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472 blog posts
  • 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.

  • Michelle Raddings Michelle Raddings 25 Sep 2024

    Celebrating our Nursing Workforce Standards Champions

    Michelle Raddings, Yorkshire & the Humber region IHSC lead nurse reflects on the recent Nursing Workforce Standards Champions awards and celebration event.

  • Networking-Hear-from-Claire-blog Claire Sutton Claire Sutton 24 Sep 2024

    'Hear from Claire' on things health and social care

    Building connections through networking can lay the foundations for our futures

  • A young boy getting his nasal flu vaccination Leanne Hume Leanne Hume 20 Sep 2024

    Defence against the harmful flu, one hero jab at a time

    Leanne Hume, our northern region IHSC lead nurse, talks about how the seasonal flu vaccination programme has donned its superhero cape to protect us once again this winter. 

  • Daniel Gooding Daniel Gooding 18 Sep 2024

    Lord Darzi's review and the need to invest in the health of our children

    Daniel Gooding, RCN Children and Young People’s Acute Care Forum Chair and a paediatric charge nurse, reflects on what the Darzi review tells us about the deteriorating state of children and young people’s health and the need for investment.

  • Beds in a hospital corridor Colin Poolman Colin Poolman 17 Sep 2024

    Corridor care must be eradicated, not normalised

    It’s World Patient Safety Day, and as winter approaches Colin Poolman outlines why the unsafe practice of ‘corridor care’ must come to an end.

  • Nikki Cotterill Nikki Cotterill 17 Sep 2024

    RCN Bladder & Bowel Forum Conference 2024

    Join us at the RCN's Bladder and Bowel Forum Conference 2024.  Bladder and bowel continence is a fundamental aspect central to all of us and our dignity. For those who experience bladder and bowel leakage (incontinence) accessing healthcare advice, education and treatment is critical to ensure symptoms are improved wherever possible and well managed where cure is not possible.

  • overdose-awareness Keira Wallis Keira Wallis 13 Sep 2024

    It moved me to see his never-ending resilience and the trust he placed in me

    Keira Wallis, Head of Clinical Operations at Healix, shares how supporting a patient through pancreatic cancer brought challenges and lifelong rewards.

  • Professor Nicola Ranger Professor Nicola Ranger 13 Sep 2024

    Significant investment in nursing is needed across health and care

    RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on the publication of Lord Darzi's report on the state of the National Health Service in England and the nursing staff she has met during our NHS pay consultations. 

  • Callum Metcalfe-O'Shea Callum Metcalfe-O'Shea 12 Sep 2024

    Physical activity and cancer - A patient story

    In this blog, Callum Metcalfe-O'Shea, Professional Lead for Long-Term Conditions, showcases the lived experience from Sophie to highlight the voice of nursing and the role of physical activity living with and beyond cancer.