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Do Newly Qualified Nurses Receive Enough Support?

Do Newly Qualified Nurses Receive Enough Support?

A survey of more than 5000 Student and Registered Nurses found widespread concerns about the support that Newly Qualified Nurses receive.
Opinion
Will COVID Redeployment Lead To An Increase In Fitness To Practice Referrals?

Will COVID Redeployment Lead To An Increase In Fitness To Practice Referrals?

Do Nurses redeployed due to COVID face a higher risk of referral because of Fitness to Practice (FtP) concerns? And can the NMC’s new approach cope with such an increase?
Opinion
Will Missed CPD Time Mean Revalidation Uncertainty?

Will Missed CPD Time Mean Revalidation Uncertainty?

Do high staff absence rates due to COVID mean that there is a risk of Nurses being unable to fulfil their CPD requirements and successfully revalidate?
Opinion
Cultural Awareness Within Nursing

Cultural Awareness Within Nursing

What is Cultural Awareness? Why is it important? And why might it help you, as a Nurse, to be as aware as you can be about other cultures? Alex is here to answer all these questions and more!
Opinion
My Experience As A Student Nurse During The Covid Pandemic

My Experience As A Student Nurse During The Covid Pandemic

Lillie tells us what Student life was like for her during the pandemic and explains the changes that came as a result of COVID.
Opinion
NHS Staff Retention Review: Costs & Impacts

NHS Staff Retention Review: Costs & Impacts

How much does it cost to replace a Nurse? We look at this and the other costs of staff-turnover.
Opinion
Will Patient Satisfaction Be Enough To Protect The NHS Against Demands For Fundamental Reform?

Will Patient Satisfaction Be Enough To Protect The NHS Against Demands For Fundamental Reform?

Will a high satisfaction rating from patients be enough to assuage concerns about NHS funding and productivity in the face of increased taxes, treatment backlogs and a lack of access to services?
Opinion
Greener Healthcare – Together We Can Make A Difference

Greener Healthcare – Together We Can Make A Difference

With the eyes of the world currently fixed on COP26 in Glasgow, it seems like a good time to write something around what reducing the carbon footprint means for the health sector.
Opinion
Could Fewer Practice Nurses Mean Ongoing Constraints In Face-to-Face GP Appointments?

Could Fewer Practice Nurses Mean Ongoing Constraints In Face-to-Face GP Appointments?

Will the decline in the number of Practice Nurses mean that GP surgeries won’t be able to offer face-to-face appointments at pre-pandemic levels going forward?
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