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  • Rebekah Hill Rebekah Hill 6 Dec 2024

    A Year in the Chair

    Rebekah Hill reflects on her first year as Chair of the RCN Gastrointestinal Forum Committee.

  • Callum Metcalfe-O'Shea Callum Metcalfe-O'Shea 6 Dec 2024

    The Cancer Forum: Then and now in 2024

    The UK Professional Lead for Long Term Conditions, who has been supporting the Chair of the Cancer Forum, discusses the progress of the forum throughout the year and what have been the key highlights. Also looking to the future and what opportunities await the RCN Cancer Forum.

  • David Barrett David Barrett 6 Dec 2024

    The financial crisis affecting UK universities: how nurse education is in the firing line

    High-quality nurse education is critical to developing a skilled, caring and knowledgeable workforce. This blog explores the current financial crisis facing Universities in the UK and how this is impacting on education staff, students and the nursing profession.

  • Sarah Seeley Sarah Seeley 4 Dec 2024

    Driving positive change for the independent health and social care sector

    Sarah Seeley, in her new role as the Eastern region's Lead Nurse for Independent Health and Social Care, talks about her passion for making a difference and her hopes for the sector.

  • Reverand Professor Stephen G Wright Reverand Professor Stephen G Wright 3 Dec 2024

    Nursing in a time of climate catastrophe

    As much of our social and environmental cohesion seems to be falling apart, RCN Fellow Stephen Wright says compassionate action is needed now more than ever.

  • Charlotte Galloway Charlotte Galloway 3 Dec 2024

    My first year as a committee member

    This blog provides an insight into my first year as a committee member, of the Fertility Nursing Forum. I hope this blog empowers and encourages you to think about becoming a committee member in the future.

  • Lisa Whitely Lisa Whitely 2 Dec 2024

    IBD Benchmarking

    The National IBD benchmarking has now been released and enables IBD teams across the country to measure their service against the IBD standards and other IBD services.

  • Rose Gallagher MBE Rose Gallagher MBE 28 Nov 2024

    COVID-19 Inquiry: how we made the voice of nursing heard in Module 3

    Rose Gallagher shares how the RCN has represented our members during Module 3 of the COVID-19 Inquiry and held former decision makers to account.

  • Rebecca Crisp Rebecca Crisp 28 Nov 2024

    RCN Defence Forum Nurse Honours War Heroine Edith Cavell in Commemorative Ceremony

    Corporal Rebecca Crisp from the Royal College of Nursing Defence Forum joins Chief Executive and esteemed colleagues in wreath-bearing tribute to Edith Cavell’s legacy of courage and sacrifice.

  • A nurse talks to a junior nurse with a third nurse in the background preparing a bed Jane Coad Jane Coad 25 Nov 2024

    The Repository Project: Supporting Collaboration and Connectivity in Nursing Research

    Research is an activity which nurses do as normal, core business. But attempting to find a nurse researcher expert in the UK can be very challenging and there is no quick, accessible mechanism to understand the scope, nature and activities of Registered Nurses in the UK leading research in health care. 

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