Blogs
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27 Jul 2023
Is mental health nursing being diluted?
Stephen Jones, our Professional Lead for Mental Health, discusses the concerns of nursing staff about the future of mental health nursing in the UK.
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27 Jul 2023
Older people and living with HIV
Older people are living longer with HIV across the UK, which is a cause for celebration.
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26 Jul 2023
Learn from the past but look to the future
Our NW Regional Director reflects on the last few months.
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21 Jul 2023
Growing the nursing workforce
I’m a practice facilitator supporting trainee nursing associates (TNAs) in Somerset, and my focus is on expanding my university’s current placements for our TNAs into social care.
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17 Jul 2023
Choose health, choose life
Lifespan has increased since the NHS was founded 75 years ago. Then, the average lifespan for a man was 65 years. Now, it’s 78. A woman’s average lifespan was 70 years. Now it’s 83.
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14 Jul 2023
Mouth care at end of life and how ‘taste for pleasure’ can enhance this
Mouth care at end of life and how ‘taste for pleasure’ can enhance this.
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14 Jul 2023
Global nursing matters
RCN Chief Nurse Professor Nicola Ranger speaks out on the need for greater engagement with the international nursing community on matters affecting the profession.
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13 Jul 2023
ICM: Learning, laughing and sharing with 3,500 of the worlds midwives
The experiences of a UK midwife attending the International Confederation of Midwives Council meeting and Congress in Bali June 2023. Discussions on Climate Change and Midwifery Continuity of Carer were illuminating when heard from the experiences of midwives from around the world.
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11 Jul 2023
RCN Eastern members - helping achieve our goals
Eastern region Council Member, Theresa Porrett, considers her experiences of the last six months and future goals.
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10 Jul 2023
A vital tool on our student nurse journey
Emma Bird, the Eastern region's RCN Student Committee member, takes a look at the Practice Assessment Document (PAD) from a nursing student's perspective.
