Burned out: the nursing workforce in crisis
As the profession experiences unprecedented and widespread burnout, how do we address the nursing shortage which is at its core? The Independent’s health correspondent Shaun Lintern tells us why quick...
11 Juni 202141min
Why nursing numbers don’t add up
The nursing workforce is growing, but not fast enough. What does that mean for a profession that’s under increasing pressure from the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond? Special guest Professor Jane Ball, P...
28 Maj 202131min
Long COVID: New research into the ‘silent epidemic’
By autumn 2021 there could be more people suffering from Long COVID in the UK than from dementia. How can health care services cope with this serious challenge – a condition which can include multi-or...
14 Maj 202142min
Nursing: It’s not women’s work
Even after the pandemic showed nursing’s critical value to the country, the profession is still undervalued as unskilled “women’s work”. How can we fix gender inequality in nursing? Is nursing paid so...
30 Apr 202138min
Caring for community nursing
Community nurses and care home workers continue to shoulder the burden of the pandemic, but many who work in the sector feel unseen and under-appreciated. The nursing profession is at risk of being ov...
16 Apr 202142min
Not just another pair of hands
Interest in nursing degree courses has never been higher – yet a third of existing NHS staff are considering quitting, citing poor pay, COVID-19 burnout and understaffing. If we’re recruiting enthusia...
2 Apr 202140min
Pay: Why we demand a better deal
Welcome to Nursing Matters, the brand new podcast from the Royal College of Nursing. This week, the widespread anger over the Government’s derisory 1% pay offer to the NHS. How can the profession win ...
19 Mars 202131min
Nursing Matters trailer
Coming soon, a brand new podcast from the Royal College of Nursing, the membership organisation that represents over 450,000 registered nurses, midwives, health care assistants and nursing students. E...
11 Mars 20211min
