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Independent health and social care blogs

Read the latest blogs from our staff and members working in independent health and social care (IHSC).

If you have an idea for a blog we could publish, please email ihsc@rcn.org.uk.



44 blog posts
  • A female nurse at Congress 2024 Rebecca Watkins Rebecca Watkins 29 Jul 2024

    My first congress made such a positive impact on me

    Nursing support worker Rebecca says her first RCN Congress was more than just an event, but a reminder of why she chose our brilliant profession.

  • Nichola Walmsley Nichola Walmsley 23 Jul 2024

    The challenges and rewards of managing overseas medical care

    Nichola Walmsley, Operations Manager at Healix, discusses the complex work of handling medical treatment for patients around the world.

  • Custody nursing in Stafford Prison 800x400 Leanne Hume and Michelle Raddings Leanne Hume and Michelle Raddings 18 Jul 2024

    Behind bars and bandages: providing care in prison

    Leanne Hume and Michelle Raddings, our Lead Nurses for Independent Health and Social Care in the Northern and Yorkshire and Humber regions, discuss their visit to a regional reception prison and what they learned from the nursing staff there.

  • school nurse Majella Kavanagh Majella Kavanagh 11 Jul 2024

    A focus on school nursing in Wales

    Majella shares the work the RCN Wales independent sector and community advisers have been doing with school nurses in Wales.