Blogs
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6 May 2021
Speaking up for nursing in the week ahead
Pat Cullen urges members to get involved in important events for the profession next week.
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6 May 2021
International Nurses Day 2021
As we approach International Nurse’s day, Wednesday 12 May, it makes me reflect on our incredible profession, our significant contribution and the impact we have on people’s lives day in day out…pandemic or not!
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6 May 2021
Valuing multi-professional General Practice working
In a joint blog Dr David Shackles Joint Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland and RCN Scotland Director Susan Aitkenhead reflect on the hugely important but all-too-often undervalued role of GP nursing.
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4 May 2021
Think hands, think gloves
On World Hand Hygiene Day, Rose Gallagher MBE, RCN Professional Lead for Infection Prevention and Control shares how members can protect themselves and their patients from infection.
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4 May 2021
RCN Scotland continuing to protect the future of nursing
Nursing is undoubtedly firmly on the political agenda, judging by the commitments in the political parties’ election manifestos published in the past few weeks.
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3 May 2021
Dermatitis and glove use: make one change
This Glove Awareness Week, we're encouraging members to make one change to strengthen appropriate glove use.
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29 Apr 2021
Recognising the nursing contribution during COVID-19
Dave Dawes, Chair of RCN Council, offers thanks to nursing staff who have joined the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, on behalf of RCN Council members.
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28 Apr 2021
Hives of Industry
Over the last 13 months, healthcare teams have needed to respond to clinical need and rapidly - giving little time for consideration of what this might mean for team structure or working together again in the future. A year on, I reflect on what my hive was then and what it feels like now....
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28 Apr 2021
Coming together for change
With the close of the consultative ballot on the NHS pay offer in Scotland only days away, the Scottish election date looming and the RCN embarking on a new approach to organising, Julie Lamberth says RCN members need to take advantage of opportunities to make a real impact for themselves and their patients.
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27 Apr 2021
Fatigue survey headlines and call to action- RCN Critical Care and Flight Nurse forum
The Royal College of Nursing Critical Care and Flight forum has collaborated with The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI), Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA), Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (APAGBI), the Paediatric Intensive Care Society (PICS) to jointly work on fatigue management for healthcare professionals. This initially involved a survey of fatigue within anaesthetists in training. As the Royal College of Nursing Critical Care and Flight forum we were keen to understand how fatigue is affecting nurses too. This is so that we can better represent the members and provide guidance to nurses working in critical care and flight.
