Nursing Standard Podcast

Working two full-time jobs: why would a nurse risk their registration?

This week’s episode of the Nursing Standard podcast discusses the case of a nurse who was suspended after secretly working two full-time jobs.

RCNi content editor Alistair Mason and senior journalist Shruti Sheth Trivedi also discuss the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s proposed registration fee rise, and the government’s recommendation that NHS staff on Agenda for Change contracts should get a below-inflation 2.5% pay rise in 2026-27.

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How can nurses help to counter the spread of health misinformation?

Birmingham City University senior nursing lecturer Scott Colton believes nurses are in a unique position to help intervene with patients who may be getting poor quality information online and help them to make informed healthcare decisions.

In the latest episode of the Nursing Standard podcast, Mr Colton describes what he believes is behind the spread of misinformation, how nurses can spot patients who may have been influenced by it and what they can do to engage with them.

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A proposed rise in the Nursing and Midwifery Council's annual registration fee is one of the main topics discussed in this week’s episode of the Nursing Standard podcast, as the nursing regulator approves plans to launch a public consultation on increasing it.

A nurse’s £300 parking fine and clocks going back at the weekend are also discussed in the episode by RCNi content editor Alistair Mason and senior journalist Shruti Sheth Trivedi.

Subscriber content highlighted includes band 5 nursing roles and why more than half of these posts are not being advertised, and a continuing professional development article on managing the risk of phlebitis arising from use of peripheral vascular access devices.

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How can nurses manage emotional demands in their jobs and day-to-day lives and not fall prey to expectations to be ‘endlessly resilient’ in the face of challenging working conditions?

Nurse educator and researcher Charlotte Ross outlines practical strategies nurses can use to manage what she describes as ‘emotional labour’ in the workplace in this latest episode of the Nursing Standard podcast.

Dr Ross discusses the importance of keeping work and private lives separate, learning to understand moral distress and recognising small victories, as well as what nurses’ teams and organisations should be doing to offer support.

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Former chief nursing officer for England Dame Sarah Mullally – the youngest person to have been appointed to the post – has also made history by becoming the first female Archbishop of Canterbury.

The topic comes under the spotlight in the latest episode of the Nursing Standard podcast, which also discusses the publication of long-awaited reviews on the NMC’s handling of fitness to practise cases flagged by a whistleblower, as well as nurses in Northern Ireland threatening to strike over the devolved government’s failure to implement this year’s 3.6% pay award.

Subscriber content highlighted by RCNi content editor Alistair Mason and senior journalist Shruti Sheth Trivedi includes a fall in flu vaccine uptake among nurses, and whether the nursing regulator is using its powers to temporarily suspend nurses under investigation fairly.

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A tool that means nurses will no longer need to hand write or type up clinical notes in outpatient clinics is being rolled out in one hospital after a successful trial.

Clinicians at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London can access a new time-saving tool that produces automatic transcriptions of consultations and drafts clinical notes, but can be checked and edited before saving to a patient’s record.

In this episode of the Nursing Standard podcast, the hospital’s chief nursing information officer Nattallie Alwash discusses the potential benefits of artificial intelligence for nurses but explains why she believes the technology will never replace human clinicians.

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There is ‘still a long way to go’ in speeding up fitness to practise (FtP) cases for nursing and midwifery professionals, according to Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) chief executive Paul Rees.

In the latest episode of the Nursing Standard podcast, Mr Rees tells RCNi senior journalist Shruti Sheth Trivedi that while the regulator is doing everything it can to make the FtP process as swift as possible for registrants, too many cases are still taking too long.

In the wide-ranging interview, Mr Rees, who was made permanent chief executive of the organisation in July, also highlights his priorities for the NMC; discusses the changes the regulator has made since publication of the Afzal review, which discovered a toxic culture at the organisation; acknowledges the toll that interim orders can take on nurses’ careers; and talks about the NMC’s intention to review and update its code of conduct and revalidation process, with input from nursing and midwifery staff.

He also acknowledges that the organisation went through a ‘dark period’, and says he hopes the changes being made will build ‘the new NMC that nursing and midwifery professionals want’.

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Should all nurses be expected to be leaders? RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Kirsty Cartin believes nurses must be given space to find their own route into leadership – or they could be deterred from wanting to take on such roles.

Queen’s Nurse Ms Cartin, who is manager of the Rashielee Care Home in Erskine, discusses how her curiosity and compassion helped her to see herself as a leader in this latest episode of the Nursing Standard podcast.

Ms Cartin also explains her passion for older people’s care and why newly registered nurses should see care homes as a great setting to start their career.

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Nurses’ pay is under the spotlight in this week’s Nursing Standard podcast episode, which looks at health unions’ next moves and whether there will be structural reform.

The government’s new professional strategy for nursing and midwifery, RCN and RCN Scotland award nominations, and tributes to a much-loved nurse leader are also discussed by RCNi content editor Alistair Mason and senior journalist Shruti Sheth Trivedi.

They also highlight RCNi subscriber content including tips for newly registered nurses to start their careers and how to undertake venepuncture in adults.

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Sam Tyrer talks about how he channelled difficult personal experiences into an initiative to change other people’s lives. The founder of Change Talks, which provides health and well-being education in schools, colleges and corporate settings, offers advice to other nurses who want to get their own initiatives off the ground. He also discusses how to boost well-being in the workplace in this episode of the Nursing Standard podcast.

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