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5 ways to support staff observing Ramadan
Ramadan is the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. Hamira shares her tips for how to respect and support colleagues taking part
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Working on bank holidays: know your rights
While it’s a welcome day off for some, for many nursing staff it’s just another working day. So what are your entitlements when it comes to bank holidays?
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Nursing history: 20 icons remembered
Discover how the RCN's nursing history experts are preserving the legacy of brilliant nurses in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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What emotional qualities make the perfect nurse?
Our new exhibition explores how expectations of nurses have evolved over 150 years
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Nursing history: the first male nurses
Who were the first men on the general nursing register? Dr Stuart Wildman, Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, finds out
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Nightingale's legacy
With Florence Nightingale’s 200th birthday falling during the COVID-19 pandemic, the reforms she fought for feel more relevant than ever
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Celebrating Florence Nightingale
The Florence Nightingale Museum is going the extra mile to celebrate 200 years since the birth of Britain’s most famous nurse
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What do witches and nurses have in common?
Professor Nicola Ring’s new research into the Scottish healers and midwives accused of witchcraft 400 years ago reveals secrets about the origins of nursing
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'Fearless about being first'
How a Nigerian nurse’s determination to tackle cultural norms in the mid-20th Century led her to become one of the most influential nursing leaders in British history
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Making the most of your income
Claim everything you’re entitled to, says Renee, the RCN’s new income maximisation officer.
