What types of nursing content and resources does Nursing Times offer?

Nursing Times (nursingtimes.net) is a UK-based nursing news and professional resource site. It publishes daily news, clinical practice articles, continuing professional development (CPD) learning units, opinion pieces, and career resources aimed at nurses, student nurses, and newly registered nurses. You can read some content without an account, but the site shows a "Subscribe" option and a "Login / Register" menu, so some resources may require registration or a paid subscription.

News

The news section covers developments affecting the nursing profession, including:

• Regulation – for example, NMC strategy changes, delays to the Code and revalidation consultations, and responses to the Thirlwall inquiry.
• NHS policy and safety – such as the expansion of Martha's rule to all A&E departments, and NHS leaders seeking staff views on maternity and neonatal care.
• Workforce and recognition – including awards, new roles, and campaigns, such as a Birmingham children's nurse receiving an accolade from Prince Harry or the first occupational mental health nurse for a Northern Irish trust.
• Clinical and system pressures – for example, EDs being unequipped to handle mental health care demands, or nurses warning about heatwaves in hospitals.

This section is useful if you want to track how policy, regulation, and workforce issues are developing in UK nursing.

Clinical practice

This section provides condition-specific and scenario-based articles that support day-to-day clinical decision-making. Examples from the site include:

• Ocular compartment syndrome: assessment and emergency management
• Reducing frequent paediatric emergency department attendances
• Childhood deafness: strategies to support deaf identity, and treatment, management and communication
• Supporting newly qualified nurses through a structured rotation pathway
• Coarctation of the aorta in children and young people
• Clinical manifestations of cirrhosis in advanced chronic liver disease
• Urinary tract infections: causes, diagnosis and treatment

These articles tend to focus on assessment, management, and practical nursing considerations rather than general background.

CPD and learning units

Nursing Times offers CPD learning units, which are structured educational modules. One example shown is a unit on understanding the causes and classifications of pressure ulcers and how to prevent them. These are relevant if you need to evidence continuing professional development or refresh knowledge on a specific topic.

Opinion, students, and newly registered nurses

Beyond news and clinical content, the site includes:

• Opinion – first-person and commentary pieces, such as investing in nurses' confidence, community hospice nursing, and connection as a core treatment for dementia.
• Students – content aimed at student nurses, including reminders that "we were all student nurses once."
• Newly registered – support for nurses transitioning into registered practice.
• Events and jobs – listings for nursing events and career opportunities.

Who it is for and how to use it

Nursing Times is aimed at nurses across career stages, from students to experienced practitioners, as well as those interested in UK nursing policy and clinical practice. To decide whether it fits your needs:

• If you want UK nursing news and regulatory updates, the news section is the main draw.
• If you need clinical refreshers or condition-specific guidance, browse the clinical practice section.
• If you need structured CPD, look for the CPD learning units.
• If you are a student or newly registered nurse, the dedicated sections and opinion pieces may be most relevant.

Because the site displays a Subscribe option and a Login / Register menu, check whether the specific article or learning unit you need is accessible before relying on it as a free resource.