Corridor care: NHS trusts in England to monitor effect on patient harm

Following our calls for corridor care to be eradicated, new NHS England guidance says care outside of a normal cubical or ward environment should not be normalised.

Walking my Mum home: reflections on care, loss, and a new chapter

The last week of my Mum’s life was both the hardest and the most profound experience I’ve ever lived through. It was a week where time slowed, where every breath mattered, and where the boundaries between being a daughter and being a nurse blurred into something deeply human. I had always known that the fundamental skills I learned during my training at St Bartholomew’s Hospital and beyond would shape my career, but I never imagined how much they would shape this final chapter with her.

Networks in Scotland

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Women's Health Forum

This forum covers all aspects of women's health, and we work with charities and voluntary groups associated with women's health as well as other clinical bodies and parliamentary groups.

Assisted Dying in Scotland

Information about the legislation on assisted dying currently progressing through the Scottish Parliament.

Accreditation

The RCN accredits learning and development initiatives for a diverse range of clients who want to guarantee that their initiatives are of the highest quality.

Stay informed about nursing role profiles

Sign up to stay informed about the implementation of updated nursing role profiles across the UK, the upcoming band 5 role review in England or to get more involved in job evaluation activity at your workplace.

Rising from the fire: How Myanmar’s Nursing Students Reached Graduation Against the Odds

Marcus Wootton, Associate Director of the RCN International Nursing Academy, recounts yesterday’s extraordinary graduation ceremony of student nurses in Myanmar who have, against all odds, completed their nursing degrees while Myanmar’s civil war continues. The programme, which the RCN has supported, is the first of its kind worldwide to provide a viable pathway to a new, high quality nursing workforce in a conflict zone.

The Phoenix Nursing Programme: Rising from the fire

On 1 February 2021, the military seized power in Myanmar, prompting health care workers - alongside teachers, civil servants, and students - to join a nationwide civil disobedience movement. Nursing care continued, but it moved underground. The Phoenix Bachelor of Nursing Science was created through partnerships between Myanmar universities and the Royal College of Nursing in the UK. Each theory module is jointly taught by Myanmar faculty and international nursing academics, with subject specialists included. Its aim is simple: to deliver high quality nursing education in conflict affected Myanmar.

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