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  • Professor Nicola Ranger Professor Nicola Ranger 23 Oct 2026

    Investing in the health and wealth of the nation

    RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on the Northern Ireland pay ballot, looks ahead to the upcoming UK Budget and urges the Westminster government to invest in nursing. 

  • Pauline Dorrington Pauline Dorrington 22 Oct 2026

    Lung cancer screening in Wales – where we are now and how we got there

    This blog will explain how Wales is on the verge of launching a national lung cancer screening programme. Following a pilot in Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB, the evaluation recommended the screening should be rolled out across Wales with some changes which were accepted, including lowering the criteria age from 60 to 55.

  • Malang Fatty Malang Fatty 22 Oct 2026

    Part 1 - Why personal care can be distressing

    This blog looks at using therapeutic engagement to support personal care in dementia and why personal care can be distressing.

  • Malang Fatty Malang Fatty 22 Oct 2026

    Part 2 - Reframing "Resistance to care"

    This blog emphasises the importance of person-centred, therapeutic engagement, trust-building, and involving people with dementia in their care.

  • Malang Fatty Malang Fatty 22 Oct 2026

    Part 3 - Communicating during care

    This blog explores how recognising communication cues, assessing pain and taking time to build trust can reduce distress and improve person-centred dementia care.

  • Dr Kirstin Hussey Dr Kirstin Hussey 22 Oct 2026

    Nursing at night: What history can teach us

    Night shifts are an integral part of nursing – but the experience of delivering care at night has been overlooked by historians. In my new research project, I will ask: how might exploring past experiences of night nursing help improve working conditions of nurses today?

  • Review of Band 5 Nursing Roles Mairi Claire Mairi Claire 20 Oct 2026

    Band 5 success for RCN members on the Western Isles

    An integrated nursing team working across hospital and community settings on the Isle of Barra tells us about their successful rebanding under the band 5 review. 

  • Lee Noquet Lee Noquet 20 Oct 2026

    Trauma informed fertility care: Putting compassion at the centre

    Fertility treatment is often described as a journey, but for many it is shaped by uncertainty, loss and emotional vulnerability. Trauma informed care recognises that distressing experiences influence how patients engage with treatment, interpret clinical interactions and feel safe within healthcare environments. 

  • Former president Cecilia Anim at the retired members' conference 2026 in a turquoise / teal headdress and outfit with orange and yellow beads, looking to the front as if she is concentrating on what is being said. Surrounded by other delegates, one of who on her table is reading the retired members' newsletter. There is a bottle of water, conference papers and cups of tea on the table Roy Tomlinson Roy Tomlinson 16 Oct 2026

    Retiring from Work, Not from Activism

    When people think of trade unions, they usually think of workers on the shop floor. At the RCN however, we know that reaching retirement doesn’t mean we have to retire from union activity. 

  • Group of men and women viewing viewing a document Catherine Barlow Catherine Barlow 15 Oct 2026

    Global health: An opportunity I never knew I had

    Reflecting on my experience working with Cambridge Global Health Partnerships in Uganda, this blog explores how international collaboration, shared learning and nursing and midwifery leadership can strengthen maternal healthcare and improve outcomes for women and babies.

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