Stuart Tuckwood

Dec 10, 2024 | journals.rcni.com | Stuart Tuckwood |Peter Griffiths |Andrea Prince

Stuart James Tuckwood National officer for nursing, Unison, London, England Peter Griffiths Chair of Health Services Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, England Andrea Prince Registered nurse, Unison, London, England; Dawn Ward, occupational therapist, Unison, London, England Why you should read this article • To enhance your knowledge of policy and legislation on safe nurse staffing levels in the UK • To read about the results of a survey of acute hospital staff about staffing...

Oct 7, 2024 | nursingtimes.net | Stuart Tuckwood

Everyone can learn from the innovation and commitment of the NHS’s best teams – all the finalists for the team of the year deserve congratulations. It takes a whole team to deliver patient care and that’s why UNISON celebrates the vital contribution of all the staff in the health service. Though it might be a doctor performing an operation or a nurse providing treatment, there’s always a wider team behind them to make their work possible and make sure patients are looked after properly.

Feb 6, 2024 | nursingtimes.net | Stuart Tuckwood

Newly registered nurses are more likely to benefit from a high-quality mentoring programme than they were two years ago. But the huge pressures on staffing levels and workloads mean that this welcome progress should not be taken for granted. As the NHS battles to reduce waiting lists and meet escalating demands, workplace stresses remain intense for staff.

Dec 19, 2023 | nursingtimes.net | Stuart Tuckwood

As part of Unison's Only Enough is Enough campaign for safe staffing levels, I visited a number of hospitals to get first-hand experiences from nursing teams. The feedback was surprisingly consistent. Staffing levels have always been a challenge, but greater still currently are the difficulties facing nurses and managers in maintaining a good skill-mix and supporting their new starters.

Oct 31, 2023 | nursingtimes.net | Stuart Tuckwood

Recent by-election results around the UK have indicated what opinion polls have been repeatedly showing for some time now; for the first time since 2010, we are on course for a change in government. For nurses around the country, and the millions who rely on their care, change can’t come soon enough.