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476 blog posts
  • Professor Helen Allan  Professor Helen Allan 12 Feb 2025

    ‘Dirty nursing’ arises from shame and stigma in women’s health

    RCN Fellow Professor Helen Allan says funding and delivery of high standards of health care to women will only improve once we acknowledge that women’s health is underfunded and stigmatised.

  • Michelle Raddings Michelle Raddings 11 Feb 2025

    How you can get involved and stay informed

    Michelle Raddings, Yorkshire & the Humber region IHSC lead nurse looks at the months ahead and how you can get involved and stay informed.

  • Buki Fatuga Buki Fatuga 11 Feb 2025

    My journey to prescribing

    This blog is about my journey to prescribing, how I got here, the skills required, and the benefits of taking on this advanced role in fertility nursing.

  • Kate Price Kate Price 10 Feb 2025

    Shifting the culture - why normalising grief in healthcare is important

    This blog is about the importance and value of providing a restorative and reflective space for teams to share thoughts and experiences of death and dying. Normalising grief within the context of healthcare may help to improve patient care and reduce burnout.

  • Josh Parker-Walsh Josh Parker-Walsh 7 Feb 2025

    It's time to do something that I really want to do

    Josh Parker-Walsh, the newly-elected West Midlands representative on our UK Students Committee, recalls the experiences that have led him into nursing and inspired him to become a champion of the student voice.

  • Professor Nicola Ranger Professor Nicola Ranger 7 Feb 2025

    Providing the evidence: demonstrating the expertise of nursing

    RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on developments impacting the future of the nursing profession and how we are representing our members’ voices to campaign for change.

  • Sarah Seeley Sarah Seeley 6 Feb 2025

    Embracing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in independent health and social care

    Sarah Seeley, the Eastern region's Lead Nurse for Independent Health and Social Care, outlines the need to foster equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the sector.

  • Melissa Stanton Melissa Stanton 31 Jan 2025

    Corridor Care: A growing concern in social care and its impact on care homes

    Melissa Stanton, the Lead Nurse Independent Health and Social Care for North West England explains the dangers and implications of corridor care in social care and the strategies needed to mitigate corridor care.

  • Teresa Budrey Teresa Budrey 30 Jan 2025

    A heartfelt farewell

    In her final blog as RCN Eastern Regional Director, Teresa Budrey, reflects on her time at the RCN.

  • Janet Hargreaves Janet Hargreaves 29 Jan 2025

    From the Archives: Alice Bird's Atlantic adventure

    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.