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Spending Review won't transform nursing as RCN calls for action on workforce crisis
The RCN tells the Chancellor she must show ambition to improve nursing and patient care, following the government Spending Review
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4 ways to talk to patients about strike action
How to explain why you’re prepared to join picket lines this winter
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From Scotland to Ghana: sharing knowledge to improve cancer care
Fiona has spent over a decade improving the realities of young Ghanaian cancer patients, navigating huge distances and challenges along the way.
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From chronic fatigue to long COVID
Senior nurse Natasha was already suffering from chronic fatigue when the COVID-19 pandemic struck. After she caught the virus, chronic fatigue services helped her manage some ongoing symptoms, but accessing specialist long COVID support hasn’t been as easy. Natasha tells us her story
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Safe staffing: 'Government promise must be backed by action'
Part of the NHS pay offer in England is a commitment to developing a policy framework for safe staffing. Chair of the RCN Professional Nursing Committee Rachel Hollis considers the significance of this
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Surviving a COVID coma
Mental health nurse Yaw is one of the tens of thousands of health and care workers who caught the virus. He shares his intense experience of being in a coma, ‘ICU psychosis’ and gradual recovery
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Can you help find the 14,000?
The number of men having potentially life-saving treatment for prostate cancer has been severely affected by the pandemic. Nursing staff can play a vital role in helping to reach them, says Emma
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Menopause: the essentials for non-specialists
From symptoms to treatments, here’s what nursing staff need to know about menopause
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Long COVID: what do we know?
Thousands of health care workers are suffering with long COVID, also known as post-COVID syndrome. Nearly two years since the pandemic began, what do we know about it?
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What I do at work: health care support worker in a prison
"You don’t know what to expect on any day," says Lynne, who works in a challenging and rewarding role
