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Empty promises

24 August 2010

Nursing Standard

Refelection

Liberating the NHS could herald a new beginning for health visitors and school nurses – professions that have been battered by cutbacks over the past five years.

Service pushed into the sidings needs putting back on track

20 September 2010

Nursing Standard

Reflections

The loss of health visiting as a legally defined occupation has been a calamity for the profession and for the UK’s child protection and safeguarding policies.

More nurses are needed to deal with a ‘national scandal’

09 July 2014

Nursing Standard

Letter

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a public health issue for nurses working in school, community and general practice settings (Features June 25).

This short-sighted plan to cut bursaries is self-defeating

20 January 2016

Nursing Standard

Letter

We are asking the government to rethink its decision to end student NHS bursaries in favour of student loans. We think it is short-sighted and self-defeating – if we...