Blogs
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23 Jan 2026
One year on: how the Insititute of Nursing Excellence is powering change
Director of the RCN Institute of Nursing Excellence, Professor Jane Ball, reflects on the Institute’s first year as a growing movement for excellence, influence and unity in nursing.
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22 Jan 2026
Nursing skills: an untapped engine of entrepreneurship
When do nursing skills become entrepreneurial strengths? RCN Fellow Ruth Oshikanlu MBE explains.
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21 Jan 2026
Wikipedia as a platform for engagement: widening public knowledge of Scottish nurses
In this blog Sue shares fascinating examples of some of the nurses she has ‘met’ through the ‘Nurses in Red’ project, with a focus on Scottish nurses.
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21 Jan 2026
From the Archives: Are nursing textbooks useful or wise?
This blog series will delve into the oldest of the RCN’s historical book collection, exploring the ways in which nursing was taught in the past. Herbert E Cuff’s 1896 ‘Lectures on Medicine to Nurses’ is one such example.
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19 Jan 2026
Menopause A nurse’s lived experience
Samten’s blog is a powerful account of her peri-menopause experience as a woman of colour, and as a nurse herself. 89% of nurses in the UK are female, so it is vital to continue to raise awareness around menopause.
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19 Jan 2026
A partnership approach to grief literacy
To mark National Grief Awareness Week, Queen's University Belfast united 11 bereavement organisations to equip nursing students with essential grief literacy - for supporting bereaved individuals and maintaining professional wellbeing.
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14 Jan 2026
Reflecting on Our Foundations: A Recent Review of the NRN Handbook
As the Royal College of Nursing’s Professional Lead for Acute and Emergency Care and Defence Nursing—and as the lead for our Early Career Nurses Network—I am pleased to share reflections following a recent review of our Newly Registered Nurses (NRN) Handbook, a resource that continues to play a central role in supporting nurses at the start of their professional journey.
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12 Jan 2026
Reflecting on another remarkable year for the RCN Diabetes Forum: A Chair’s perspective
In her first blog as official Chair of the RCN Diabetes Forum, Amanda Williams reflects on the work of the Diabetes Forum over 2025 highlighting what hard work and determination can do to champion the voice of nursing.
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12 Jan 2026
The cost of courage and the call for cultural change at the RCN
Dr Ruth Oshikanlu, Dr Cecilia Anim and Dr Lola Oni, members of the RCN Anti-Racism Subgroup, lay out the context of racism in nursing and what an anti-racist RCN would look like.
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9 Jan 2026
A year of progress: the RCN’s reflections on CYP nursing
2025 was an inspiring year for Children’s Nursing within the RCN. Despite workforce pressures, policy change, and rising acuity in paediatric services, our community has remained unwavering in its commitment to improving the lives of babies, children, young people and their families.
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