Reflecting on people's expectations and experiences of care.

Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers the latest annual insight report and what it can tell us about when and why people may raise complaints or concerns.

The impact of civility in the workplace.

Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers how a professional and civil approach to colleagues and patients aids staff and patient health and wellbeing.

Ways to boost the healthcare support cohort.

Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers proposals to increase support worker numbers, which include taking a more co-ordinated approach and better training.

Recognising the benefits and challenges of simulated practice learning.

Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers the soon to be published review of simulated practice learning and the messages for education provision and policy.

Why enjoyment is vital to nursing.

Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers research on why nurses enjoy nursing and why this is important for job satisfaction and nurse retention.

Practice learning is key to our future.

Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, looks at the work being carried out in the UK and internationally to ensure that we can build and sustain the nursing workforce.

Compassion is key to patient safety.

Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, describes how compassionate leadership results in engaged and motivated staff, in turn leading to high-quality care.

Fitness to practise: improving knowledge.

Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers how to help members of the public to understand what consitutes a fitness to practise concern.

Getting to grips with generative AI.

Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers the issues raised for regulators and assessors by the availability of tools such as ChatGPT.

Investment in nursing reaps rewards.

Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers the potential of nurses to improve their local health systems and, through those, the societies in which they live.

Do we know where we are heading?

Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers the issue of long-term workforce planning, focusing on England.

Still a long way to go on patient safety.

Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, looks at the findings of a parliamentary review into progress on safety proposals and encourages nurses to be part of the culture change.

The needs of newly qualified nurses.

Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers the importance of providing the right support to nurses who are new to the register.

A blueprint for the NHS.

Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers the report of the Times Health Commission, which looked at all aspects of the NHS.

Why we all need to speak up.

Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers the Freedom to Speak Up report and its importance in ensuring patient and staff safety.

What do we mean by accountability?

Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers the concepts and principles of professional accountability.

Practice hours: examining the evidence.

Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers the challenges the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan brings to the question of the number of student practice learning hours.