How do you handle feedback from managers, colleagues and the people you care for? And if you are assessing someone’s performance, how do you ensure whatever you say is positively received? Giving and receiving feedback is the topic of the latest episode of the Nursing Standard podcast, featuring Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust people promise manager Fahida Rehman-Manby, who is also a nurse. She offers tips for giving feedback in an empathetic manner and using feedback to improve prac...
Jul 24, 2025•34 min•Season 14Ep. 25
NHS trusts across England are continuing to cut bank pay and shifts – a topic which comes under the spotlight in the latest episode of the Nursing Standard podcast. An £8,000 fine for a nurse prescriber unlawfully supplying weight-loss drugs and other prescription-only medicines is also discussed in the episode hosted by RCNi content editor Alistair Mason and senior journalist Shruti Sheth Trivedi. They also discuss subscriber content including what nurses need to know about ultra-processed food...
Jul 18, 2025•20 min•Season 14Ep. 24
From diverse first jobs for newly registered nurses to a progressive career pathway, opportunities in social care nursing is the topic discussed in the latest episode of the Nursing Standard podcast. Chief nurse for adult social care in England Deborah Sturdy counters common misconceptions about the sector and talks about how these nursing roles offer autonomy to improve and make an immediate difference to people’s lives. Professor Sturdy is speaking at Nursing Live , RCNi’s free event for nursi...
Jul 09, 2025•23 min•Season 14Ep. 23
Three ex-leaders at Lucy Letby’s former trust were arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter this week – a story we examine in this episode of the Nursing Standard podcast. Another former nurse and convicted murderer, Colin Campbell, came under the spotlight when he lost a legal appeal to overturn his convictions recently . RCNi content editor Alistair Mason and senior journalist Shruti Sheth Trivedi discuss these stories and many others in this podcast episode. Follow the Nursing S...
Jul 02, 2025•18 min•Season 14Ep. 22
The mass rollout of weight-loss drugs on the NHS in England began this week as GPs became able to prescribe the drugs for the first time. Some 220,000 people with the ‘greatest need’ are expected to receive Mounjaro, the commercial name for tirzepatide, over the next three years. In this episode of the Nursing Standard podcast, Lisa Rickers – a registered nurse with more than 15 years’ experience as a bariatric specialist in the NHS – explains that the health benefits of these drugs extend far b...
Jun 25, 2025•36 min•Season 14Ep. 21
New principles for advanced practice, and nursing staff recognised in the King’s birthday honours, are among the headlines grabbing nurses’ attention this week. In our latest podcast episode, RCNi content editor Alistair Mason and senior journalist Shruti Sheth Trivedi bring you fresh insights on issues affecting nursing staff. These also include harrowing accounts of nurses experiencing suicidal ideation due to intense workplace pressures, and an RCN Foundation survey that explores the domestic...
Jun 19, 2025•16 min•Season 14Ep. 20
Nursing leadership skills are in the spotlight in this episode of the Nursing Standard podcast. RCN Nursing Leadership Academy associate director Emily McWhirter discusses essential leadership skills, from active listening to conflict resolution and emotional intelligence. She also offers tips too on how to develop these. This podcast was recorded at the RCNi Nursing Careers and Jobs Fair Birmingham on 3 March 2025. Follow the Nursing Standard podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify or wherever you ...
Jun 11, 2025•35 min•Season 14Ep. 19
NHS pay , changes to funding for advanced practice programmes and a petition to recognise nursing associates in their own right – these are some of the issues getting nurses talking this week. In our latest podcast, RCNi content editor Alistair Mason and senior journalist Shruti Sheth Trivedi bring you fresh insights on the nursing headlines grabbing our attention. They also discuss RCNi subscriber content, including next steps and key dates for the 2025-26 pay award and an article on continuing...
Jun 05, 2025•19 min•Season 14Ep. 18
Sepsis treatment continues to evolve. In this episode of the Nursing Standard podcast Suman Shrestha, a consultant nurse in critical care at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, looks at best practice guidelines and discusses why traditional thinking on various aspects of care, including the use of antibiotics, is changing. For more episodes of the Nursing Standard podcast, visit rcni.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 29, 2025•34 min•Season 14Ep. 7
Pay, legislation on the use of the nurse title and a fitness to practise case feature in the latest episode of the Nursing Standard podcast. Content editor Alistair Mason and senior journalist Shruti Sheth Trivedi discuss the issues getting nurses talking, including changes to pensions and how it will soon be a criminal offence for someone to claim they are a nurse if they are unregistered. Follow the Nursing Standard podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Acast or wherever you get your podcasts....
May 22, 2025•21 min•Season 14Ep. 16
What can you do to support yourself when you’re feeling totally overwhelmed? And, crucially, how can your manager help you cope with stress via their leadership style? In the latest episode of the Nursing Standard podcast, Caron Sanders-Crook – a Queen’s Nurse, coach and nurse educator – argues for a trauma-informed approach to leadership. She discusses how leaders who understand their own nervous system responses can model stability for their teams, and demonstrates two exercises that nurses ca...
May 15, 2025•28 min•Season 14Ep. 15
In the latest episode of the Nursing Standard podcast, RCN general secretary Nicola Ranger discusses the latest on NHS pay, recruitment freezes and cuts to bank pay with RCNi senior journalist Shruti Sheth Trivedi. She also talks about the hot topics set to be discussed at the college’s annual congress from 12-15 May, and shares what she loves about RCNi’s Nursing Live event. Follow the Nursing Standard podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Acast or wherever you get your podcasts. For more episo...
May 09, 2025•17 min•Season 14Ep. 14
Compassion, kindness and authenticity: these are some of the fundamentals of end of life care, according to Marie Curie clinical educator Maria Sinfield. On the latest episode of the Nursing Standard podcast, Ms Sinfield tells RCNi content editor and podcast host Alistair Mason about the skills nurses need to provide person-centred end of life care, and how to build confidence in an area of practice that some can find challenging. Follow the Nursing Standard podcast on Apple Podcasts , Spotify ,...
Apr 30, 2025•41 min•Season 14Ep. 13
Uniforms, recruitment freezes, changes to compulsory training and improved career progression for nursing staff – our latest podcast delves into the issues getting nurses talking. This week, RCNi content editor Alistair Mason and senior journalist Shruti Sheth Trivedi bring you fresh insights on the nursing headlines grabbing our attention. They also discuss RCNi subscriber content, including how cutbacks at trusts are hurting nursing staff and the nursing skills you need to demonstrate when goi...
Apr 23, 2025•19 min•Season 14Ep. 12
Listening is a key skill for nurses to be able to develop effective therapeutic relationships with patients and service users. In this episode of the Nursing Standard podcast, senior lecturer Sophie Waters at Nottingham Trent University’s Health and Allied Professionals Centre discusses the features of active listening, addressing key listening skills and offering tips for overcoming barriers to listening. A shorter CPD article on the topic of listening and therapeutic relationships by Ms Waters...
Apr 16, 2025•24 min•Season 14Ep. 11
Pay for nursing staff, the success of a flexible working degree and a different way to do CPD – our latest podcast delves into the issues getting nurses talking. This week, Nursing Standard content editor Alistair Mason and senior journalist Shruti Sheth Trivedi bring you insights on nursing headlines that have caught our attention. They also discuss RCNi subscriber content, including who decides what pay award nursing staff get, and how. Our latest stories on pay include news of an 8% pay offer...
Apr 09, 2025•18 min•Season 14Ep. 10
Our podcast discusses how the peer review process works for clinical articles in Nursing Standard and its sister journals, why it matters and the challenges involved, with guidance for those interested in becoming peer reviewers themselves. For more episodes of the Nursing Standard podcast, visit rcni.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 02, 2025•36 min•Season 14Ep. 9
Datix abuse, a nurse’s ‘deplorable’ behaviour with emergency department (ED) patients, and working during pregnancy – our latest podcast delves into the issues getting nurses talking. This week, Nursing Standard content editor Alistair Mason and senior journalist Shruti Sheth Trivedi bring you insights on nursing headlines that have caught our attention. They also discuss RCNi subscriber content, including safety issues being ignored or minimised by managers, and how to take a wound swab. Our la...
Mar 26, 2025•19 min•Season 14Ep. 8
Amid reports that nursing associates are being asked to do some of the work of registered nurses we explore the scope of practice of the role. Martyn Davey, a nursing associate who wants to promote better understanding of what the role involves and foster stronger working relationships between nursing associates and registered nurses, cautions against regarding them as 'budget nurses'. Being asked to work outside of the scope of your role Mr Davey and University of Southampton chair in health se...
Mar 19, 2025•34 min•Season 14Ep. 7
Cuts to bank shift pay, incorrect insulin administration and an investigation into nursing uniforms – our latest podcast delves into the issues that are getting nurses talking. This week, Nursing Standard content editor Alistair Mason and senior journalist Shruti Sheth Trivedi bring you insights on nursing headlines that have caught our attention. They also discuss RCNi subscriber content, including when mental health nurses should wear a uniform. In our most-read news story of the week so far, ...
Mar 12, 2025•23 min•Season 14Ep. 6
This week’s episode of the Nursing Standard podcast is all about facing and overcoming challenges in the workplace – whether that is bouncing back from errors, dealing with staff shortages, reporting concerns, or simply dealing with an ever-increasing patient care workload. Dr Doyle joins RCNi career development editor Clare Lomas on the podcast, recorded at the RCNi Nursing Careers and Jobs Fair in Glasgow on 19 February, to discuss these and other challenges faced by nurses. Also on the panel ...
Mar 06, 2025•54 min•Season 14Ep. 5
An alarming rise in eating disorder cases is highlighted in a parliamentary report that calls for mandatory training for nurses and also raises concerns over patients being discharged with dangerously low BMI scores. The latest Nursing Standard podcast discusses the complexities of nasogastric feeding under restraint, the legal and emotional challenges, and the effect on nurses and patients' families. For more episodes of the Nursing Standard podcast, visit rcni.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See ...
Feb 20, 2025•27 min•Season 14Ep. 4
A supporting statement is one of the most important parts of the nursing job application process. This is the evidence employers will use to shortlist you, and, as it is likely to be the first impression they will have of you, it is important to get it right. In the latest episode of the Nursing Standard podcast, Charlotte Collings, recruitment and retention lead at the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust in Harlow, Essex, explains how you can put together a strong supporting statement to make...
Feb 05, 2025•35 min•Season 14Ep. 3
Cultural awareness is essential in diabetes care, as patients bring diverse beliefs and attitudes to healthcare. Diabetes nurse consultant Tembi Chinaire emphasises the importance of ‘cultural agility’ and ‘cultural humility’ for effective, person-centred care. She advocates using every interaction to learn and understand individual patient perspectives on health management. For more episodes of the Nursing Standard podcasts visit rcni.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...
Jan 22, 2025•18 min•Season 14Ep. 2
Do you remember what made you want to become a nurse? When things get tough at work, it can be helpful to reconnect with why you came to love nursing in the first place. So as the new year gets going and winter pressures put strain on the workforce, the Nursing Standard podcast brings three nurses together to talk about why they went into the profession and how they maintain their enthusiasm for work. Ana Waddington, a former RCN Nurse of the Year, is the paediatric critical care outreach team l...
Jan 08, 2025•42 min•Season 14Ep. 1
For many nurses working at Christmas is unavoidable given the demands of 24-hour care, but it may still be possible to share some festive cheer with colleagues and patients. In this episode of the Nursing Standard podcast two nurses from different clinical backgrounds discuss their experiences of working over Christmas and offer tips on and how to make the most of it For more episodes of the Nursing Standard podcast, visit rcni.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...
Dec 10, 2024•32 min•Season 13Ep. 9
All nurses can be leaders, no matter your band or level of seniority. But everyone’s leadership journey will look different, depending on your personality, preferences and cultural influences – there is no ‘one size fits all’ when it comes to leadership. Nichole McIntosh has worked as a nurse in the NHS for 24 years and held many leadership roles. But as an introvert, she says leadership is not something that comes naturally to her. In the latest episode of the Nursing Standard podcast, Ms McInt...
Nov 27, 2024•34 min•Season 13Ep. 8
Nurses could hold the key to solving the mystery of a 34-year-old cold case, which could potentially help reunite an unidentified man with his name and provide solace to his loved ones. In spring 1990, the skeletal remains of a man were found in Deepdene Woods in Surrey by a dog walker and his identity has never been established. However, due to clues found with ‘Deepdene man’ as he is known, investigators believe that he could have been a patient at Netherne Hospital and are appealing for nurse...
Nov 13, 2024•25 min•Season 13Ep. 7
As nurses joining the register for the first time report having to take jobs in shops, cafes and pubs as they struggle to find jobs in the NHS, we talk to one new nurse about her experience. Although the NHS in England has more than 30,000 vacancies, many newly qualified nurses are facing unemployment and considering leaving the profession before their careers have properly started. York University nursing graduate Amy Mann was shortlisted for the RCN’s Nursing Student award in 2023 after foundi...
Nov 06, 2024•35 min•Season 13Ep. 6
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Oct 30, 2024•22 min•Season 13Ep. 5
