The latest nursing news and RCN events
Nursing staff will vote on whether to take industrial action as part of their campaign for pay equality with other public sector workers.
Never-before-seen artefacts and stained glass windows inspired by RCN members show how our views of nursing have evolved over the past 150 years.
The deadline for entering the nursing profession’s top awards has been extended until 7 February.
The RCN will use the results to fight for better working conditions and improved patient care.
17 Oct 2019 - 20 Mar 2020
London
Visit this exhibition for free at the RCN Library and Heritage Centre from 17 October 2019 until 20 March 2020. It will then go on display at RCN Scotland, Edinburgh, from Spring 2020.
13 Nov 2019 - 30 Apr 2020
Edinburgh
This exhibition and event series explores the shift from institutional to home care over two centuries of older people’s nursing, from the workhouse and asylums of the Victorian era to the hospital and care home and beyond.
22 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2021
London
New exhibition at the RCN Library and Heritage Centre explores the history of emotions in nursing.
'The Image of Nursing' talk by Dr Stephanie Aiken - RCN Yorkshire and the Humber Operations Manager, followed by a West Yorkshire branch meeting.
This extended Local Learning Event will feature various presenters talking about diabetes, an ever growing health condition which is affecting more and more individuals and families throughout their lifetimes.
Find out how RCN Scotland Library and Information Services can help you
Presented by Ruth Burey, RCN Professional Learning and Development Facilitator, this session will provide a basic overview to support the understanding of innovation and service improvement work and an opportunity for participants to explore how to develop their own ideas into action to improve patient/client experience.
29 Jan 2020
London
Join a panel of historians, nurses and social scientists to explore why care remains undervalued in status and pay.
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This morning seminar aims to increase the understanding of the importance of early detection and treatment of the deteriorating patient and understanding the All Wales system
