Blogs
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14 Nov 2025
Nursing matters: we are worth more
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger updates members on pay in Northern Ireland, the case for wider pay reform and looks forward to Nursing Support Workers’ Day.
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14 Nov 2025
Managing diabetes in the workplace
Debbie Holder, Diabetes Inpatient Specialist Nurse and RCN Diabetes Forum Committee member reflects on this year’s World Diabetes Day theme of ‘diabetes and wellbeing’.
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13 Nov 2025
Partnering for better outcomes: How nurses support cancer caregivers
In this blog, Shannon explores the crucial role of carers in supporting those living with cancer and highlights Michael's extraordinary passion and dedication to championing the voice of carers in cancer care.
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13 Nov 2025
Protecting jobs for advanced level nurses in England
Following issues around ‘digital badges’ which are affecting some advanced level nurses, Wendy Preston writes about how the RCN is clear a digital badge is not mandatory and no advanced level nurse should be penalised in any way because they don’t have one.
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12 Nov 2025
The Voice of the Nursing Student in Wales
Richard Jones, MBE and former Chair of the RCN Wales Board, highlights how nursing students in Wales are shaping the future of healthcare through advocacy, leadership, and active engagement with the RCN, ensuring high standards of patient care and professional development.
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10 Nov 2025
Protecting those who care: why hazardous medicinal products demand urgent action
Louise Church – Health, Safety & Wellbeing Senior National Officer for the RCN, provides an update on this important work and how the RCN is influencing to protect nursing staff
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10 Nov 2025
Remembering nurses awarded the Royal Red Cross in World War Two for exceptional devotion and bravery
Over a thousand UK and Commonwealth nurses received the Royal Red Cross Award in World War Two. The citations for the award reveal their bravery but also the horrors of nursing in wars.
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6 Nov 2025
Supporting newly registered nurses to find permanent roles after graduation
Patricia Marquis, Executive Director of RCN England, updates students and newly registered nurse members on what to do if you’re worried about finding your first nursing role.
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4 Nov 2025
How RCN members took a stand - and won
When faced with an unexpected financial burden, RCN members in Nottinghamshire didn’t just accept the change—they organised, investigated, and pushed back. What followed was a powerful example of collective action leading to real change.
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4 Nov 2025
Health inequality in Ophthalmology
This blog looks at what is health inequality and how can we help our patients level the playing field.
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