Blogs
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4 Jun 2024
The role of the specialist nurse in supporting patients with endometriosis self-management
March is Endometriosis awareness month, and this offers the opportunity to raise awareness of the condition and the impact it can have on women living with it. The specialist nurse is a key healthcare practitioner in providing expert care to all women with endometriosis.
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31 May 2024
Putting EDI at the heart of the RCN
RCN President Sheila Sobrany reflects on the launch of the RCN's EDI strategy and how consideration, reflection and impactful action on equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) will be embedded in the College.
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30 Apr 2024
Critical Care at 30,000ft
Transporting a Critical Care patient within a hospital is sometimes a difficult and dangerous task. At 30,000ft transporting a Critical Care patient from hospital to hospital or accident scene to a hospital can be even more difficult and dangerous when combined with the aviation environment.
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30 Apr 2024
Tissue Donation - Information for Healthcare Professionals
Up to 50 people can benefit from tissue donated from 1 donor, but despite the amazing benefits that tissue donation can bring and the comfort that donation can give to bereaved families, it is a subject that many health care professionals know little about.
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30 Apr 2024
Organ donation and the Emergency Department
With the introduction of the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act on 20 May 2020, the subject of organ donation and transplantation again has a spotlight shone on it. The Emergency Department plays a pivotal role in the admission and stabilisation of patients with a perceived devastating brain injury and this talk breaks down that process in the context of organ donation and the amazing gift it may bring.
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26 Apr 2024
Making Progress
In her latest blog, RCN President Sheila Sobrany explores the progress being made on her key areas of focus, and what to look forward to in May.
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23 Apr 2024
Organ donation - critical care perspective
The system of organ donation changed in England (on 20 May 2020) to an opt out system. It is important for critical care colleagues to understand about the law change and what it means to your practice. Also, to know what support and resources are there to help you, when caring for potential donors and their families.
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21 Mar 2024
'We must all be upstanding to help combat racism'
To mark International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, RCN President Sheila Sobrany explains what the RCN is doing to tackle racism and how you can help.
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29 Feb 2024
‘Delivering transformational change won’t always be easy or comfortable’
RCN President Sheila Sobrany outlines the work we’re undertaking to realise our ambition to become the truly representative union our diverse profession demands and deserves.
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18 Sep 2023
'I seldom get to meet patients waiting for a transplant but I know they are counting on me'
This Organ Donation Week, RCN Fellow Anthony Clarkson encourages everyone to think about making this life-saving decision.
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