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RCN Wales appoints Nicola Williams as Executive Director
Nicola will join the RCN in April as Executive Director of RCN Wales, bringing more than three decades of clinical and senior leadership experience
COVID inquiry: ‘Never again can nursing and the public be failed like this’
Nursing staff were a constant presence during the pandemic, and now formal recognition of long COVID as an industrial disease is urgently needed
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RCN Magazine
Performing a simple wound assessment
Clinical
Cath and Callum’s advice on choosing the right dressings, using the TIME assessment tool and mastering soft bandaging
Training under fire: nursing education in Myanmar
People
Two student nurses share their extraordinary journey to qualify during Myanmar’s brutal conflict
Corridor care: timeline of a crisis
Action
What the RCN has been doing to eradicate unsafe, undignified care across the UK
Obesity: care in the community
Clinical
Clinical nurse specialist Kath explains how nursing staff can reduce stigma and improve outcomes for people living with obesity
Revalidation tips
Advice
What it is, why it matters, and how to make the process less stressful
Band 5 NHS nursing roles review in England explained
Action
Your essential Q&A on the Westminster government’s new commitments to nursing
What you need to know about PCOS
Clinical
Widespread, lifelong and often overlooked – here’s what you need to know about PCOS
Events
Reflective Writing with the Royal Literary Fund
Online
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RCN Education Forum Conference 2026
Exeter
'Let's Eat Grandma': the editing and proof-writing workshop with the Royal Literary Fund
Online
RCN Management and Leadership Forum Conference: Leading with scrutiny
London
RCN Long-term Conditions Conference 2026
Sheffield
RCN Acute Care Symposium 2026
London
RCN Pain and Palliative Care Conference
London
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