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  • Baby loss awareness month Sheri Lawrence Sheri Lawrence 14 Oct 2026

    Baby Loss Awareness

    Baby Loss Awareness Month highlights the importance of compassionate nursing care. Sensitive communication, individualised support and early miscarriage assessment help families feel heard and supported. Nurses must also prioritise their wellbeing to continue delivering compassionate care.

  • Sakina Jaffrey Sakina Jaffrey 13 Oct 2026

    We don't give up

    This blog explores the challenges of stepping into leadership and the resilience needed to overcome self-doubt and make a positive impact.

  • Hilary Nelson Hilary Nelson 13 Oct 2026

    Curious about the best ways to get advice from the RCN?

    Senior RCN Officer Hilary Nelson discusses what support different reps can offer you, and the best ways you can find advice for your workplace issue.

  • Lisa Whitley and Julie Duncan Lisa Whitley and Julie Duncan 9 Oct 2026

    Advancing paediatric IBD nursing practice

    This blog discusses a recently published paediatric IBD competency framework, aligned to the four pillars of nursing. It aims to reduce practice variation and provide clarity on training needs and role development for specialist paediatric nurses working with young people living with IBD.

  • Amber O'Brien Amber O'Brien 9 Oct 2026

    Mental health reform won’t work without mental health nurses

    Following the publication of the Fonagy review, Amber O’Brien, the RCN’s Professional Lead for Mental Health, sets out why mental health nurses must be at the centre of what comes next. 

  • A row of hospital beds in a corridor Colin Poolman Colin Poolman 9 Oct 2026

    An important step forward in ending corridor care

    Yesterday marked an important step forward in our campaign to end corridor care in Scotland. The Scottish government has agreed to define corridor care and to develop a system for monitoring and reporting.  

  • Wales Displaced Persons Scheme celebration event at Cardiff City Stadium Rosalind Mabey Rosalind Mabey 8 Oct 2026

    Building pathways, supporting futures: A collaborative approach to health care careers for displaced people in Wales

    How the RCN’s Health Care Careers for Displaced People Scheme is opening doors for displaced people in Wales, supporting them to build skills, confidence and careers while helping create a more inclusive and sustainable health care workforce.

  • Nancy Ghansah Nancy Ghansah 7 Oct 2026

    Protecting your back is protecting your career

    Nancy Pearl Ghansah, a member of the RCN UK Health and Safety Representatives Committee, reflects on the life-changing impact of a workplace back injury and highlights the actions employers and staff can take to prevent musculoskeletal injuries and better protect nursing staff.

  • Andrea Stebbings Andrea Stebbings 6 Oct 2026

    Excellence, activism and belonging in rural maternity settings

    Rural and coastal communities are challenged in the current healthcare system. As nurses and midwives working in these areas the people we care for become woven into our own lives. This creates a unique form of accountability which should afford us opportunities to be activists.

  • Mehvish Shaffi-Ajibola Mehvish Shaffi-Ajibola 1 Oct 2026

    Black History Month 2026: Honouring our communities and building an anti-racist future

    Chair of the RCN Anti-Racism Sub-Group Mehvish Shaffi-Ajibola reflects on the importance of Black History month and why recognising the tremendous contribution of Black nursing must go hand in hand with action to tackle racism and create lasting change. 

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