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20 Aug 2025
Shifting care to the community: The challenges and the solutions
From prevention to end-of-life care, community nurses have a vital role to play shaping the future of health care services as governments shift care from hospitals to community. Christine Callendar, the RCN’s Head of Nursing Practice, explains why community nurses must be invested in now.
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20 Aug 2025
A spotlight on nursing in the community: Where innovation grows from inequality
Realising the goal of providing more care closer to home and reducing hospital admissions relies on nursing meeting the health needs of the people within their communities. So what happens when an unmet need is discovered? More often than not, it is nursing that steps up to the plate and says “Something needs to change.”
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19 Aug 2025
New Name, Bigger Purpose: The Early Career Nurses Network
We’re excited to announce that the Newly Registered Nurses (NRN) Network is evolving—and from now on will be known as the Early Career Nurse (ECN) Network.
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19 Aug 2025
A spotlight on nursing in the community: Transforming dementia care in Moray’s care homes
As we continue our spotlight on nursing in the community, it’s pertinent to remind ourselves that nursing staff work across a huge range of specialisms in this area — including end-of-life care, diabetes, continence care, wound care, mental health, public health, learning disability, and more.
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18 Aug 2025
Why you should join the Trade Union Committee
Rhian Wheater, RCN Trade Union Committee member for Yorkshire & the Humber region, gives an insight in to her election to the committee and her first 18 months in the role, and encourages RCN Reps to put themselves forward for election.
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18 Aug 2025
A spotlight on nursing in the community: Trailblazing care in Tayside’s schools
Nursing staff working in Scotland’s communities are highly skilled, autonomous practitioners providing person-centred care outside of hospital settings. The work is diverse and impactful — with their focus on preventative care, managing long term conditions and maximising patients’ independence.
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13 Aug 2025
Why you should join the Professional Nursing Committee
Rachel Hollis, Chair of the RCN Professional Nursing Committee, shares her reflections on her time on the committee and encourages other members to put themselves forward for election.
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12 Aug 2025
Championing Neurodiversity in Nursing Practice: Why It Matters for Nursing Staff
RCN Professional Lead for Long Term Conditions, Callum Metcalfe-O’Shea explains the benefits of neurodiverse-informed care, and why the RCN has developed a new neurodiversity resource for nursing staff.
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8 Aug 2025
Not enough: our safety-critical profession deserves more
RCN President Bejoy Sebastian reflects on the results of the NHS and HSC pay consultations.
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8 Aug 2025
Expanding our reach: Introducing the Urgent and Emergency Care Forum
In healthcare, language matters. It shapes how we think, how we collaborate, and—most importantly—how inclusive we are of the team who make up our diverse and complex system. That’s why we’re excited to share an important update about the Emergency Care Forum: we have changed the name to the Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) Forum.
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