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‘We have a duty of care to ourselves’
Community nursing staff face unique challenges – and dangers. Our new guidance explains what to do if you feel unsafe while working in someone’s home
Updated: 16 January 2022 -
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Legal update: unfair dismissal after vaccine refusal?
A care home assistant was suspended from work after refusing to have the COVID-19 vaccine. Find out what happened next
Updated: 15 August 2022 -
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Supporting and retaining international recruits
Three RCN members explain what they do to make overseas nurses feel welcome in the workplace
Updated: 28 June 2022 -
Social care: the untapped nursing resource
Deborah Sturdy CBE, Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care in England, challenges the many misconceptions surrounding this unsung sector.
Updated: 25 July 2023 -
World Mental Health Day: Finding commonalities in the storms of life
This World Mental Health Day, Mental Health Nurse and RCN Fellow Catherine Gamble encourages everyone to share vulnerabilities with colleagues, friends and family members.
Updated: 10 March 2024 -
50 years since the Briggs Report
How one influential report published half a century ago is still at the heart of nursing today.
Updated: 25 March 2023 -
Occupational Health Nurses: Cinderellas of the nursing profession
Professor Anne Harriss shines a light on occupational health – a safety-critical yet overlooked specialism.
Updated: 21 January 2024 -
'I seldom get to meet patients waiting for a transplant but I know they are counting on me'
This Organ Donation Week, RCN Fellow Anthony Clarkson encourages everyone to think about making this life-saving decision.
Updated: 13 February 2024 -
Nightingale and Empire: time for a rethink
Now is an opportune moment to consider the implications of Florence Nightingale’s legacy.
Updated: 12 May 2023 -
Getting on with it
How this determined motto has guided one of our newest RCN Fellows, Joanne Bosanquet MBE, throughout an impressive career.
Updated: 11 August 2023