Corridor care must be eradicated, not normalised

It’s World Patient Safety Day, and as winter approaches Colin Poolman outlines why the unsafe practice of ‘corridor care’ must come to an end.

RCN Bladder & Bowel Forum Conference 2024

Join us at the RCN's Bladder and Bowel Forum Conference 2024.  Bladder and bowel continence is a fundamental aspect central to all of us and our dignity. For those who experience bladder and bowel leakage (incontinence) accessing healthcare advice, education and treatment is critical to ensure symptoms are improved wherever possible and well managed where cure is not possible.

It moved me to see his never-ending resilience and the trust he placed in me

Keira Wallis, Head of Clinical Operations at Healix, shares how supporting a patient through pancreatic cancer brought challenges and lifelong rewards.

Significant investment in nursing is needed across health and care

RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on the publication of Lord Darzi's report on the state of the National Health Service in England and the nursing staff she has met during our NHS pay consultations. 

Discrimination and stigma within the diabetes community

In this blog, Michelle talks about the impact of stigma and living with diabetes, and how nurses need to be aware of their role and how they can get involved.

Physical activity and cancer - A patient story

In this blog, Callum Metcalfe-O'Shea, Professional Lead for Long-Term Conditions, showcases the lived experience from Sophie to highlight the voice of nursing and the role of physical activity living with and beyond cancer.

Dr. West's 'How to Nurse Sick Children'

Lifting the lid on children's nursing in 1854.

RCN Retired members conference 2024

How can retired members get active and influential in the RCN?

We asked...What is nursing activism?

Speaking at RCN Congress

IHSC member Joanna Grant on her rewarding experience of proposing and speaking to a resolution at Congress.