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  • Professor Nicola Ranger Professor Nicola Ranger 10 Oct 2024

    Your vote, your voice: securing change for our profession

    RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on meeting Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP and the introduction of the Employment Rights Bill to the UK parliament.  

  • Janet Hargreaves Janet Hargreaves 9 Oct 2024

    From the Archives: Alice Bird in World War Two

    The RCN archives hold a wealth of artefacts and papers documenting the history of nursing from individual lives to major events. This blog series from the History of Nursing Forum is delving into the collection to share its treasures and to bring the archive to life. This is the first of 3 posts, concerning Alice Bird, a 20th Century nurse, midwife and tutor who worked in Sussex and London during World War Two.

  • Jo Roach Jo Roach 7 Oct 2024

    Celebrating International Older Persons Day

    To celebrate International Older Persons Day (01 October) the RCN Older People's forum have collated blog posts from people who were happy to talk about this years theme 'The part we play: Celebrating the integral role of older people in our communities'. 

  • RCN-Congress-hall Lindsay Meeks Lindsay Meeks 3 Oct 2024

    Take some time to be inspired by Congress 2025

    Do you ever have the time to really think about how you're feeling about nursing, your future and the future of our profession?

  • Mojibola Odusanya Mojibola Odusanya 2 Oct 2024

    How much has changed since Mary Seacole?

    Black History Month - Has the issue of racial discrimination in nursing improved in the last 150 years?

  • Sandra Blades and Jo Roche Sandra Blades and Jo Roche 1 Oct 2024

    Teepa Snow

    Sandra Blade and Jo Roche attended the Teepa Snow sessions recently. Teepa Snow is an American dementia care specialist and an occupation therapist. Read their blog to learn more.

  • Tamsin Fletcher-Salt Tamsin Fletcher-Salt 1 Oct 2024

    Diabetes and the digital dawn: A nurse's guide to new technology

    In this blog, Tamsin Fletcher-Salt, a diabetes and endocrine nurse team leader and Clinical Diabetes Nurse Specialist discusses technology and its impact on providing diabetes care in contemporary practice.  

  • Rose Gallagher MBE Rose Gallagher MBE 27 Sep 2024

    Raising the voice of nursing in the COVID-19 Inquiry

    Content warning: please be aware that the following content contains details of the impact of COVID-19 on nursing staff

  • Balloons spelling "Yr Hangout" in window Dr Lisa Cordery Dr Lisa Cordery 26 Sep 2024

    Impact matters in health care

    Impact matters in health care. On the face of it, this seems like such an obvious statement. Of course it matters; it’s why we do what we do. It’s only when we stop to think of human experiences that the word ‘impact’ is meaningful.

  • Audience at Congress Sarah Dodsworth Sarah Dodsworth 25 Sep 2024

    Come along to your local branch AGM!

    Regional Director Sarah Dodsworth highlights the importance of branch AGMs and why they are a great way for members to get more involved in their branch.