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  • Professor Nicola Ranger Professor Nicola Ranger 7 Aug 2026

    Social care: the future is nurse-led

    RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on the need for investment in nursing for adult social care, our report on the exploitation of migrant nursing staff and looks forward to the RCN Annual General Meeting.

  • Samantha Parkinson Samantha Parkinson 6 Aug 2026

    Protecting young people from the harm of online gambling

    This blog explores the growing public health impact of online gambling on children and young people. It highlights the role of Family Nurse Partnership/Public Health Nurses in recognising harm, starting conversations, promoting prevention and supporting early intervention to improve health outcomes.  

  • Helena Petrisor Helena Petrisor 5 Aug 2026

    Are we missing an opportunity? Why student nurses should be included in diabetes training

    In this blog, RCN Committee member and third year student Helena shares her experience about diabetes training for students and why awareness is so crucial.

  • Review of Band 5 Nursing Roles Tracey Tracey 5 Aug 2026

    A band 5 review success story in Lanarkshire

    RCN member Tracey tells us about her team’s journey to success in the band 5 review. 

  • Davina Richardson Davina Richardson 3 Aug 2026

    New paediatric guidance on daytime urinary incontinence

    This blog looks at nw RCN guidance on daytime urinary incontinence in children aims to support confident, evidence-based care, reduce variation, and improve outcomes for the many children, teenagers and families affected by daytime bladder symptoms in those aged 18 years or younger.

  • Sandra Grieve Sandra Grieve 3 Aug 2026

    Northern European Conference on Travel Medicine (NECTM)

    The Northern European Conference on Travel Medicine (NECTM) is a biennial conference, providing current research and evidence to practitioners, physicians, nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals. Increasing vector-borne diseases globally, pose a risk to UK travellers.

  • Dianne Yarwood Dianne Yarwood 30 Jul 2026

    60 years and £300,000 for Ty Maeth: What a bargain

    60 years since the opening of the RCN headquarters in Wales, an exhibition was created to highlight the achievements of the people of Wales in raising funds to support Ty Maeth. The building’s name is translated as “House of Nurture”, and it is located at the Cardiff University Health Park Campus which was also under development in the 1960s. The exhibition is open until October 2026. As a result of coincidence, I appeared on daytime television being interviewed by Eric Knowles for the Bargain Hunt programme. Shown in March 2026 and available on BBC iPlayer.

  • Alan Pearson Alan Pearson 30 Jul 2026

    Evidence, experience and action in nursing practice

    For the whole of my career, the practice of nursing has been my central interest. The research and scholarship I have pursued have focused on the centrality of practice.

  • Lawrence Whyte Lawrence Whyte 22 Jul 2026

    Pioneers of Mental Health Nursing: Kevin Gournay

    In this blog Lawrence Whyte talks about Kevin Gournay, a pioneer of mental health nursing, and the PSI Movement.

  • Lawrence Whyte Lawrence Whyte 22 Jul 2026

    Pioneers of mental health nursing: Philip Barker

    This blog examines the impact of Philip Barker on the education and practice of mental health nursing.

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