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23 blog posts
  • Nikki Cotterill Nikki Cotterill 17 Sep 2024

    RCN Bladder & Bowel Forum Conference 2024

    Join us at the RCN's Bladder and Bowel Forum Conference 2024.  Bladder and bowel continence is a fundamental aspect central to all of us and our dignity. For those who experience bladder and bowel leakage (incontinence) accessing healthcare advice, education and treatment is critical to ensure symptoms are improved wherever possible and well managed where cure is not possible.

  • Francesca Murphy Francesca Murphy 8 Aug 2024

    Benefits of specialist nurses within maternal medicine

    The health issues in pregnant woman are becoming complex. More women with co morbidities are having babies and require specialist maternal medicine care. This blog looks at my role as an ANP within the maternal medicine team and what nurses can bring to improve care for these women.

  • Anne Howard and Nikki Konsta Anne Howard and Nikki Konsta 20 Jun 2024

    A guide to crafting and submitting research abstracts

    This blog aims to dispel fears that nurses may have around submitting research abstracts. We aim to empower nurses by providing a comprehensive guide on how they can confidently put together abstracts and contribute to the advancement of nursing knowledge. 

  • Deb Panes Deb Panes 4 Jun 2024

    The role of the specialist nurse in supporting patients with endometriosis self-management

    March is Endometriosis awareness month, and this offers the opportunity to raise awareness of the condition and the impact it can have on women living with it. The specialist nurse is a key healthcare practitioner in providing expert care to all women with endometriosis.

  • Michael Nevill Michael Nevill 9 May 2024

    Decriminalising abortion: A call for healthcare reform

    Most abortion services are nurse led, and following some high profile court cases, healthcare organisations and other royal colleges are calling for the decriminalisation of abortion across the UK. This blog outlines why decriminalisation is important and informs our members of the next steps.

  • Emma Edwards Emma Edwards 29 Apr 2024

    Parkinson's specialist nurses - still crucial?

    The first Parkinson's specialist nurse (PSN) post was created in Cornwall in 1987, and 37 years later, there are around 515 PSN's in the UK. This blog takes a look at Parkinson's awareness month, and why, if you see a PSN post advertised, and you fit the criteria, you should totally apply.  

  • Clare Cook Clare Cook 26 Apr 2024

    How can patient blood management help improve women's health and wellbeing?

    In the UK iron deficiency anaemia in women of a childbearing age is considered a moderate public health risk by the World Health Organization. A goal was set to reduce this number by 50 per cent by 2025. Are we on track to meet that goal? What can we as nurses or midwives do to help? 

  • Lisa Higgins Lisa Higgins 21 Mar 2024

    Premenstrual dysphoric disorder PMDD

     Guiding individuals through a journey of self-discovery and empowerment in relation to their menstrual cycles.

  • Esther Kuria Esther Kuria 29 Feb 2024

    Listening event on the Hughes report publication

    The Hughes report follows a review by Baroness Cumberlege (‘First do no harm’ 2020), commissioned by Mr Jeremy Hunt when he was Health Minister, that separately reviewed outcomes of three historical health interventions - pelvic mesh, sodium valproate & Primodos. One of the outcomes from the Cumberlege report was to appoint a Patient Safety Commissioner who would take forward the recommendations from the Cumberlege review.

  • Anonymous Anonymous 28 Feb 2024

    Gaslight

    This blog has been submitted by a member who wishes to remain anonymous, for reasons that will become clear as you read it. Bullying is a common phenomenon for nurses, with around a quarter of the nursing family experiencing bullying in the past year. This blog highlights my personal experience of “gaslighting” - a specific type of bullying, and how I am gradually recovering from this.