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A look back on RCN Congress 2024
RCN London member Yetunde Ruqoyat Lawal reflects on her time at RCN Congress 2024
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Corridor care must be eradicated, not normalised
It’s World Patient Safety Day, and as winter approaches Colin Poolman outlines why the unsafe practice of ‘corridor care’ must come to an end.
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What's happening with the Assisted Dying Bill in Scotland?
Colin Poolman, RCN Scotland Director, sets out what's happening with the Scottish legislation on assisted dying.
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Celebrate the difference nursing makes
I know many of you will be holding activities today and over the weekend to mark Nurses’ Day.
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We must make sure the opportunity is not missed
I know I’m not the only RCN member working in the NHS who has been feeling frustrated at the delay in putting the Agenda for Change review recommendations into practice. Many of you have expressed your frustration to me and on social media.
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Improving AfC - one step at a time
The Agenda for Change (AfC) pay scheme came into operation at the end of 2004. Twenty years on and the cracks in the system are widening every year.
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Time to highlight Scotland’s nursing stars
I’m delighted to see the nominations process for the 2025 Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards open today (15 October). Our Awards are fast becoming one of the most positive times in Scotland’s nursing calendar.
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Through the lens of a nursing support worker – Celebrating our role
I have heard, and been referred to by, many names in my role as a nursing support worker (NSW). I’m not just a nursing support worker. I am trained and skilled, I am caring and compassionate, I value and uphold person centred principles when working with others and patients.
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Strengthening the voice of GP nurses
With a new pay increase finally approved for 2024-25, Jacqui Neil reflects on what we're doing to support general practice nurses.
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Celebrating Learning Disability Nurses' Day
To celebrate Learning Disability Nursing Day, we asked RCN London Board Chair Jim Blair about his career in learning disability nursing.