing Model?

The latest UCAS data shows applications to nursing courses fell by 8%, from 56,630 in 2021 to 52,150 this year.
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Maxine & Matt #2: NHS People Promise - We Are A Team

Maxine & Matt #2: NHS People Promise - We Are A Team

Maxine & Matt examine 'We Are A Team' from the NHS People Promise, alongside discussing a range of topics from music festivals to the “Snowy White Peaks” of the NHS.
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Nurse Retention Survey - Ranked: Why Nurses Leave

Nurse Retention Survey - Ranked: Why Nurses Leave

300 Nurses told us the one thing that would make them leave nursing. Pay, Wellbeing, Workload came out Top, Second, Third.
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Maxine & Matt #1 Code Switching

Maxine & Matt #1 Code Switching

Having written a blog on ‘Code Switching’, NHS Assistant Director, Maxine sits down with Nurses.co.uk Co-Founder, Matt, to discuss its impact on UK Nurses & Care Professionals from diverse backgrounds
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Is Flexible Working Feasible For An Understaffed Nursing Workforce?

Is Flexible Working Feasible For An Understaffed Nursing Workforce?

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.
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Why Do Nurses Leave? Join This Survey

Why Do Nurses Leave? Join This Survey

We try to help Nurses overcome the challenges they face. But some are so great they trigger a resignation. We know the data around retention. We want to hear from YOU. Why would you leave nursing?
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Should Learning Disability And Autism Training Be Included In Student Nursing Curricula?

Should Learning Disability And Autism Training Be Included In Student Nursing Curricula?

Since learning disability training has been made mandatory for all practicing Nurses, should student nursing follow suit?
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Can Reliance On Overseas Nurses Be Justified When Thousands Are Rejected From UK Nursing Courses?

Can Reliance On Overseas Nurses Be Justified When Thousands Are Rejected From UK Nursing Courses?

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?
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