Background and Format: Launched in 1987, Nursing Standard is published by the RCNI bi-monthly and is aimed at nursing professionals. Covers news, clinical articles, analysis about cardorespiratory, funding & resources, patient experience, nutrition and interviews. The media pack is available from: rcni.com/sites/rcn_nspace/files/RCNi-media-pack-2019.pdf Circulation: The publisher does not disclose the number   Awards: 2012 - MJA Summer Awards, Publication of the Year (Nominee) 2012 - The PPA Awards, The PPA Diversity Award (Nominee) Alerts:¿ Gorkana Alert: Wednesday 6 February 2013 Deputy News Editor Tamsin Snow has now left Nursing Standard. The news team can be reached as follows: News Editor Sarah Harrison can be reached at news@rcnpublishing.co.uk Reporter Petra Kendall-Raynor can be reached at petra.kendall-raynor@rcnpublishing.co.uk Reporter Jennifer Sprinks can be reached at jennifer.sprinks@rcnpublishing.co.uk Reporter Sally Gillen can be reached at sally.gillen@rcnpublishing.co.uk Gorkana Alert: Monday 26 September 2011 Nursing Standard has been given a fresh look with new colours and a design aimed at making the journal more accessible and useful for busy nurses. The journal’s masthead has also been changed to reflect the magazine’s core objectives and now reads: Nursing Standard - promoting excellence in nursing care. Editor Graham Scott can be reached on +44 (0)20 8423 1066 and graham.scott@rcnpublishing.co.uk

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The Nursing blog is the blog that follows the work of the Nursing Standard. Nursing Standard is the UK's best selling nursing journal, with a reputation for bringing readers exclusive, up-to-the-minute coverage on issues affecting nursing practice and career choices. Second-to-none, Nursing Standard provides the most authoritative coverage of the week's news. The blog posts are written by a variety of contributors and writers. Entries in the Nursing blog concentrate on categories such as Careers, Colin Parish, General Nursing, Good News, Nursing Commentary,Nursing Journal Club, Nursing News, Nursing Standard, Specialist Journals, Students and TwitterChat. PR opportunities include news and information related to Healthcare, especially Nursing. The team can best be reached via post or their social media platforms where they are active and very responsive.

Background and Format: Launched in 1905, Nursing Times is published by Metropolis International weekly and is aimed at nurses who work in a variety of fields in healthcare. Covers news, education, mental health, NHS Long Term Plan, public health, older people, clinical zones, learning units and portfolio. For more information about advertising rates, the team can be reached at NTsolutions@nursingtimes.net  Circulation: Source: Publisher Awards: 2019 - PPA Awards, Team Of The Year (winner)  2019 - PPA Awards, Special Interest Magazine Brand Of The Year (gold)  2019 - PPA Awards, Commercial Partnership Of The Year: Nursing Times/Macmillan (silver)  2016 - BSME Awards, Innovation / Brand-Building Initiative of the Year: Nursing Times Learning (nominated) 2016 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Best Digital Publishing Launch: Nursing Times Learning (winner) 2016 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Digital Editorial / Audience Development Team of the Year (B2B) (nominated) 2016 - PPA Awards, Digital Innovation of the Year (business media) (nominated) 2016 - British Media Awards, Website of the Year (winner) 2015 - Online Media Awards, Editorial Campaign of the Year: Speak Out Safely Campaign (winner) 2015 - Online Media Awards, Best Use of Social Media (nominated) 2014 - Online Media Awards, Best Campaigning / Investigative Journalism: Speak Out Safely (commendation) 2014 - Online Media Awards, Best Specialist Site for Journalism (nominated) 2013 - Medical Journalists’ Association Summer Awards, Publication of the Year (nominated) 2013 - Online Media Awards, Best Specialist Site for Journalism (winner) 2013 - PPA Awards, Business Media Brand of the Year (nominated) 2012 - AOP Awards, Website - Business (nominated) 2012 - AOP Awards, Launch: for Student Nursing Times (nominated) 2012 - The PPA Awards, Digital Product of the Year for Business Media (nominated) 2011 - Online Media Awards (winner) 2010 - AOP Awards, Business Editorial Team of the Year (nominated) Gorkana UK Financial Alert: Monday 5th June 2017 Ascential plc, a global business-to-business information company, has announced it has sold the remaining 11 UK-based Heritage Brands to Metropolis International Limited. The 11 brands, which used to be part of EMAP, include Drapers, Nursing Times, Local Government Chronicle, Construction News, New Civil Engineer, Ground Engineering, H&V News, RAC, Retail Jeweller, Materials Recycling World and the architecture titles including Architects’ Journal, The Architectural Review and its associated World Architecture Festival. The full announcement can be viewed here. Gorkana Alert: Thursday 20 January 2011 Nursing Times has recently re-launched with a greater focus on the needs of nurses. The revamped issue includes several new editorial features, including expanded news section The Nursing Week, interviews and profiles of nurses, leadership advice and a new section giving practical tips on clinical concerns. Editor Jenni Middleton can be reached on +44

Background and Format: Nursing Times is a weekly magazine for nurses in the United Kingdom. The magazine and its website nursingtimes.net aims to publish original nursing research and a host of clinical articles for nurses at all stages in their career. Nursing Times also provides a professional and clinical news service; an extensive Opinion section with in-depth features on nursing issues and topics. The brand's website nursingtimes.net hosts a range of complementary material, including Breaking news Developments in clinical practice Sharing practice articles Highlighting best practice and innovation across the sector and Career development information There are also the Nursing Times Community Forums for discussing nursing related topics. Nursing Times has been in continuous publication since 1906 and is now published by EMAP Publishing Limited. In 2011, Nursing Times was re-launched with a greater focus on the needs of nurses. This included several new editorial features, including an in-depth news coverage, The Nursing Week, interviews and profiles of nurses, leadership advice and a new section giving practical tips on clinical concerns. Audience and Readership: Nurses in the United Kingdom Deadline: Weekly publication, Friday deadline Time of Publication: Tuesday Frequency: Weekly Ad rates: For ad rates here Other information: No generic email, best to contact the Editor directly at steve.ford@emap.com Top Tips for PRs: Read the magazine before pitching Think about the angle for Nursing Times: the team only wants to hear about nurses. Tell them in two lines what your pitch means for nurses. Nursing Times would like to hear from PRs about content with an 'edge' and are keen on exclusive stories, Nursing Times looks for as much exclusive content as possible. Nursing Times wants to enable conversation with readers and run a Twitchat every Wednesday, however they will not use Twitchat to sell buy may be open to sponsorships. The team can interact via Twitter, News Editor and Editor are happy to be tweeted. They will not cover stories on direct transactional product plugs, topics/ stories that are too broad or awareness days. They do not want topics that are too patient-focused, they would like content that speaks to the nurses as opposed to patients. Content should be related to nurses, not doctors or midwives etc. The magazine for nurses about nurses. It’s the same for content about doctors. Releases that have quotes from consultants, no matter how good they are, won’t work. Nurses are a very distinct audience compared to doctors. However, they will accept patient case studies that explain what works for patients The team prefer contact via email, do not call before sending a press release. The week starts off quiet on Monday and Tuesday (best to contact on these days), Wednesday and Thursdays are busier with Friday being the publication day. They accept content written by nurses, about development workshops/

Background and Format: Nursing Times is a weekly magazine for nurses in the United Kingdom. The magazine and its website nursingtimes.net aims to publish original nursing research and a host of clinical articles for nurses at all stages in their career. Nursing Times also provides a professional and clinical news service; an extensive Opinion section with in-depth features on nursing issues and topics. The brand's website nursingtimes.net hosts a range of complementary material, including Breaking news Developments in clinical practice Sharing practice articles Highlighting best practice and innovation across the sector and Career development information There are also the Nursing Times Community Forums for discussing nursing related topics. Nursing Times has been in continuous publication since 1906 and is now published by EMAP Publishing Limited. In 2011, Nursing Times was re-launched with a greater focus on the needs of nurses. This included several new editorial features, including an in-depth news coverage, The Nursing Week, interviews and profiles of nurses, leadership advice and a new section giving practical tips on clinical concerns. Audience and Readership: Nurses in the United Kingdom Deadline: Friday  Time of Publication: Wednesday Frequency: Weekly Other information: No generic email, best to contact the Editor directly at steve.ford@emap.com Awards: 2012 - AOP Awards, Website - Business (nominated) 2012 - AOP Awards, Launch: for Student Nursing Times (nominated) 2012 - The PPA Awards, Digital Product of the Year for Business Media (Nominee) 2011 - Online Media Awards (Winner) 2010 - AOP Awards, Business Editorial Team of the Year (Shortlisted)

Background and Format: Nursing Times is a digital magazine for nurses in the United Kingdom. The magazine and its website nursingtimes.net aims to publish original nursing research and a host of clinical articles for nurses at all stages in their career. Nursing Times also provides a professional and clinical news service; an extensive Opinion section with in-depth features on nursing issues and topics. The brand's website nursingtimes.net hosts a range of complementary material, including Breaking news Developments in clinical practice Sharing practice articles Highlighting best practice and innovation across the sector and Career development information There are also the Nursing Times Community Forums for discussing nursing related topics. Nursing Times has been in continuous publication since 1906 and is now published by EMAP Publishing Limited. In 2011, Nursing Times was re-launched with a greater focus on the needs of nurses. This included several new editorial features, including an in-depth news coverage, The Nursing Week, interviews and profiles of nurses, leadership advice and a new section giving practical tips on clinical concerns. Audience and Readership: Nurses in the United Kingdom Monthly Unique Users: Over 888,000 unique users per month (Source:Publisher) Awards: 2016 - British Media Awards, Website of the Year (winner) 2015 - Online Media Awards, Editorial Campaign of the Year: Speak Out Safely Campaign (nominated) 2015 - Online Media Awards, Best Use of Social Media (nominated) 2014 - Online Media Awards, Best Campaigning / Investigative Journalism: Speak Out Safely (commendation) 2014 - Online Media Awards, Best Specialist Site for Journalism (nominated) 2013 - Medical Journalists’ Association Summer Awards, Online innovation (nominated) 2013 - Online Media Awards, Best Specialist Site for Journalism (winner) 2011 - Online Media Awards (winner) Ad rates: Advertising information can be found here Other information: No generic email, best to contact the Editor directly at steve.ford@emap.com

Background and Format: Nursing Times is a weekly title published by EMAP Healthcare. The publication offers news, news focus and clinical papers on a spectrum of health and health related topics relevant to those in the nursing field. In 2011, Nursing Times was re-launched with a greater focus on the needs of nurses. This includes several new editorial features, including an in-depth news coverage,The Nursing Week, interviews and profiles of nurses, leadership advice and a new section giving practical tips on clinical concerns. Nursing Times also provides a professional and clinical news service; an extensive Opinion section where nurses debate the hot topics; in-depth features on nursing issues and topics, such as nurse prescribing, and clinical supplements covering four main areas of practice - infection control, respiratory, continence and wound care. The brand's website nursingtimes.net hosts a range of complementary material, including breaking news, covering developments in clinical practice as well as professional issues; sharing practice articles, highlighting best practice and innovation across the sector; career development information and Off Duty, a unique entertainment section comprising of reviews, competitions, quizzes, freebies and special discount offers. In June 2005, the Professional Nurse and the Nursing Times merged into the Nursing Times. Articles via editorial submissions. Information about press release submission below. Circulation: Source: Publisher Awards: 2012 - AOP Awards, Website - Business (nominated) 2012 - AOP Awards, Launch: for Student Nursing Times (nominated) 2012 - The PPA Awards, Digital Product of the Year for Business Media (Nominee) 2011 - Online Media Awards (Winner) 2010 - AOP Awards, Business Editorial Team of the Year (Shortlisted) Ad rates: Advertising information can be found here Other information: No generic email, best to contact the Editor directly at steve.ford@emap.com