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Letter from Helen Hampton
Letter from Helen Hampton to RCN Bulletin.
Letter from Jenny Crofts
Letter from Jenny Crofts to RCN Bulletin.
Letter from Lynne Westwood
Letter from Lynne Westwood to RCN Bulletin.
Letter from Sue Pitman
Letter from Sue Pitman to RCN Bulletin.
Letter from Sean Ledington
Letter from Sean Ledington to RCN Bulletin.
Letter from Jonathan Beebee
Letter from Jonathan Beebee to RCN Bulletin.
Letter from Daniel Marsden, on behalf of the Learning Disability Nursing Forum Committee
Letter from Daniel Marsden to RCN Bulletin.
Singing for health
RCN members Ann Skingley and Trish Vella-Burrows have been researching the health benefits of participating in singing groups for a range of long-term conditions.

Total items: 8

Items in previous issues:

Akinsanya award winner examines cultural barriers to end of life care

Published: 28 May 2012

On page 15 of the June 2012 issue of RCN Bulletin there is a news story about the recent winner of the RCN’s annual Akinsanya award for excellence in scholarship and innovation. Dr Munikumar Venkatasalu explains what inspired him to undertake his research.
Transforming lives through technology

Published: 02 May 2012

On page 11 of the May 2012 issue of RCN Bulletin, Kim Bell reports on RCN support for a campaign to improve the lives of people with long-term conditions through the use of telehealth. Tracy Hitchens, Lead Telehealth Nurse for Peninsula Community Health, answers some common questions about the technology.
The problem with Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Published: 02 May 2012

RCN members may be aware that a number of reports of infection due to the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa have been reported across the UK and Europe in acute hospitals
Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Week 2012 - four weeks to go

Published: 02 May 2012

Put your organisation's best practice in the spotlight and learn from others.
‘The future is in our hands’

Published: 28 Mar 2012

On page 5 of the April issue of RCN Bulletin, Anthony Green writes about what inspired him to pursue a career in learning disability nursing. Find out more about the campaign he has helped launch to encourage more people to specialise in this vital branch of care
Felicity Stockwell: more from the RCN Bulletin interview with the nursing researcher

Published: 28 Mar 2012

Felicity Stockwell wrote her seminal work ‘The unpopular patient’ forty years ago. Here she talks about the start of her work in nursing when she never imagined that a career in research lay ahead
News digest extra - April 2012

Published: 28 Mar 2012

Extra news from the RCN Bulletin team
Letters extra - April 2012

Published: 28 Mar 2012

More letters submitted to RCN Bulletin
Pay freeze to hit Jersey’s nursing staff

Published: 28 Mar 2012

Public sector staff in Jersey are facing a two-year pay freeze as an RCN survey has shown that 60 per cent of members working on the island are seriously considering leaving nursing.
Creating a legacy of hope

Published: 28 Mar 2012

On page 7 of the April issue of RCN Bulletin, Chair of the RCN Diversity Committee, Sandra James, talks about hearing from Paul Anderson-Walsh of the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust at a recent meeting. Find out what Paul said and what the charity hopes to achieve.