There are so many reasons to be proud of our nursing workforce.

Nursing and midwifery staff provide highly skilled and compassionate care, which I see on visits to front-line services. I remain immensely proud of what we do for those we care for.

UK Chief Nursing Officers: shaping the future of the profession.

In celebration of International Nurses Day, Jane Cummings, Charlotte McArdle, Fiona McQueen and Jean White, Chief Nursing Officers (CNOs) for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Make your voice heard as the NHS develops new ways of working.

Sustainability and transformation plans, which have been written by NHS organisations and councils in every part of England, identify practical improvements to the way the NHS and its staff work.

We must develop NHS leaders of the future.

Nurses and midwives face many daily challenges, particularly at this time of year, with what we traditionally refer to as 'winter pressures'.

Ensuring better births for women in England.

In July I was delighted to take part in an event highlighting the exciting developments in maternity care following the publication of the report of the National Maternity Review: Better Births.

Voices - Jane Cummings believes her new strategy will help nurses lead NHS change.

After an extensive engagement process, last month I launched the new national framework for nursing, midwifery and care staff.

Voices - Jane Cummings reflects on what has been achieved in a busy 2013.

December marks one year since Compassion in Practice (CiP) was launched, in which we aimed to get to the essence of great care. Through the 6Cs, I am confident we have done this.

Voices.

Soon after taking up the post of chief nursing officer for England, I began talking about my ambition to develop a new vision for nursing and midwifery.